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

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  • #1562
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Is there any more news, updates, reports or research about this coronavirus in cats/animals and if it can go from cat/animal back into human?

    I googled but couldn't find anything.

    Should people continue to social distance themselves away from their neighbours whoring cats?


  • #1563
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,148 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    GP referrals for testing has doubled, which is another good news with the low case numbers

    I guess that's as a result of changed testing criteria. Not sure if those new tests have shown up yet in results just yet.


  • #1564
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I thought we were doing around 8,000 to 10,000 tests a week (ROI)

    No its increased rapidly


  • #1565
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    road_high wrote: »
    More hypochondriacs that think they have it no doubt. My granny rip was one of those, used to think everything was wrong with her

    Yup anyone with a cough like at the start will be looking for one but more they test and less they find the better.

    The definition was changed at the start of the week so we probably should be seeing community tests now and if not now then definitely by Monday


  • #1566
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    Think most sane reasonable people are being excellent with adopting the measures of social distance it's the minority slow idiots are the ones grabbing the headlines regarding social distancing. Hats off to the people getting these figures where they are today


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  • #1567
    Stheno
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    bettyoleary wrote: »
    The situation in Ireland is different. There are hundreds of health care workers lost their lives fighting the Corona. How would you like to be the nurse having to tell a mother her 6wk old baby has died!!!!!!!!!! Get a grip. If clapping makes them feel appreciated and gives them a boost Ill clap for ever. They don't know if they will be alive in the next fortnight when they leave for work. Its not all old people in nursing homes its fit and healthy 20 -60 yr olds dying to save lives.

    Wtaf?? Have you started drinking early?


  • #1568
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    Why is he hammering Tony Holohan about a Dept. of Education decision? What part of it is he not getting?


  • #1569
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I thought we were doing around 8,000 to 10,000 tests a week (ROI)
    De Gascun said we did 42000 tests last week afaik


  • #1570
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,033 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    fullstop wrote: »
    Has anyone said RIP yet?

    What's wrong with showing some respect by offering RIP to those who died

    I really don't see the issue no matter how times RIP is used in the thread daily
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #1571
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Miike wrote: »
    Why is he hammering Tony Holohan about a Dept. of Education decision? What part of it is he not getting?

    This is your man Paul

    He always sounds like a petulant child about to have a tantrum

    At least three times a week he has a scrap with either Tony, Cillian or Colm

    He tore into Cillian about testing about two weeks ago


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  • #1572
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    Stheno wrote: »
    This is your man Paul

    He always sounds like a petulant child about to have a tantrum

    At least three times a week he has a scrap with either Tony, Cillian or Colm

    He tore into Cillian about testing about two weeks ago

    I'd launch the mic at him and wipe him out. Jesus tonight.


  • #1573
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Stheno wrote: »
    This is your man Paul

    He always sounds like a petulant child about to have a tantrum

    At least three times a week he has a scrap with either Tony, Cillian or Colm

    He tore into Cillian about testing about two weeks ago
    He's not wrong that the whole LC process and decision making has been a shambles.


  • #1574
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    He's not wrong that the whole LC process and decision making has been a shambles.

    Tony Holohan didn't make that decision. He is making it out like he did?


  • #1575
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Miike wrote: »
    Tony Holohan didn't make that decision. He is making it out like he did?
    I'm a big fan of the CMO but he refuses to say whether he suggested they cancel the LC.


  • #1576
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    De Gascun said we did 42000 tests last week afaik

    if we are getting circa. 2,000 positive cases a week (or something like that?) out of 40,000 tests, what the hell do the other 38,000 people have - a cold?

    Sorry if I am missing something here.


  • #1577
    CoronaBlocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭CoronaBlocker


    harr wrote: »
    While they will recommend distancing not a hope people will keep to it .. this week you would swear they had announced the virus had suddenly disappeared.
    In the town nearest me it’s back to normal even some of the shop that are open seem to have relaxed on numbers and enforcement of social distancing .
    Today was the first day since lock down started that I was actually in traffic.

    Nothing like a good old lockdown to get people out and about!


  • #1578
    Stheno
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    He's not wrong that the whole LC process and decision making has been a shambles.

    True but surely that's something to call the Minister for Education out on?

    Or did the Minister for Education hide behind " public health advice" rather than put his hand up and admit it was a fiasco?


  • #1579
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    I'm a big fan of the CMO but he refuses to say whether he suggested they cancel the LC.

    He has said at least 3 times in the last 10 minutes he didn't suggest it. THEY gave DoE public health advice and that department interpreted it relevant to their running of the state exams. How clear can he be?


  • #1580
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Miike wrote: »
    He has said at least 3 times in the last 10 minutes he didn't suggest it. THEY gave DoE public health advice and they interpreted it relevant to their running of the state exams. How clear can he be?
    The public health advice = either cancel it or don't cancel it. It's fairly clear.


  • #1581
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    The public health advice = either cancel it or don't cancel it. It's fairly clear.

    That's not public health advice. That's decision making. Tony Holohan said time and time again he doesn't have expertise in running state exams and as such is not in a position to tell them how to run them or when to run them.


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  • #1582
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Miike wrote: »
    That's not public health advice. That's decision making. Tony Holohan said time and time again he doesn't have expertise in running state exams and as such is not in a position to tell them how to run them or when to run them.
    Are you saying that Tony doesn't have an opinion on whether or not the exams should be cancelled? There's not a hope on this planet that he didn't suggest cancelling the exams.


  • #1583
    bettyoleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭bettyoleary


    bettyoleary wrote: »
    The situation in Ireland is different. There are hundreds of health care workers lost their lives fighting the Corona. How would you like to be the nurse having to tell a mother her 6wk old baby has died!!!!!!!!!! Get a grip. If clapping makes them feel appreciated and gives them a boost Ill clap for ever. They don't know if they will be alive in the next fortnight when they leave for work. Its not all old people in nursing homes its fit and healthy 20 -60 yr olds dying to save lives.
    (oh no I'm Irish don't mind clapping when Liverpool or Man U score a goal but clap for nurses ridiculous.

    Two thing this over the last wk. Someone rang the local Cork radio station to complain that a nurse was using her badge to get into Lidl before them to get the special offers!!!!!!!!! RedFM. Or how about the crowd of 40 odd that stood outside that wanted to stand outside the CUH on Thursday to protest about the poor care their sister was receiving on the neuro ward from the nurses!!!!!!!! In the middle of a Pandemic, you couldn't make it up.


  • #1584
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Are you saying that Tony doesn't have an opinion on whether or not the exams should be cancelled? There's not a hope on this planet that he didn't suggest cancelling the exams.

    Are you Paul Cullen in disguise??? You can tell me, I won't tell anyone.


  • #1585
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    bettyoleary wrote: »
    (oh no I'm Irish don't mind clapping when Liverpool or Man U score a goal but clap for nurses ridiculous.

    Two thing this over the last wk. Someone rang the local Cork radio station to complain that a nurse was using her badge to get into Lidl before them to get the special offers!!!!!!!!! RedFM. Or how about the crowd of 40 odd that stood outside that wanted to stand outside the CUH on Thursday to protest about the poor care their sister was receiving on the neuro ward from the nurses!!!!!!!! In the middle of a Pandemic, you couldn't make it up.

    When you start talking to yourself...


  • #1586
    thecretinhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,699 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    52pc of postive cases in traveling community 4pc in normal humans.. literally the only people i see breaking rules on mass


  • #1587
    Martina1991
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭Martina1991


    ACitizenErased wrote:
    We're doing 40-50 thousand tests a week.
    JP Liz V1 wrote:
    I thought we were doing around 8,000 to 10,000 tests a week (ROI)
    ACitizenErased wrote:
    De Gascun said we did 42000 tests last week afaik
    On Tuesday it was reported there were over 60k tests analysed in the last week.

    It was around 41k the previous week.

    8 -10k a day now.


  • #1588
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    Leaving cert cancelled which the opposition wanted now they are giving out about the alternative. What did they think would happen. It looks like some reporters really want as much on Houlihan as possible so farther down the line when people are unhappy they will have a ready story


  • #1589
    Xertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Xertz


    The clapping thing in the UK is just 'classic Boris'. When you're back into a corner, everything's been a bit of a disaster and you've miscalculated, pull a nice publicity stunt.

    I'm not saying that it's not heartfelt support for the frontline medical workers, but it's being laid on thick by the Tories who've a newfound love for 'their wonderful NHS' which they've been chipping away at and moaning about for years.

    It's not unreasonable to be somewhat cynical about the political motivations behind the big PR drive.


  • #1590
    JDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭JDD


    thecretinhop wrote: »
    52pc of postive cases in traveling community 4pc in normal humans.. literally the only people i see breaking rules on mass

    Source?


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  • #1591
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,148 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    thecretinhop wrote: »
    52pc of postive cases in traveling community 4pc in normal humans.. literally the only people i see breaking rules on mass

    ''Normal humans''. General population or settled community would have been fine. Fairly revealing term you've used there


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