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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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  • #3632
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    virginmediapls wrote: »
    So is mine, actually.

    Glad that your wife is working in ideal conditions, being supplied with fit-for-purpose PPE and not having to work extended hours.

    Mine isn't so lucky.

    Some parts of the country are impacted far differently to others so both of your wife's experiences may be accurate


  • #3633
    JRant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,695 ✭✭✭✭JRant


    virginmediapls wrote: »
    That wasnt the HSE.

    Jesus you're actually just wrong in all of your posts. One of the least informed posters here - and that's saying something.

    What is with the personal attacks?
    I've noticed this more and more over the past few days. People can't seem to disagree anymore. Everything has to be personal.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



  • #3634
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,583 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1250003948125204481?s=19

    A very good thread here and with the WHO to announce guidelines today for the lifting of restrictions this gives you a good idea as to their thinking.

    He also said in terms of social living that we can return to this pre vaccination so long as people take responsibility if they feel unwell. For example if you even have a common cold symptom going forward you simply dont go out and work from home if possible.

    The other day they said they were worried about countries relaxing restrictions too soon, typical WHO


  • #3635
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    fin12 wrote: »
    Go and listen to the interview , it’s about how people with disabilities will be discriminated against if a health care worker has to make a decision who gets the ventilator.

    So he wants a govt minister to waste his time answering a hypothetical question about a hypothetical situation?? :rolleyes:


  • #3636
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Mary Lou was tested the 28th of March and got her results yesterday the 14th of April.

    Ffs.


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  • #3637
    Tomrota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    virginmediapls wrote: »
    Don't mind that, smelly socks says it will be fine to send everyone back to work. Let's open the floodgates tomorrow.

    Jesus this forum would make you lose faith in humanity at times.
    Sure when Italy was in a serious situation, anyone who even suggested that people in Ireland could die were labelled “scare merchants” and a bunch of other things. You just have to look back at some of the posts. I don’t think the majority of the population are able to critically think or analyse information. Evident from having an education system that only exists as a means of entering people into the workforce and nothing more.


  • #3638
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    JPCN1 wrote: »
    I wish her a speedy recovery.

    I think she is over it


  • #3639
    [Deleted User]
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    smelly sock wrote: »
    Mary Lou was tested the 28th of March and got her results yesterday the 14th of April.

    Ffs.

    you have heard about the backlog that is being worked through? Priority cases of those in hospital environments were not delayed significantly. Its actually good to hear that a politician was not able to skip the queue


  • #3640
    LaFuton
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 784 ✭✭✭LaFuton


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Mary Lou was tested the 28th of March and got her results yesterday the 14th of April.

    Ffs.

    Well whats the result?
    is she positively negative or negatively positive?


  • #3641
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    DubInMeath wrote: »
    Your first two paragraphs are probably one of stupidest things I've read on here this morning and for this thread that is something to say.

    I would love to be able to go see my dad and other family members, I'd love to be sitting at a table outside a pub with a beer, but with a global recession on the way I'll be looking at keeping money for essential items.

    I already told you that the stores you listed could be open online and deliver, but your not happy with that.

    I am beginning to think most people can't stand to be at home with their family the way they are going on.

    I think you've hit the nail on the head.


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  • #3642
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    This idea of old. I am early 50s, I consider myself young enough and I am active and healthy, thank goodness. One of my very best friend's is 71, she is the first one I turn to when things are good and when things are dire. She is a world traveler, politically engaged, a brilliant mind, a writer, a creator, and she can out walk me any day. Faster, longer, stronger. She is my heroine and inspiration, actually, and I have never ever once considered her old. I hope she lives for another 30 years at least. My parent and parents in law also, who are early 70s and living very full and exciting lives. They do more sociallly than I hardly ever do on one of their quiet days! It makes me quite sad the cavalier dismissal of the so called "old" by some on here.


  • #3643
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    I suppose MAry Lou was part of the batch sent to Germany then? Or why else could it have possible taken so long? Youd think theyd speed up a bit for such a high profile person


  • #3644
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,378 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Mary Lou was tested the 28th of March and got her results yesterday the 14th of April.

    Ffs.
    Fair play at least it looks like she waited and didn't throw her name about.....unlike a lot of other politicians, "celebrities" etc.

    I hope she gets well soon.


  • #3645
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    fritzelly wrote: »
    The other day they said they were worried about countries relaxing restrictions too soon, typical WHO

    The interview with David Nabarro on Sean O'Rourke was very interesting. WHO doesn't have to be an echo chamber, besides if countries are going to relax restrictions anyway, it makes sense to offer best practice guidelines on how best to do it. They can still be concerned about it not being done in a controlled manner.


  • #3646
    Ace2007
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    gmisk wrote: »
    Fair play at least it looks like she waited and didn't throw her name about.....unlike a lot of other politicians, "celebrities" etc.

    I hope she gets well soon.

    what other celebrities have thrown around that they were waiting on results?


  • #3647
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Gynoid wrote: »
    This idea of old. I am early 50s, I consider myself young enough and I am active and healthy, thank goodness. One of my very best friend's is 71, she is the first one I turn to when things are good and when things are dire. She is a world traveler, politically engaged, a brilliant mind, a writer, a creator, and she can out walk me any day. Faster, longer, stronger. She is my heroine and inspiration, actually, and I have never ever once considered her old. I hope she lives for another 30 years at least. My parent and parents in law also, who are early 70s and living very full and exciting lives. They do more sociallly than I hardly ever do on one of their quiet days! It makes me quite sad the cavalier dismissal of the so called "old" by some on here.

    Some of the comments on here over the last few weeks have been a real eye opener but i'd like to believe boards isn't in any way representative of the Irish population.

    Our older people matter greatly to me and i don't just mean my parents but all of them. I'm proud of the measures we've put in place the last few weeks as i didn't want to see a Italy or Spain type scenario with doctors having to play god open up here and thankfully cooler heads have prevailed and we've made the effort as a society.

    That must continue though and we must protect the health service from a tsunami of infected over running them.


  • #3648
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    gmisk wrote: »
    Fair play at least it looks like she waited and didn't throw her name about.....unlike a lot of other politicians, "celebrities" etc.

    I hope she gets well soon.

    The Woman could be the next Tshock. Surely it could have been fast tracked.


  • #3649
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    smelly sock wrote: »
    The same people on here arguing for a complete lockdown for the foreseeable future are the ones who will be disappointed when we have a vaccine.

    They will probably tell people not to vaccine against Covid as it causes side effects.

    I hope we can continue to be successful against Covid but we need to plan on living with it for possibly years to come.

    Probably the stupidest post iv'e read on here so far and that's saying something.

    Every single person on here wants a vaccine no matter what side of the argument you come down on.


  • #3650
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Definitely not.

    If she had minor symptoms it wouldn't have been rushed. She would have still been told to self-isolate like everyone else waiting for results.

    How did the likes of Ryan Tubridy and Claire Byrne get tested and receive results so quickly when they had such mild symptoms by all accounts?


  • #3651
    Iamabeliever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 464 ✭✭Iamabeliever


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Mary Lou has tested positive

    And I was just thinking - ah fair play to her for holding her tongue. Does this mean we can expect to hear / see more political point scoring in the coming days?


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  • #3652
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Mary Lou was tested the 28th of March and got her results yesterday the 14th of April.

    Ffs.

    Thankfully she has been self-isolating since the start of this outbreak, little chance or her infecting anyone.


  • #3653
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Probably the stupidest post iv'e read on here so far and that's saying something.

    Every single person on here wants a vaccine no matter what side of the argument you come down on.

    Wow you don't agree with someone and can't be arsed developing a retort or argument so just come out with this BS.

    Silly carry.


  • #3654
    FrToddUnctious
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    Gynoid wrote: »
    This idea of old. I am early 50s, I consider myself young enough and I am active and healthy, thank goodness. One of my very best friend's is 71, she is the first one I turn to when things are good and when things are dire. She is a world traveler, politically engaged, a brilliant mind, a writer, a creator, and she can out walk me any day. Faster, longer, stronger. She is my heroine and inspiration, actually, and I have never ever once considered her old. I hope she lives for another 30 years at least. My parent and parents in law also, who are early 70s and living very full and exciting lives. They do more sociallly than I hardly ever do on one of their quiet days! It makes me quite sad the cavalier dismissal of the so called "old" by some on here.

    You're not as healthy as you think you are if someone in their 70's can outwalk you


  • #3655
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,595 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Laois_Man wrote: »
    How did the likes of Ryan Tubridy and Claire Byrne get tested and receive results so quickly when they had such mild symptoms by all accounts?

    I believe that if the contact tracing people say you have had contact with a confirmed case you are treated as a higher priority. So presumably something like that.


  • #3656
    all about the mane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭all about the mane


    wakka12 wrote: »
    I suppose MAry Lou was part of the batch sent to Germany then? Or why else could it have possible taken so long? Youd think theyd speed up a bit for such a high profile person

    She isn't a priority case so no reason to speed it up


  • #3657
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    FrToddUnctious wrote: »
    You're not as healthy as you think you are if someone in their 70's can outwalk you


    Haha :) she is good! Super speedy. I bet both of us could outwalk you!


  • #3658
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Are DIY shops reopening today in a limited way.

    Don't know if that is correct.


  • #3659
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    gmisk wrote: »
    Fair play at least it looks like she waited and didn't throw her name about.....unlike a lot of other politicians, "celebrities" etc.

    I hope she gets well soon.

    What? :eek: She didn't broadcast from her 'shed' or do an 'isolation diary'? :D


  • #3660
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Danzy wrote: »
    Are DIY shops reopening today in a limited way.

    Don't know if that is correct.
    In Italy yes but not here. They have been talked about as the first shops to open whenever that happens.


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  • #3661
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Laois_Man wrote: »
    How did the likes of Ryan Tubridy and Claire Byrne get tested and receive results so quickly when they had such mild symptoms by all accounts?

    They were before things started to peak


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