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Covid19 Part XVI- 21,983 in ROI (1,339 deaths) 3,881 in NI (404 deaths)(05/05)Read OP
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Ah this has been done to death
is this tongue in cheek
the stats are very relevant, a lot of people don't like to be reminded by them. particularly on this very pro FG platform
'ah sure, yerra thats been said like move on, sure the minister was tired and he's been working so hard like'0 -
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Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: » No, it isn’t. Jesus. It’s a dry scientific name. WHY is is important for him to know exactly what it means? I didn’t know why all the bacterial stains I worked with were called what they were. It’s just not very important in the scheme of things.
Whether people admit it or not, they need or want Simon Harris to know what he's doing, to know he has an understanding as Minister for Health. It's a security thing I guess. They're looking for him to get us out of this in a way and they need to feel secure.
Me, I personally couldn't care less but, for some, it's like a pilot who doesn't know why it's called an Airbus
Hope you're doing well. Was reading about your health issues, keeping you in my thoughts0 -
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Another meaningless comparison, Virus testing statistics by country grouped by 3 countries above and 3 below Ireland when table is sorted by Tests per Million v sorted by Positives per Million, the only commonality is Italy. :eek:
The figures are influenced by the country's testing policy. In countries with similar spread of infection, a country that only tests people admitted to hospitals will have higher "Positive / million people" and higher "% (Percentage of positive tests)" figures than a country that tests all citizens whether or not they are showing symptoms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing0 -
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V8 Interceptor wrote: »So the USA with 2,000 miles of land border and 1.5 million people flying in every day can stop immigration.
Yet a poster the other day told me it was impossible to close wee Ireland's borders
There are 129 US - Canada boarder crossing over 5000 miles. All of them are enforced heavily in normal times and aren’t controversial.
There are at least 275 to 300 roads cross the border in Ireland across its approx 319 miles. None have any border infrastructure and putting it there is so controversial it might see people attacked or even killed.0 -
Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: » No, it isn’t. Jesus. It’s a dry scientific name. WHY is is important for him to know exactly what it means? I didn’t know why all the bacterial stains I worked with were called what they were. It’s just not very important in the scheme of things.
I've been willing to give Harris the benefit of the doubt with all that's been going on. As far as I'm concerned he's been pretty awful with his brief in the best of times, but he's facing something that no minister (health or otherwise) was even remotely prepared for.
However...knowing why Covid-19 is called Covid-19 really should be day 1 stuff in the present situation, and there is absolutely no excuse for him not to know what is really, really, basic information at this stage.
I understand that the guy is under a lot of pressure and there are many eyes on him at the moment. But it's simply not good enough that he can flub in such a manner.
As for why it's important...it's important, simply, because he should know it.0 -
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