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

Pitch n Putt wrote: »

Testing is a shambles wait ten days for a test and another ten for results that’s nearly a month to know whether u had it or not and then try and trace who you’ve been in contact with...

Testing is a shambles, but it should make no difference to your behaviour. Even before the lockdown, the advice was very clear - if you have symptoms, self-isolate.

There is no treatment, so getting the diagnosis actually makes shag all difference if you’ve got mild symptoms.

easypazz wrote: »

So far 1 in 15000 have died, man of them elderly in nursing homes, or with underlying conditions.

In 19 days we need to move on.

When you can point me to a country that approach is working out well for, I’ll give your theory some credence.

easypazz wrote: »

In 19 days we need to move on.

Move on to what may I ask ?

Shin

Pitch n Putt wrote: »

I’m sorry now but that mans off his head if he thinks people are going to carry on like this for 3 years.
Three weeks more will be the most that people are going to be able to take of this.

We have to get back to some sort of reality.How can we continue this way.

We don’t know how many have it throughout the country , Testing is a shambles wait ten days for a test and another ten for results that’s nearly a month to know whether u had it or not and then try and trace who you’ve been in contact with...

We still have people coming into the country for god sake.

The experts can give there opinions from their studies of what we need to do in an ideal scenario

That’s their expertise and yes they may be right but there will be nothing left here if we continue this indefinitely.

How long can we foot the bill for this so called lockdown.

i wonder how many will be screaming murderers on government once the 350e wont be paid anymore and people told to go back to jobs which probably dont exist anymore, yet virus will be rampant and here to stay, as vaccine seems unlikely for years, if ever at all. and it will be here 3weeks or 3 months later anyway, as there's no scenario even with most brutal lockdowns some wet themselves here, that we will last even a week before few cases spark up and this $hit show will be on again in no time, will government foot another 350 for months or a years time, just to keep everyone isolated - dont think so, but imagine government will struggle when they will need to tell people to get out there as they wont foot the bill anymore to let people sit at home, and that will be the interesting part to see how those curtain twitching with hysteria will cope then.

fritzelly wrote: »

That's some extrapolation - they could all be from one area - we don't have the facts to assume anything

BTW there are 18 under 1's confirmed and 22 1 to 4 year olds

Did you read the post I replied to??


“Several babies in Kildare have tested positive for Covid 19.

Nationally, 16 babies have tested positive and over half of cases are in Dublin.

Cork, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath have the highest number after that.”

easypazz wrote: »

Move on from a full lockdown which will lead to total economic collapse and possibly way more dead than we will save.

Obviously everyone wants that but at the same time we have to be realistic.

There is not going to be "normal" in 19 days no matter what happens.

Getting in to endless cycles of opening up and shutting down would be even worse and drain people's confidence and understanding even more.

We have to wait until we have a good testing and isolation regime in place otherwise what is this all for?

Singapore confirms a sharp rise in new infections. The last 4 days has seen the highest daily cases. Singapore is struggling against a new wave of infections not linked to previous victims of the disease. Singapore was the leading country in measures taking to be ahead of this pandemic. Interesting read below:


"Prof Fisher says Singapore actually acted far earlier than other countries, while case numbers were still only just above 100 daily.

But for a lockdown to be effective, he says, three things need to happen. Firstly for transmission to stop - which will happen if everyone stays home. Then the healthcare system needs the time and space to recover - for beds to be freed up, and medical staff to be able to take time off.

Third is to get all systems in place - all isolation facilities, quarantine capacity, laws, contact tracing.

If you just do one and two and then you reopen, history is going to repeat, he warns."



Interesting when he mentioned isolation facilities because I read on Focus China what is planned.

Also China cases on the increase too. Chinese province plans to add 52,000 quarantine rooms. Everything from China take with a pinch of salt.

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.

Oh look, it's the fun police. Just tucking into my easter egg now and thought you might like to know that it's delicious.

owlbethere wrote: »

Is the skin on anyone else's hands peeling off from handwashing?

Moisturise for godsake man.