Off Topic Thread 4.0

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd say there is a growing chance there will be a lifting of some restrictions at some point in May. I think the Government is to release a plan outlining the stages of return by the end of the month which will be pretty welcome at this stage.

On the flip side the world outside of Ireland is rapidly becoming more alarming. Growing risk of famine in east Africa and the coronavirus taking hold on the wider continent.

The western world appears to have the situation largely under a degree of control. It's more developing areas now which are major problems and are seeing the cases start to ramp up. The likes of south America, Russia and sub-continent are all reporting significantly increasing numbers and I'd imagine there are a lot more infected there and in other nations that haven't been reported/documented.

We could be in a situation where numbers in Ireland are significantly declining and life is returning to more normality whilst worldwide numbers are reaching new highs.

sydthebeat wrote: »

Why?

An older article but apparently they're claiming he libelled them.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/paddy-jacksons-lawyers-threaten-to-sue-rory-best-39000800.html

Our growth curve for covid-19 cases for the last week has flattened to an average of 8%. Hopefully it will continue to drop.

Squidgy Black wrote: »

It's quite uplifting to see the response to a lot of the measures and how well people are complying to be honest.

Initially I was a bit concerned, mostly in my neck of the woods to be honest where I had a feeling that a lot of people wouldn't take it seriously and just blow it off as the gubberment trying to control them or some shíte.

Compared to the states where the president is calling on states to liberate themselves from local laws.....

One thing in our favour in Ireland is that we are good at connections. Meet someone abroad on holidays, for example, and more than likely you will quickly find some friend/relative in common. Now that we have several hundred deaths and several thousand infections, there is a good chance that most of us are being touched in some way by the disease - last week, I heard of one death through a friend, and discoverd it had taken place in a care home where my mother lived for eight years. This morning I heard of two deaths who are relatives/friends of good friends of mine. A friend with whom I have stayed for Heineken Cup matches in the UK is just recovering from Covid.

I am bored out of my tree being stuck at home, but somehow having heard of these cases, I feel more determined to stop feeling sorry for myself and to double down with my tiny efforts to help the cause. I doubt I am alone thinking this way at this stage.