Covid19 Part XVII-24,841 in ROI (1,639 deaths) 4,679 in NI (518 deaths)(28/05)Read OP

07-05-2020 06:33PM

fullstop wrote: »

It ain’t through what?

good one :-)

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 07-05-2020 06:33PM

irishlad. wrote: »

Does anyone else find it a bit tiring that JOE.ie only ask about direct provision. Don't get me wrong, they are right to ask these questions...but every day about the one topic?

All the outlets are looking for their angle, the hot take.

JP Liz V1 · 07-05-2020 06:34PM

1197 Cork, what is Dublin current total?

Munster seem to be holding steady on slow decrease for new cases which is good

wadacrack · 07-05-2020 06:34PM

sterz wrote: »

It's a fúcking pathetic observation.

Its an accurate observation not a criticism of her appearance . Having the comment being called in the Top 10 stupidest comments ever is just bizarre and unfair.

Eod100 · 07-05-2020 06:34PM

rusty cole wrote: »

anyone find it odd how with all the possible sources, canteen, gym maybe, screws etc, they have managed to keep this from exploding in all of the Prisons in Ireland??

Am I right? have there been any prison cases? I know or would imagine visitation is off at present but it beats all the mathematics, even against care homes. how has this happened?

I think there have been a small number of cases. Would wonder what level of testing is taken place in prisons.

Arghus · 07-05-2020 06:39PM

Journalist getting tongue tied here.

Duke of Url · 07-05-2020 06:40PM

Only 137 new cases. I guess they don’t plan to ramp up testing of the public outside of care homes?

Plumbthedepths · 07-05-2020 06:41PM

Arghus wrote: »

To be fair, Tony isn't been entirely clear there re numbers of people who are working in contact tracing.

The Independent on their piece about the protected disclosure from a nursing home employee, mentioned in the same piece only 2% of the contact tracing team that has been trained are doing the job. The article is in today's Indo. Examiner no paywall.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/just-2-of-trained-covid-19-contact-tracers-employed-as-such-998074.html

07-05-2020 06:42PM

yeah I though it was a bit odd, no talk of the prisons. If the staff are not contracting it outside and bringing it in asymptomatically then that would be an obvious exception to the norm on all other fronts like care homes and hospitals where staff come and go to the same population in confinement..

They're all confined, they're all allowed to mingle or it;s a big human rights issue then, so how have we not seen more of it, I just think if it's beating all the odds in that regard and it would seem on the face of it, very difficult to keep out of such a place. Could one conclude that it is in the population but either not tested enough or it;s not bothering the prison population who one would imagine are mostly young??

sterz · 07-05-2020 06:42PM

Do we have figures for the number of tests being carried out each day?

ACitizenErased · 07-05-2020 06:42PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

Only 137 new cases. I guess they don’t plan to ramp up testing of the public outside of care homes?

As of last week there were 50 care homes left to do. By now, most (if not all) of testing figures are the public.

Eod100 · 07-05-2020 06:46PM

sterz wrote: »

Do we have figures for the number of tests being carried out each day?

I'm not sure do they give more detailed info on Tuesdays on testing? But yeah think it's definitely worth knowing. Number of confirmed case will obviously be a function of the number of cases which are taking place so be good to have that context.

Arghus · 07-05-2020 06:46PM

Tony wanted to box the head off David Quinn there.

Stheno · 07-05-2020 06:49PM

Eod100 wrote: »

I'm not sure do they give more detailed info on Tuesdays on testing? But yeah think it's definitely worth knowing. Number of confirmed case will obviously be a function of the number of cases which are taking place so be good to have that context.

Yeah Tuesday is testing summary day

ACitizenErased · 07-05-2020 06:50PM

Testing is approximately 50,000/60,000 a week by now I assume. Think it was late 40,000s last week.

07-05-2020 06:53PM

the face of that beardy lad when the journo asked for breakdown by age,death rates in the 60's, 70's,80's etc... shifty as fook.

jameshayes · 07-05-2020 06:56PM

rusty cole wrote: »

the face of that beardy lad when the journo asked for breakdown by age,death rates in the 60's, 70's,80's etc... shifty as fook.

Because it's published already up to 65 - he was probably wondering why bother to ask the question.... before the journo clarified that he wanted the +65 broken down

Peanut Butter Jelly · 07-05-2020 06:57PM

I think instead of asking will the leaving cert go ahead, they would get far more information if they asked what kind of recommendations are being made to the Department of Education re: holding traditional style exams in the summer. Such as number of students in a particular area, contact between invigilators and students such as the sign in sheet which every exam attendee touches. We know about people being at risk if they're within 2m of a confirmed case for 15 minutes, but what does that distance become when the time is potentially 2 and a half hours? What about the students who have readers or writers?

Then there's also the question for Mr. McHugh of policy surrounding the number of invigilators who supervise the exams. My understanding is that people who invigilate the exams must also correct papers which is a big turn off for most teachers. If the students are to be spread out to twice or three times the number of rooms than what would normally be needed, who will supervise the extra groups of students when there is already some difficulty in sourcing the necessary amount for exams as is?

Speak Now · 07-05-2020 06:57PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

As of last week there were 50 care homes left to do. By now, most (if not all) of testing figures are the public.

No 115 of today's 137 were care homes.

owlbethere · 07-05-2020 06:57PM

Philip Nolan is making so much sense here.

ACitizenErased · 07-05-2020 06:58PM

Speak Now wrote: »

No 115 of today's 137 were care homes.

I said most of testing figures, not new cases.

Arghus · 07-05-2020 07:00PM

owlbethere wrote: »

Philip Nolan is making so much sense here.

That was such a crucial point he made there at the end. That it's a good thing if you plan for the worst outcomes and then find yourself in a position where you don't have to use the things you prepared for.

If you haven't had to use extra ICU capacity or community testing hubs - then that's good news.

marno21 · 07-05-2020 07:06PM

If there are 22 cases in the general public today, you’d wonder why they are asking so many questions about contact tracing. You don’t need a small army of people to trace that many contacts

ACitizenErased · 07-05-2020 07:08PM

marno21 wrote: »

If there are 22 cases in the general public today, you’d wonder why they are asking so many questions about contact tracing. You don’t need a small army of people to trace that many contacts

I find that some of the journalists get obsessed with things that don't really matter.

irishlad. · 07-05-2020 07:08PM

Arghus wrote: »

That was such a crucial point he made there at the end. That it's a good thing if you plan for the worst outcomes and then find yourself in a position where you don't have to use the things you prepared for.

If you haven't had to use extra ICU capacity or community testing hubs - then that's good news.

People who complain about extra capacity would be the very ones to complain about shortages if the worst came to the worst here.

You can't win with some folk! :pac:

poppers · 07-05-2020 07:10PM

marno21 wrote: »

If there are 22 cases in the general public today, you’d wonder why they are asking so many questions about contact tracing. You don’t need a small army of people to trace that many contacts

Said it before contact tracing must be working or else the cases would still be rising

owlbethere · 07-05-2020 07:13PM

Arghus wrote: »

That was such a crucial point he made there at the end. That it's a good thing if you plan for the worst outcomes and then find yourself in a position where you don't have to use the things you prepared for.

If you haven't had to use extra ICU capacity or community testing hubs - then that's good news.

He also said we all bear a responsibility going forward and we all need to evaluate our situations to avoid this illness or sicknes. He something like he wouldnt go into a dirty restaurant and likewise he wouldn't go into a crowded pub.

He made so much sense.

Eod100 · 07-05-2020 07:13PM

marno21 wrote: »

If there are 22 cases in the general public today, you’d wonder why they are asking so many questions about contact tracing. You don’t need a small army of people to trace that many contacts

I don't think it's testing general public yet as testing criteria only changed a few days ago

Boggles · 07-05-2020 07:15PM

marno21 wrote: »

If there are 22 cases in the general public today, you’d wonder why they are asking so many questions about contact tracing. You don’t need a small army of people to trace that many contacts

People have been contacting journalists saying they haven't been contacted for tracing, numbers been lost, etc.

The figures are from Midnight Tuesday AFAIK.

If the figures remain that low with widespread community testing for the next 10 days.

It will be so great news all round.

ACitizenErased · 07-05-2020 07:16PM

Boggles wrote: »

People have been contacting journalists saying they haven't been contacted for tracing, numbers been lost, etc.

The figures are from Midnight Tuesday AFAIK.

If the figures remain that low with widespread community testing for the next 10 days.

It will be so great news all round.

22 cases is the number in the 24 hr period Wednesday lunchtime to Thursday lunchtime

Covid19 Part XVII-24,841 in ROI (1,639 deaths) 4,679 in NI (518 deaths)(28/05)Read OP

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