easypazz wrote: » Do you think the economy is doing fine through all of this?
Birdie Num Num wrote: » We don’t have a lockdown. We have restrictions. What you say has some kind of merit but relax everything now and we could have lots of new cases / deaths from the virus plus all the economic damage and resulting deaths you describe.
iamwhoiam wrote: » Thanks I didn’t hear him . Feargal Bowers said it was one of the conditions along with numbers dropping etc
GazzaL wrote: » No contradictions at all PJ. It is a lockdown, there are very restrictive measures in place (unless you're a traveller or from the 6 counties or abroad). Most businesses are not "making money", the volume of business that's being done isn't profitable, they're just trying to survive and generate some cash to help pay rent, rates, electricity, suppliers, etc. and look after their customers. The vast majority of people have complied with restrictions, although more and more people are starting to bend the rules. I think you probably understood this before you asked those questions.
GazzaL wrote: » You can get most things on the quiet. The pro-lockdown minority seemingly have no awareness of what's going on outside their homes in the real world.
kippy wrote: » I dont think so. Restrictions will be unwound over the next 6-12 months. There are a variety of restrictions in place, that will be unwound on a phased basis. We already know gatherings of over 5000 people wont be happening till the end of August at the earliest. That restriction is at least 5 months away from being unwound. Physical distancing of 2 meters isn't going to be advised against dropping any time in the next 6-12 months and that alone will have an impact on may other restrictions currently happening. So yea, some restrictions will be relaxed from next week, but others will be unwound slowly and again depending on a number of variables. If you can't see this coming you're gonna find it much more difficult to accept.
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » If restrictions are removed and this goes through the population leading to a new tougher lock down regime what are the people so desperate for their pints now going to say then? All for the sake of maybe a few more weeks? Because if we have to reverse relaxations due to overwhelming of our infrastructure it won't be dealt with in weeks any more. It will be months and like Spain and Italy you will need permission just to leave the house, allowed out once every 2 days for supplies. It's a hell of a gamble to take. People could end up looking very foolish and pay a terrible price.
easypazz wrote: » I expect a roadmap for most things to resume, pubs, hair salons etc., to open in about 6 weeks.
gozunda wrote: » So you've been in one of "busiest hospitals in the country a few times since this all started and the place was deserted every time. We've gone from being overrun to being empty "? So you know this cos you were all over the hospital several times - even though hospital access is being restricted? Covid wards especially so. You're not that woman turning up outside hospitals making mad conspiracy claims and posting about it on Twitter are you?
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » I expect you are going to be seriously disappointed!
easypazz wrote: » I expect a roadmap for most things to resume, pubs, hair salons etc., to open in about 6 weeks.Restrictions like distancing, reduced capacity etc. to continue, until whenever. But once most things can still be accessed I won't mind.
easypazz wrote: » Pubs are opening in Italy on June 1st. No reason for us not to open pubs in six weeks. What difference would working in a pub or not make?
Stark wrote: » It's not about pints for most people. Most people just want basic freedoms like being able to travel more than 2km from home, see family and friends, attend "non emergency" medical/dental appointments and the like. Things we should have been able to do by this time if the powers that be had their **** together.
gozunda wrote: » So you've been in one of "busiest hospitals in the country a few times since this all started and the place was deserted every time. We've gone from being overrun to being empty "? So you know this cos you were all over the hospital - even though hospital access is being restricted? Covid wards especially so. You're not that woman turning up outside hospitals making mad conspiracy claims and posting about it on Twitter are you?
statesaver wrote: » Still not going to happen here. "The reopening is allowed on condition that all companies involved strictly respect security protocols in the workplace,"
Stheno wrote: » Tony Holohan has repeatedly said testing needs to be significantly ramped up to about 100k a week They did 35k last week and wont be up to 100k for a few weeks
easypazz wrote: » Why can pubs not open, like specific reasons?
timmy_mallet wrote: » Yes, very few are begging for packed pubs, yet it seems to be the point being raised consistently
kippy wrote: » SO you dont think I've lost my mind when I say "restrictions will be eased over the next 6-12 months? There's ZERO chance, by the way, that pubs will be own six weeks from now.
easypazz wrote: » Where did I say you lost your mind?
kippy wrote: » Health and Safety Not possible to enforce 2 metre social distancing for staff or patrons.
kippy wrote: » Sorry, wasn't you that said it. But, you don't think I've lost my mind - do you? (just for the record like)
easypazz wrote: » Why will the 2 metre rule be set in stone for pubs in 6 weeks?
