Discodog wrote: » I wonder if it's a good idea to have loads of checkpoints, right up to the end & then none. Better to phase them out.
Deleted User wrote: » He is argueing,that sectors will close down if not reopened?? If these sectors are viable,new businesses will replace them,if there demand exist?? Like realistically china waited until they were several days without new cases to reopen,we should get as close to that as we can..... 700 new cases yesterday,is forever too high,afaik.that is one of our highest daily increases,deosnt seem to be slowing atal??
stephenjmcd wrote: » I get the feeling that this exiting lockdown plan is going to be the most vague document the government has presented to us yet. Independent also reporting that there wont be any dates or timeline given to the phases in it other than "at the appropriate time"
is_that_so wrote: » Nursing home testing is still ongoing so no surprise in higher numbers.
rovers_runner wrote: » You'd have to assume most of the lockdown merchants on here are the teachers and civil servants who are on full pay and will be while this charade goes on. The restrictions will only last on businesses and movement of people while the Govt can continue to pay the €350, once they reach the end of the road with affording that it will be every man for themselves. Then the sh1t will hit the fan and hundreds of thousands will be left unemployed on €200 a week and told they are on their own now, landlords and vulture funds at the ready.
is_that_so wrote: » That's pure CMO-speak! There may be some like that I think but that speaks to 2 week reviews. Other stuff like schools and some businesses will have to have actual dates.
drunkmonkey wrote: 5km or 10km won't cut it, it needs to be a completely done away with. I promised the young fella last night we'd be catching crabs at the beach in 8 more sleeps and come hell or high water he'll be out with his fishing net and bucket.
Wanderer78 wrote: » Why did you promise him, if you do not know for sure what's gonna happen, you could have been vague with him about when, he d be fine?
Penfailed wrote: » Eh? Who's the, 'sick bastards'? The guards for doing what they are told, or the government for trying to save lives?
Spencer Brown wrote: » Can someone explain how this works because after 2 months I still don't think I understand. Let's say we wait for a few more weeks to start easing restrictions, what changes? What's the actual benefit of waiting a bit longer?
Deleted User wrote: » Then by end of week,we should be finished with these and work from there as regards new case numbers??
GooglePlus wrote: » We'd be very stupid if we didn't look outward at other countries easing restrictions for a glimpse at what might be for us.
Long_Wave wrote: » Its tragic that people like you are so dumbed down to special needs level
Penfailed wrote: » It's in order to stop the ICUs to be overrun like what happened in Italy, forcing doctors to choose who to try and save.
drunkmonkey wrote: Because he's going, if that requires stuffing him in the boot while I breeze through checkpoints with my travel pass I'll do it.
the kelt wrote: » So it appears no restrictions to be lifted or else very, very slight easing according to the Indo this morning. To date the Indo has been the paper of reference when its come to what the government is going to do. Meanwhile transparency and accountability it seems is being thrown out the door also. The NPHET isnt answerable to anybody, meanwhile since March 31st the minutes of meetings between the NPHET and the Government havent been published, theres actually a chance they havent even being recorded All this is happening whilst its been pretty clear that there has been major flaws regarding Covid 19 and the growing situation in the nursing homes, the ramp up in testing etc as promised isnt happening and all this falls under the remit of NPHET and the Government etc. Travellers have free reign to do what they want, people in Northern Ireland can roam about the country on day trips. Meanwhile we get a finger wagged in our faces, its the fault of Mary down the road who went 3 km from her home to visit her elderly father, or the fault of John who was found on his own on his bike 5km from his house. No semblance of a plan or a map, no accountability, no transparency all while the poor people in nursing homes have been mismanaged to a terrible degree and people are like clapping seals accepting the rhetoric that we must be at fault even though the criteria such as the R0 being laid out for us has been addressed and attained. Might as well change the national anthem to Baa Baa Black Sheep at this stage. A little bit of honesty and transparency is now required pretty urgently, no more finger wagging at ordinary people whilst proper measures of accountability arent being followed, no more mixed messages and skewed rhetoric. Everyone wants to do their part, everyone wants to get through this but surely everyone at this stage should be asking questions as to what is going on, i mean we are a mature educated people who doesnt just follow blindly with questioning? Mixed messages and lack of transparency and accountability is not helping here and is going to lead to a complete and utter absence of any compliance unless its addressed. Start levelling with people to bring them with you is whats required.
is_that_so wrote: » Nolan expected higher numbers for "some" days. I think they must be close to completion of it based on their 7-10 day plan but who knows. They have now reverted to a looser case definition, i.e. one symptom. That was what overloaded the system back in March. My impression is that they want to roadtest the new system of swab, analyse and contact trace to see if it can hold up and respond to new cases quickly enough.
1Q2WHYUUU wrote: » There are five tests that need to be passed before the government can change restrictions
easypazz wrote: » Yawn, you can't buy a newspaper in the butchers, or milk in the newsagents and the fruit and veg. needs to be bought elsewhere.
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