alwald wrote: » Pubs and other similar places/venues, where social distancing is literally impossible, will have a negative effect on the basic reproductive number (R0) which stands below 1 thanks to all the efforts so far. I am going to be crucified by the "lift restrictions brigade" but pubs might not open again until a vaccine or cure is found.
KiKi III wrote: » Some people, on hearing pubs will remain closed for a while, will use less strict lockdown restrictions to have picnics and barbecues and carefully planned summer parties that allow them to have a social life whilst being sensible. Others will spend weeks on here moaning. I know which category I’d rather be in.
alwald wrote: » Hold on a second, you can't go out during the lockdown because of dozens of people and yet you want restrictions to be lifted to go out? In addition, you observed that people aren't respecting the coughing etiquette so what makes you think that this will change with the lifting of restrictions? I am not having a go at you I genuinely don't see any logic whatsoever.
Loafing Oaf wrote: » mother of dragons, breaker of chains:p
scamalert wrote: » well then same could be said for schools easily, do you think any kids will maintain any distancing outside classrooms ? that's mission impossible. Same with restaurants sure there could be less people but families would come together, people coming and going. Think fact is that once government wont be able to pay social extra benefits most restrictions will go, and it will be left for people to decide if they wanna go out drinking or be safe, theres no scenario where this keeps up for years to keep as little as possible people out, as come end of September flu seasons will kick off again, and given damp rainy weather can see clusters developing in no time, even if some will just be out with cold, will take one hysteric parent to call for total closures again, as imagine quite few after this will be conditioned to request time off every time someone feels they have a cold. So in reality opening everything for summer would yeald better outlook- just to get on with this, then have a generation who will be PTSD about virus for years to come.
khalessi wrote: » I am both. I spent over 20 years as a general nurse and am now a teacher for various reasons so it gives me a interesting perspective on certain things and I also have a couple of other qualifications that dont need mentioning here in completely different areas from those mentioned.
never_mind wrote: » God this thread is a toxic hybrid of journal.ie commentators and twitter-armchair-virologists... Simon Harris said he’s hopeful some restrictions will be lifted in May. This may have been discussed but what do you think? I would imagine the 2K thing will be 5K and B+Q and Argos and the likes will reopen. If things are going well I’d be hopeful that restaurants and cafes with good social distancing measures in place will open in june
skallywag wrote: » When secondary schools and colleges do open, I would imagine that it will still be with social distancing of some form being observed. I cannot see how any social distancing at all will be possible in a pub type environment though?
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » Short of putting up screens to separate pub goers in each and every licensed premises in the country it can`t be.
skallywag wrote: » When secondary schools and colleges do open, I would imagine that it will still be with social distancing of some form being observed.I cannot see how any social distancing at all will be possible in a pub type environment though?
easypazz wrote: » You are well wide of the mark. Once schools and colleges open, and shopping centres reopen, then there will be a lot of places where thousands of people are mingling most days of the week. There will be no point keeping pubs closed then.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » Pubs will not reopen before Nov/Dec at the earliest and quite possibly not until 2021.
CtevenSrowder wrote: » I thought you were a nurse?
Waccamacca3 wrote: » Pub's will be last places restrictions will be lifted I will say end of July start of August the earliest I'd say
khalessi wrote: » Not scientific but as a teacher I often see children getting a bug and it wiping out half the class. The week the schools closed, a vomitting bug hit a colleagues class and they had 10 children missing and they ended up cleaning vomit up after another 3 on the Thursday who no doubt would have been out on Firday had there been school. Anyone with school aged chldren can tell you how quick a bug or head lice spead in a class.
Ace2007 wrote: » Given that i responded to a poster who mention the Netflix part, with a part about people have fought in wars etc, i'm guessing that i'm one of the people your aiming this at. No one in this thread, not you not I, not anyone has a clue about this virus - so what gives you the right to say you can immediately tell who hasn't an absolute clue what they are talking about? Your worried about your kid not getting back to school anytime soon, yet there are people worried on here that they might not see a loved one every again because they are in a nursing home - maybe some perspective required?
lainey_d_123 wrote: » God, you're so clueless, it's embarrassing. You come across as a culchie who has never been to an actual city. You do realise London is a very big place? Do you grasp the scale of it? It's not like Dublin. The centre is very dead, yes, because nobody actually lives there, so of course it's quiet. The suburbs, and especially the overcrowded, poorer ones like where I live, are still busy. People are out walking, shopping, trying to exercise on pavements. The small parks have reopened but are still extremely busy, even at 7am. I can't just teleport myself to St James Park, can I? I can't use public transport, it's too far to walk, and even if I could walk there, I still need to use the crowded streets around my flat to get there, putting myself at the same risk. Common sense is in short supply around here, honest to God.
bluelamp wrote: » Agreed, I can see pubs being allowed to open eventually till 8pm or something, with restricted numbers etc eventually. But like everything else, we can dwell in sadness, or find ways of making things work, and drive on.
