Joeytheparrot wrote: » Ye what? There has been no advice people with crohms disease should be Cocvooning.
LiquidZeb wrote: » I know there's a lot of big ifs around the whole thing but I don't see two members of the same team saying the same thing if they weren't certain. I'd imagine if there wasn't some substance to their work and it was a damp squib their professional reputations would be curtains. Here's hoping.
rovers_runner wrote: » In the real world progress is managed by KPI analysis. What are the actual black and white measurables? - Amount of PPE to staff (no orders raised until too late) - Swabs taken (peaks and troughs due to inability to define a case definition scope) - Tests analysed (Delayed due to peaks in step 2, or redundant due to inaction in care homes) - Contacts traced (Delayed due to lack of planning in step 1) - Test turn around times (Delayed due to lack of resources) So what have the HSE actually got right here? This isn't taking into account timing based decisions of care home closures, school closures, Cheltenham, Italy Rugby fans, pubs, keeping airports and ports open to commercial travel.
Long_Wave wrote: » I really cringe when I hear/see people saying "we are beating the virus"
bettyoleary wrote: » I cant see why a journalist dosent ask them if the virus was known to have the devastating effects on children the el instead of the elderly would you have followed the same course of action. How could they get out of that one.
bettyoleary wrote: » They have been working on a vaccine for covid a year before the pandemic but these vaccines arnt profitable and they couldn't get the funding. So, they already have a good headstart. Plus the govt have thrown millions at it now. They will be giving it to a lot more people next week as the ones whove received it already are doing OK. He just hopes community transmission isn't to low in the UK for them to se its efficacy but even if it is he can go to a hot spot somewhere else even in USA. He thinks September it will be ready if it works. PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!!!!!
drunkmonkey wrote: » All of it. Harris laughing in the middle of it deserves to go viral. Why isn't he distancing with his underlying health condition, where's his mask. Leo taking the preverbial as well with a mask around his neck yesterday. Do as I say boys don't do as I do.
Fann Linn wrote: » 'Nothing to see here, move along.' Is that your mantra?
FintanMcluskey wrote: » That type of journalism is the fundamental basis of democracy. Competent journalists/presenters don't communicate their personal belief's, they invoke thought and demand justification. Its times like these that poor presenters are so apparent, Joe wash your hands Duffy and Ryan stay at home fools Tubridy are stealing a living. Its so refreshing to hear Yates to question the narrative and field texts accusing him gross irresponsibility to question the actions of Leo, Tony and Simon. Questioning the actions of a man with experience of 18 previous Covid virus takes bravery. It also takes bravery to question a Dr who previously warned an advocate over questions directed at him during a cervical check crisis. These guy have being given a free reign on our future for 2 month's. Unchallenged and unquestioned. Armed detectives have been mobilised to protect areas of natural beauty this weekend. All in the name of a crisis in care homes. So I want to see them questioned, and I want answers
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » Ex FG Ivan has an axe to grind. Yet people think he is part of the Denis O Brien elite controlled media by the government or something to that affect. Shows up the conspiracy left loonies theories.
GazzaL wrote: » Nobody knows the active case numbers in Ireland accurately. It's not the most useful figure anyway.
easypazz wrote: » Worldometers is not a reliable source. I never see active cases mentioned in the analysis here.
easypazz wrote: » Its a rubbish metric. End of.
gmisk wrote: » That is based on the data released by the HSE don't blame me
Spencer Brown wrote: » Bad data, sure look at the drop between 20th and 21st, it's not accurate at all.
gmisk wrote: » It has been going up for the last week if you are going by the below. I am guessing it be partially to do with an increase in testing, especially in nursing homeshttps://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ireland/
Tell me how wrote: » There. is. a. worldwide. pandemic. going. on.
Tell me how wrote: » If the numbers were greater Ivan would be decrying it as a health crisis. If people were allowed to continue working, socialising, Ivan would still call it a crisis of vested interests. If government appeared to be focus on political viewpoints at this stage (as in UK and US) Ivan would call it a crisis of unelected officials. I like Ivan, but he can run with the hare and hunt with the hounds as much as anyone given the extensive time he has spent both in politics and in the media.
showpony1 wrote: » most of the people passing from this are long term in nursing homes.to what benefit is young healthy people avoiding each other in street for 2 weeks.my roomates will be like caged animals (except with worse hair) if its raining and are left inside for the bank holiday.
drunkmonkey wrote: » Just in Ireland there covering up their massive fcuk up now. Harris is one of these people who should be cocooning with his condition. How is he in that room, he shouldn't be. He is lying to the public it's the only explanation.
_Kaiser_ wrote: » The medical advisors are calling the shots and that's frankly ridiculous at this point. By all means should the Government be taking their advice and implementing measures to reduce risk - but waiting for medical experts to make decisions regarding economic health is just the wrong approach. Yet that's what's happening here. Leo and Co are completely unwlling to show any leadership and make any decisions that haven't been laid out for them by others, be they in Ireland or elsewhere. A big part of this is a fear of getting it wrong. A bigger is being held accountable for it.
bettyoleary wrote: » Its in the Irish Times today Coronavirus: Irish scientist’s team leaps ahead in race to find a vaccine.
Spencer Brown wrote: » WHAT?
alwald wrote: » It's quite clear at this stage, based on the briefing by Holohan and the medical experts, that the lockdown restrictions will be extended by 2 weeks, unless a u-turn by Varadkar/Harris which is unlikely. Ramping up testing and being really well prepared for contact tracing are key to avoid a return to the current restrictions. What we need this Friday is a roadmap on how restrictions will be lifted from the 18th of May all the way to September. Some posters here, especially the trolls anti restriction brigade, are expecting miracles knowing that there is a worldwide shortage of reagent, swabs and necessary equipment.
