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

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

That's imbecilic. You know rightly that that is not true. Perhaps you need to put this situation, and the deaths, in perspective and context.

'Imbecilic' ? I dunno - while it's a creepy enough thought and may or may not apply in this instance -it's not unthinkable.
I believe that some folk do find a morbid attraction or get a weird psychological kick in contemplating doomsday scenarios. The human psyche is bewilderingly complex...witness phenomena like masochism, sadism, schadenfreude etc.

Others will hope for grim news so they can blame the government. They only hit the crossbar with Brexit but hope to bury it in the net this time round.

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

If any country had the daily new cases we have, and the daily deaths we have they'd be open for business in a flash. So it begs the question what do we need to see for us to reopen, as I believe we could see 350 new cases a day for next 20 years, so where does it end

I guess It ends when the foremost experts in health decide it can end. All of us lay people can absorb any number of statistics and information we are seeing online and come up with an opinion. But an opinion is all it is, it’s not an informed opinion.

I’d rather we overkill lockdown as opposed to opening a couple of weeks early and actually killing people. I’m sure all the grab all, dollar hunters are foaming out their arseholes while maintaining that restrictions should be lifted... it’s bad for business etc...

It’s a real eye opener, so many people value healthy balance sheets ahead of healthy and alive people. If it meant a person staying alive vs 10 or however many businesses hitting the wall, let them hit the wall.

Matt Damon is stuck in Ireland apparently

https://twitter.com/jillydowney/status/1248964572289159168

Does anyone know how many flights came into Ireland yesterday and how many passengers were on those flights please

normanoffside wrote: »

Matt Damon is stuck in Ireland apparently

https://twitter.com/jillydowney/status/1248964572289159168

At least we know hes immune

Duke of Url wrote: »

No.

Nothing about this ****ty disease makes me happy.

Every day many people are fighting for there lives in Ireland due to COVID19.

These people fight and die alone. I won’t celebrate that mate.

'Mate' ...lovely touch there pal.

See McGregor is taking pot shots at the Stena Line PR guy on twitter bringing up the fact he is British and generally acting the pr1ck. Useless idiot doesn’t understand how lorries are getting into the country.

Deleted User wrote: »

Look, I don't know why you want everyone to believe that old people aren't by far the most at risk category for this pandemic.
Maybe you genuinely believe they aren't or maybe you are playing some weird point scoring game to sooth your ego.
Whichever it is, you're wrong.

To be accurate that cohort are those the most at risk of death, but more under 65 being hospitalised and even ICU'd. AFAIR

The long term problem is that Wuhan figures suggest significant % of those hospitalized with COVID-19 end up with impaired lung function of sofar unknown duration.

Actually it's a simple enough matter of phrasing .

So -when ,say, 14 deaths are announced ( where more might have been expected /feared)..and someone writes 'That's good news' - what they must be construed as saying is not ' It's good news that 14 people died ' but rather ' It's good news that ONLY 14 people died.'
Surely that would be the normal interpretation that any sane reasonable person would apply.
But not for some in this hyper-emoters' paradise.

The should ban Sandwiches during this crisis. A nursing home favourite, can see why so many died.

Pickup packet of bread, Now you have to take out the bread with hands that just touched the packet. Now you need to open fridge, a fridge handle many others have touched. Then take out whatever, Butter, Meat, Mustard, handle all those packets. The go to cutlery , open that drawer, a drawer many others have handled. Get your knife, and now butter that bread by holding it wit hands that have just touched many many surfaces, do same with Meat, and Mustard, and then present that Sandwich to Old Man Riley in no10 of the Nursing Home.

Geez, it's a death wish. Me,, I'm on the pot noodle lol. Tear off foil, add germ killing boiling water, put that spoon into while it simmers. Then enjoy a germ free meal.

Sandwiches need banning, no joke !