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Covid19 Part XV - 15,251 in ROI (610 deaths) 2,645 in NI (194 deaths) (19/04) Read OP

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  • #1592
    fits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,047 ✭✭✭✭fits


    gmisk wrote: »
    Where are the reports about the same happening here?

    GP grapevine. I have no more detail than that.


  • #1593
    Call me Al
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    Sam McConkey on the radio there saying its usually 3 years for vaccine development, and that's what he thinks our country needs to prepare for..
    I'm broken after hearing it tbh.


  • #1594
    Ruby Ring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭Ruby Ring


    DubInMeath wrote: »
    Jumped on the bed until we hit the wall/floor

    Don't get me started on hay bales ...


  • #1595
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    The stairs made a great slide too :)
    Especially the stair rail if you weren’t caught out by your parents :D

    Ah you were lucky I grew up in a bungalow, so I obviously had a deprived childhood.

    My dad went to price a job years ago to put in a new stairs for someone who's neighbors had recommended him.

    They weren't to happy with the price he quoted and he explained the material costs and the fact that he would be using stronger materials for the banister as kids like to slide down them.
    Queue the my little darlings would never do this, we want the cheaper materials rant so he told them they would be better off going with someone else for the job. Same people would more than likely want to sue him when their kid ended up in hospital.


  • #1596
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,234 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    You'd want to get a letter from your company saying you are needed on premises. And whether they would consider your visit essential is dependent on them I guess, do they need you to do the exams right now? Were they not postponed...etc etc.

    Your It team could allow you remote access to that machine so that you could use that software from your laptop at home
    It’s built into windows 10

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



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  • #1597
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ruby Ring wrote: »
    Don't get me started on hay bales ...

    Great craic


  • #1598
    Wombatman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    Should we be including trampoline accident figures from Germany with the Irish statistics?

    How many people who fall off trampolines are asymptomatic?

    How many people need to be on a trampoline to have a transmission rate of a bump strong enough to knock someone off?

    Are UK tourists bouncing on Irish trampolines right now?

    Does Trump have shares in a trampoline company?

    What PPE should we be wearing on trampolines?


  • #1599
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Re the trampoline - if he had a good reason he would not have been turned back, so let's drop that discussion

    Re the conspiracy theory - the OP makes it very clear - that belongs in another forum

    Any questions, PM me. Do not respond to this post in-thread


  • #1600
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Call me Al wrote: »
    Sam McConkey on the radio there saying its usually 3 years for vaccine development, and that's what he thinks our country needs to prepare for..
    I'm broken after hearing it tbh.

    well plenty of companies working on vaccines and hopeful of one in the next 12 months and even earlier according to many reports. So let's be more optimistic than his particularly pessimistic view!


  • #1601
    Rvsmmnps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 151 ✭✭Rvsmmnps


    When isolation is over common colds and flu will be rampant. Would think peoples imune systems will be weak after weeks of isolation.


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  • #1602
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Akrasia wrote: »
    Your It team could allow you remote access to that machine so that you could use that software from your laptop at home
    It’s built into windows 10

    You're correct of course, but many companies won't allow remote access to their systems like that unless they are dedicated work devices.


  • #1603
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Call me Al wrote: »
    Sam McConkey on the radio there saying its usually 3 years for vaccine development, and that's what he thinks our country needs to prepare for..
    I'm broken after hearing it tbh.

    That cannot happen, would kill far more than it would save in the long term. Already some area are seeing increased deaths due to heart attacks. Cancers will go untreated, mild or chronic issues will become life threatening. We have to plan to never have a vaccine, and put the necessary supports in place to treat the large numbers of people who will get it, like used to be the case with TB hospitals. The next few months of restrictions should be used to put those plans in place. After that we have to plan to return to normal. If the vaccine comes it’s a bonus


  • #1604
    Thestones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 257 ✭✭Thestones


    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?


  • #1605
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Thestones wrote: »
    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?

    Yes.


  • #1606
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Thestones wrote: »
    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?

    Yes


  • #1607
    Patrick2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,778 ✭✭✭Patrick2010


    According to the Sunday Times FFs Simon Donnelly says we have the 10th highest death rate in the world from Coronavirus. How did this happen?, haven’t seen this written about anywhere else.


  • #1608
    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    Thestones wrote: »
    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?

    I would be very surprised if they didn't, I have found them very reasonable when I bumped into them.


  • #1609
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    Thestones wrote: »
    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?

    Well...I hope so! The very nearest small village shop to me is 8km away! :) Fancy Supermarkets are for special high festivals and blue moons.


  • #1610
    jackboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,021 ✭✭✭jackboy


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    According to the Sunday Times FFs Simon Donnelly says we have the 10th highest death rate in the world from Coronavirus. How did this happen?, haven’t seen this written about anywhere else.

    It got into a large amount of nursing homes which is causing our figures to be high. Once the virus has burned out in those nursing homes our death rates should come way down.


  • #1611
    bloodless_coup
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭bloodless_coup


    Saw a rake of people buying Easter eggs yesterday. Hardly essential. One person bought only Easter egg's, so the only reason for traveling was to buy non essential items. Disgraceful.

    Tesco filling up sections of thier shop with plants, fertilizer and gardening items, because the hardware shops are closed.

    We can all congregate in supermarkets and spread the virus, but can't go to a gardening center or hardware chain, or collect a trampoline bought on DoneDeal.

    This lockdown is farcical. Open the hardware stores, furniture shops, home appliance shops, etc. Open the building sites.

    All you need to close are pubs, restaurants, cinemas and tourists spots / beaches.


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  • #1612
    zinfandel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭zinfandel


    Rvsmmnps wrote: »
    When isolation is over common colds and flu will be rampant. Would think peoples imune systems will be weak after weeks of isolation.

    i think it will go the other way, cold and flu spreads the same way as the virus, we will all be much more hygiene conscious, the kids will be washing hands more, we wont be shaking hands and hugging everybody for a long time.


  • #1613
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,394 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    Rvsmmnps wrote: »
    When isolation is over common colds and flu will be rampant. Would think peoples imune systems will be weak after weeks of isolation.

    Au contraire. People much more mindful of distancing and sanitisation now.


  • #1614
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,780 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    According to the Sunday Times FFs Simon Donnelly says we have the 10th highest death rate in the world from Coronavirus. How did this happen?, haven’t seen this written about anywhere else.

    Or you could check this out.

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries


  • #1615
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Thestones wrote: »
    Are you allowed past 2km for a supermarket? There are nearer supermarkets within 2km to me but I can only get a click and collect witt one that is 4km away and I’d rather do that than go into a supermarket. If the guards stop me when I go to pick up will they let me continue if I show the order?

    Please keep your restrictions questions to The Restrictions Megathread

    EDIT: I've just moved a number of posts there


  • #1616
    Just Saying
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭Just Saying


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    According to the Sunday Times FFs Simon Donnelly says we have the 10th highest death rate in the world from Coronavirus. How did this happen?, haven’t seen this written about anywhere else.

    Not comparing like with like.Other countries are not counting non hospital deaths and also being far more lax regarding cause of death.


  • #1617
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    rafatoni wrote: »
    After seeing his easter message and he said peak was end of Month, i am guessing lockdown wont be lifted after May bank holiday.

    I thought they said peak would be this wknd 2 weeks ago.


    It's two weeks for everything: the peak, where we are in comparison to Italy, where the US is in comparison to everyone else.


    To be fair, I guess it's difficult to predict anything with this virus.


  • #1618
    FVP3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭FVP3


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    The overall trend is rising though week on week and I think thats probably the only way you can judge this.

    In this case if you take the "longer time frame" you are distorting the figures because we started off with 1 death and hit 36 and now are 33. Clearly the trend is up from the beginning, but when a trend starts to reverse the likelihood is it will continue to do so, so a more recent trend is useful.

    The stock market is down at the moment but it is up from 2010. Which one is more useful for investors?


  • #1619
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,549 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    well plenty of companies working on vaccines and hopeful of one in the next 12 months and even earlier according to many reports. So let's be more optimistic than his particularly pessimistic view!

    Companies will say a lot of things. Realistically any vaccine is going to take a good period of time. There are so many uncertainties with this virus and are learning every day about it. Not to mention how it might mutate.


  • #1620
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    Professor Moriarty wrote: »
    Au contraire. People much more mindful of distancing and sanitisation now.


    And we'll be well out of cold and flu season by the time this ends (whenever that is).


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  • #1621
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    doylefe wrote: »
    Saw a rake of people buying Easter eggs yesterday. Hardly essential. One person bought only Easter egg's, so the only reason for traveling was to buy non essential items. Disgraceful.

    Tesco filling up sections of thier shop with plants, fertilizer and gardening items, because the hardware shops are closed.

    We can all congregate in supermarkets and spread the virus, but can't go to a gardening center or hardware chain, or collect a trampoline bought on DoneDeal.

    This lockdown is farcical. Open the hardware stores, furniture shops, home appliance shops, etc. Open the building sites.

    All you need to close are pubs, restaurants, cinemas and tourists spots / beaches.

    Apart from the rest of your rant, plenty of posters on here working on building sites were calling for them to be closed due to the fact that they can't distance safety on them.

    Tesco always have gardening stuff this time of year same with a lot of other supermarkets.


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