alwald wrote: » It means the lockdown restrictions are working and must continue...work from home will be mandatory by the way so I doubt anyone will be back to the office after 10/08 just because they miss their chat/gossip with their colleagues.
stephenjmcd wrote: » Work from home wont be mandatory, offices are allowed to open from 10th August. I've seen 2 emails from quite large companies in Dublin city centre (600+ staff) to staff giving them the option to continue to work from home if they wish but that they can return to the office from 10th August so long as phase 5 goes ahead on that date, social distancing measures to be in place. 1 of these offices is a major law firm with government contracts so I'd trust what they say. My own office I've not heard yet but expecting the very same.
JMNolan wrote: » That's the danger of having a plan that is so long to execute, the majority will use their own judgement to decide what to do. Especially when we see Italy, France, Spain and the rest of Europe opening up as we speak. No one has explained why we are so different to the rest of Europe.
FintanMcluskey wrote: » No thats a film or fantasy of yours you are describing. This is as strict a lockdown as Ireland could implement.
NDWC wrote: » Why are there people saying we haven't been in lockdown? Of course we have. Ok fair enough it hasn't been a Wuhan style "weld the doors shut" type lockdown but for all intents and purposes it's been a lockdown. Who cares what term is used? The lads on here that are constantly crying about posters using the term lockdown need to get a life.
stephenjmcd wrote: » Which completely contradicts itself. If offices can open 10th August they will, be up to them to decide or give staff the option of working from home or not. I'll be back in soon as my office reopens
stephenjmcd wrote: » At 8pm yesteday there was 665 confirmed cases and 241 suspected. 8am today 672 and 331 suspected. 8pm today 680 and 247 suspected. So pretty stable really no big increase.
lord quackinton wrote: » https://m.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/dont-wear-gloves-shopping-or-out-and-about-hse-infection-control-experts-warn-39179163.html Now we are so stupid we don’t know how to wear and dispose of plastic gloves No one can deny we are living in a nanny state, this virus has just magnified it The state and its arms Know best , the people are dum dums who cant be trusted to act rationally
easypazz wrote: » Is that down from 900 in hospital yesterday. Need to see new cases go down next.
stephenjmcd wrote: » As of 8pm tonight there are now 91 confirmed cases in ICU. 0 COVID-19 Deaths in Critical Care Units during previous 24hrs (8am to 8am) – update at 10am daily. 680 confirmed cases in hosptial
hmmm wrote: » To be honest I think with this whole pandemic thing the government never got around to issuing official guidance on Chinese takeaways. Another oversight I guess. Probably New Zealand did.
splashuum wrote: » https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/dd26a8-easing-the-covid-19-restrictions-on-10-august/#work Government forcing businesses (who can do so) to continue working from home even after August 10th.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » Not being allowed to leave your house even for groceries or medicine without official permission, zero exercise allowed, compulsory microchipping with tracking devices, regular military patrols on the ground, drone surveillance, strict enforcement of fines and /or jail sentences for anyone found to be in breach of the rules. And the list of real lockdown measures could go on.
easypazz wrote: » I have never seen any official guidance to say you can't pass a chinese which is open to go to one further away.
hmmm wrote: » It's still walking or cycling to 5k. Driving only for essential journeys.
So what of your 10% death rate figures for over 65s?
road_high wrote: » So what of your 10% death rate figures for over 65s?
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » Not being allowed to leave your house even for groceries or medicine without official permission, zero exercise allowed, compulsory microchipping of tracking devices, regular military patrols on the ground, drone surveillance, strict enforcement of fines and /or jail sentences for anyone found to be in breach of the rule. And the list of real lockdown measures could go on.
hmmm wrote: » Right. There's obviously a difference between the death rate following a lockdown, and what it would have been if we left it spread uncontrollably. But - you know that.
easypazz wrote: » They are saying you can drive 5k to your exercise I think.
niallo27 wrote: » Totally different situations and you know it.
FintanMcluskey wrote: » Was just about to post something similar. That some baloney about 10% its more like 0.2%.
