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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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  • Posts: 1,817 [Deleted User]


    Always hated buffets but now it's not just the food that will kill you.

    The last time i was at a buffet was about 4 years ago. I witnessed an old man put one of the desert spoons in his mouth to clean it and put it back on the table for other people to use.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,253 MOR316
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    you misquoted him https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/5418899/bryan-adams-lets-rip-china-bat-eating-greedy-coronavirus/ he didn't say "greedy Chinese bastards" he said "greedy bastards"


    Now now now...

    You can't be correcting the narrative with facts! You must allow people and the media to bash others


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,016 growleaves
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    The last time i was at a buffet was about 4 years ago. I witnessed an old man put one of the desert spoons in his mouth to clean it and put it back on the table for other people to use.

    Lol

    You could have him arrested for doing that today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,198 Jim_Hodge
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    It's somewhat unclear. Some outdoor tourism and public amenities will reopen but from what I can gather, people are still being encouraged not to sunbathe and they should keep moving when out in the open. They don't want a scenario where people congregate in one area for hours and don't move (even if they maintain social distancing).

    I think the new limit next week is 20km, not 5km.

    20km is not until early June.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 owlbethere
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    On primetime now.

    HSE app

    I wasn't watching it so I don't know what was on it. An app would be great.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 owlbethere
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    The last time i was at a buffet was about 4 years ago. I witnessed an old man put one of the desert spoons in his mouth to clean it and put it back on the table for other people to use.

    Jesus, that's very bad.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,451 Strazdas
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    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    20km is not until early June.

    Yes, means Ireland will have a much stricter lockdown than Britain in this regard. Johnson is telling people they can travel anywhere within England as of tomorrow morning.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,250 Kermit.de.frog
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    Yes, means Ireland will have a much stricter lockdown than Britain in this regard. Johnson is telling people they can travel anywhere within England as of tomorrow morning.

    627 new deaths and 3,407 new cases today in Britain. They shouldn't even be relaxing restrictions at this point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,044 Polar101
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    And my point to other posters is that she shouldn't be written off as a 'kook', "loon" etc just because she might have different views. I presume you would agree with me on that.

    Well once you've finally finishing watching the video, please let us know if there was anything in it that's worth noting.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,395 GazzaL
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    Interesting interview with Elon Musk. It's quite long, but they touch on the COVID-19 situation at various points.

    He is of the opinion that we should re-open our economies and get back to work for the same reasons that have been outlined here. Lockdown restrictions compromise our civil liberties, they are incredibly socially and economically damaging, people are scared to avail of medical treatment for non-COVID illnesses, hospitals are lying empty, and most people of working age and younger are not at high-risk of death.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,597 tigger123
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    GazzaL wrote: »


    Interesting interview with Elon Musk. It's quite long, but they touch on the COVID-19 situation at various points.

    He is of the opinion that we should re-open our economies and get back to work for the same reasons that have been outlined here. Lockdown restrictions compromise our civil liberties, they are incredibly socially and economically damaging, people are scared to avail of medical treatment for non-COVID illnesses, hospitals are lying empty, and most people of working age and younger are not at high-risk of death.

    I wonder would Elon volunteer a shift in a meat packing plant to set us all an example.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,157 fritzelly
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    GazzaL wrote: »
    Interesting interview with Elon Musk. It's quite long, but they touch on the COVID-19 situation at various points.

    He is of the opinion that we should re-open our economies and get back to work for the same reasons that have been outlined here. Lockdown restrictions compromise our civil liberties, they are incredibly socially and economically damaging, people are scared to avail of medical treatment for non-COVID illnesses, hospitals are lying empty, and most people of working age and younger are not at high-risk of death.

    He has only one thing in mind and it's nothing to do with people's health


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ricero
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    Elon Musk has decided the gender yet for his son.

    People like that can get ****ed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,395 GazzaL
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    He has only one thing in mind and it's nothing to do with people's health

    He's working in his own factory.

    https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259945593805221891


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,203 hmmm
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    GazzaL wrote: »
    He is of the opinion that we should re-open our economies and get back to work for the same reasons that have been outlined here.
    Seriously, I'm pretty right wing and even I'm not naive enough to think billionaires with massive industrial companies want everything reopened because of their concerns over civil liberties.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,395 GazzaL
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    He has only one thing in mind and it's nothing to do with people's health

    His newborn child? Getting man to Mars? Building electric cars?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 RugbyLad11
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    tigger123 wrote: »
    I wonder would Elon volunteer a shift in a meat packing plant to set us all an example.

    I'm not really sure what you're trying to get at, a meat packing plant would be regarded as an essential service so even 'during' a lock down they still need to work


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 Funsterdelux
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    I wasn't watching it so I don't know what was on it. An app would be great.

    Theyre going to test it in June, they said they would release the source code before the app is released.

    Its a decentralised system and youd have to give permission for them to use the data.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 speckle
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    That's very disappointing to read. It would be hugely beneficial to stamping down on the virus.

    My mother started coughing yesterday evening. It's not a heavy or deep cough. It's not continuous. There's no temperature. It's very mild. It's not all the time. It s a cough here and there. The woman would need to be floored with her legs falling off before she would isolate herself into her room. She's following the guidelines as we all are in the family. Tracing her steps back over the past 14 days, and she's only been to the post office one day and to the shop another day.

    If we had any indication it was in the locality, it would be easier.

    hope your mam recovers from whatever she has. Get her to connect with her doctor by phone, (she might have already)the earlier the better even if it turns out to be a false alarm and something else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,108 cnocbui
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    He has only one thing in mind and it's nothing to do with people's health

    Being arrested?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 bekker
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    Watched an interview with a Dr Mimi Fan on Primetime this evening which reinforced my appreciation of the calibre of foreign born medical professionals in the Irish Health Service.

    On another level, we as a state owe a lot to all categories of the mainly lower paid workers in care home environments who have born the majority of the risk of caring for our elderly relatives without the benefit of adequate PPE.

    Perhaps we should consider extending to all foreign born people who worked caring for the COVID-19 vulnerable ill and elderly in 2020 a foreshortened waiting period to qualify for Irish citizenship as they have adequately demonstrated their commitment.

    Maybe we could allow work in that sector in 2020 to be equivalent to multiple years of residency, and be generous in applying other aspects of existing regulations for such applicants.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,250 Kermit.de.frog
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    Los Angeles County has extended stay-at-home order for a further 3 months.

    https://twitter.com/IndyUSA/status/1260303641950519299


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 anplaya27
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Paul Reid was saying 3 days then 2.5 days from referral test and result

    Is contact tracing still being done?

    I got tested 2nd. Still no results and was supposed to be fast tracked as I work within hse. Bull****


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 sonofenoch
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    bekker wrote: »
    Watched an interview with a Dr Mimi Fan on Primetime this evening which reinforced my appreciation of the calibre of foreign born medical professionals in the Irish Health Service.

    On another level, we as a state owe a lot to all categories of the mainly lower paid workers in care home environments who have born the majority of the risk of caring for our elderly relatives without the benefit of adequate PPE.

    Perhaps we should consider extending to all foreign born people who worked caring for the COVID-19 vulnerable ill and elderly in 2020 a foreshortened waiting period to qualify for Irish citizenship as they have adequately demonstrated their commitment.

    Maybe we could allow work in that sector in 2020 to be equivalent to multiple years of residency, and be generous in applying other aspects of existing regulations for such applicants.

    Why? they don't seem to have made a very good fist of it.......an yes I'm being an arse, but the point still stands


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Stheno
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    That's very disappointing to read. It would be hugely beneficial to stamping down on the virus.

    My mother started coughing yesterday evening. It's not a heavy or deep cough. It's not continuous. There's no temperature. It's very mild. It's not all the time. It s a cough here and there. The woman would need to be floored with her legs falling off before she would isolate herself into her room. She's following the guidelines as we all are in the family. Tracing her steps back over the past 14 days, and she's only been to the post office one day and to the shop another day.

    If we had any indication it was in the locality, it would be easier.

    Ring yogurt GP a sudden cough is now enough to get her tested

    Best wishes its nothing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,157 fritzelly
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Ring yogurt GP a sudden cough is now enough to get her tested

    Best wishes its nothing

    There's probiotic doctors now?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 bekker
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    Yes sonofenoch you are being an arse and the point doesn't stand, government policy, owners*, management, DOH and HIQUA are in line for responsibility way before them.

    *including Irish State, cf Phoenix Park outbreak.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,281 kippy
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    98.6% of Covid-19 cases having a fever is an enormous amount... and that is why temperature screening is so important in order to detect active virus cases.

    I don't know the man, so I am not in a position to judge if he is making things up or not.

    But to come up with a position on temperature screening that flies in the face of all accepted international screening methods is certainly curious.

    Perhaps he does not want to be proved wrong yet again ?
    98.6 percent of hospitalised caseshave a temperature....may be one reason they are in hospital in the first instance but there are many many more people who have had Covid that never needed to go near a hospital. Maybe there is a wider data set out there that backs up the CMO's percentages......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 Funsterdelux
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    There's probiotic doctors now?

    Its a totally different culture


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 wakka12
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    Shocking that UK is lifting lockdown already, 627 feckin deaths today, jesus christ. You'd worry for them, they'll be back into full peak pandemic swing within the next fortnight. Looks like those pessimistic predictions from a few weeks ago of half of the deaths in Europe being in the UK will probably come to fruition


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