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

May the 44 people who died rest in peace

smelly sock wrote: »

Thoughts with the families of the 44. RIP.

Any breakdown of the ages etc?

Median: 84

growleaves wrote: »

"So far, no transmission of the virus in supermarkets, restaurants or hairdressers has been proved.” - German virologist

Im happy to hear this too. In my local supervalu, there has not been one employee out due to Covid 19. I was really surprised but think thats a really positive thing to hear.

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Two of the individuals leading the fight against the coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci MD age 79… a jogger and power walker and the public face and the most trusted team leader of the US fight against Covid-19.

Dr. Zhong Nanshan FRCPE FRCP FRCPI age 83… a weightlifter and the public face of China's virus containment efforts. He was sent to Wohan to sort out the problem there in January and locked down the city 2 days later.

A thought…

If any of these two very impressive doctors (aged 79 and 83) lived in Ireland, they would not be leading the charge against this damn virus.

Instead they would be under 'house arrest without trial' (or ‘cocooning as the advertising execs call it).

A policy both would approve of.

cefh17 wrote: »

I'm sure they let it start a bit later than planned some days for the craic :rolleyes:

Please do not misrepresent what I said.

Holohan being asked about Keeling's is a bit embarrassing tbh. It has nothing to do with him

MonkieSocks wrote: »

No mention of testing residents in Nursing homes or residential homes setting.


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Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, said; "At today's meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team, we endorsed a proposal to increase testing of staff and residents across all long-term residential care settings including nursing homes. The behaviour of the virus among vulnerable groups who live in these care settings continues to be a concern and this remains a priority for NPHET.

From RTE live today

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Two of the individuals leading the fight against the coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci MD age 79… a jogger and power walker and the public face and the most trusted team leader of the US fight against Covid-19.

Dr. Zhong Nanshan FRCPE FRCP FRCPI age 83… a weightlifter and the public face of China's virus containment efforts. He was sent to Wohan to sort out the problem there in January and locked down the city 2 days later.

A thought…

If any of these two very impressive doctors (aged 79 and 83) lived in Ireland, they would not be leading the charge against this damn virus.

Instead they would be under 'house arrest without trial' (or ‘cocooning as the advertising execs call it).

That's simply not true. If we had either of those doctors with their wealth of experience, I'm sure the government would be more than happy to have them calling the shots or acting in some advisory capacity. Do you have ANY idea how ridiculously accomplished either of those doctors are? It's simply ludicrous to think they would be sidelined when they could be used as assets instead.

"Cocooning" isn't even mandatory, it's just recommended (and for good reason) -- and you can bet both Dr Fauci and Dr Nanshan have not been placed in any situations where they could possibly contract the virus. A crisis can be managed without exposing yourself to the frontline - in fact, for the sake of the continued functioning of government as efficiently as possible, that's how it's supposed to be.

False equivalences and misinformation such as those found above in the post I have quoted give libertarianism a bad name, and frankly libertarianism is embarrassing itself as an ideology in recent days with those reckless antics in Michigan and beyond.

owlbethere wrote: »

His answer was a good one. He wasn't impressed with the move from Keelings

What did he say specifically? I'm not able to watch it atm but I would have thought anything which ensures the continued integrity of the supply chains would be acceptable.