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

podgeandrodge · 14-05-2020 05:57PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

So the WHO has said that we may never be able to get rid of this.

It's going be such a sad miserable life carrying on like this.

You really need to take a chill pill

Have you anyone around with a bit of a positive outlook to cheer you up?

jackboy · 14-05-2020 05:58PM

owlbethere wrote: »

I'm very hopeful on the vaccine from London. That one looks very promising. I read on a different forum so I don't know if it's true, it was developed for MERS and the MERS vaccine was already in trials. All they had to do was tweak the MERS vaccine to this Covid19.
If true, it looks to be the most promising. Fingers crossed.

There is no such thing as a promising vaccine. Until trials are complete no one has any idea if it is safe and effective.

Seven Septs · 14-05-2020 05:58PM

political analyst wrote: »

But it seems to be going on forever. Why don't you answer my question instead of tripping me up on a technicality?

A technicality! Not knowing the difference between the word indefinitely and immediate future..

There's a plan of return to work in place. That means the borrowing will have an end date. Or in other words won't be indefinite.

fullstop · 14-05-2020 05:59PM

Just Saying wrote: »

Just mentioned on Virgin Media that it could be 6.30 or 7 as the NPHET meeting is not long finished.

In before “why can’t they just pick a time and stick to it like everywhere else”

Eod100 · 14-05-2020 05:59PM

Briefing pushed back to 6.30pm. Dunno does that mean more 6.45/7 so.

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1260977545605976065

ACitizenErased · 14-05-2020 06:00PM

Surprised the NPHET meeting is gone over time. Surely there's not much to be considered with regards to Phase 1? Unless there has been a major increase today.

Plumbthedepths · 14-05-2020 06:14PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surprised the NPHET meeting is gone over time. Surely there's not much to be considered with regards to Phase 1? Unless there has been a major increase today.

I'm curious, has Leo ceded all power to Dr Holohan and Nphet?
Surely Holohan and Co are an advisory group and not a policy group.

is_that_so · 14-05-2020 06:16PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

With those numbers I don't see any valid reason as to why phase 1 can't go ahead on Monday. A tad bit of freedom! Roll on phase 1.

I think we can probably take Monday as a given at this point. The only vaguely interesting bit is how they'll approach face covering advice.

is_that_so · 14-05-2020 06:18PM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I'm curious, has Leo ceded all power to Dr Holohan and Nphet?
Surely Holohan and Co are an advisory group and not a policy group.

That meeting was scheduled and well-flagged. The political stuff from it was always going to be tomorrow.

lbj666 · 14-05-2020 06:19PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

So the WHO has said that we may never be able to get rid of this.

It's going be such a sad miserable life carrying on like this. A picture from France with kids spaced out in a chalked outline of a box and that's their individual play area. Wtf?

Aids is still about, although thats gonna probably scare you even more.

is_that_so · 14-05-2020 06:19PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surprised the NPHET meeting is gone over time. Surely there's not much to be considered with regards to Phase 1? Unless there has been a major increase today.

I'd say they are killing each other over face coverings!

ACitizenErased · 14-05-2020 06:22PM

is_that_so wrote: »

I'd say they are killing each other over face coverings!

I'm generally a fan of how COVID things have been done (asides from testing obviously) but the whole face coverings issue is a joke. They should've been recommended weeks ago and could possibly have saved lives.

is_that_so · 14-05-2020 06:22PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

So the WHO has said that we may never be able to get rid of this.

It's going be such a sad miserable life carrying on like this. A picture from France with kids spaced out in a chalked outline of a box and that's their individual play area. Wtf?

We will adjust and return to normality, treatments will emerge, testing will get really good and for most people it'll have no effect on their lives.

Plumbthedepths · 14-05-2020 06:22PM

is_that_so wrote: »

That meeting was scheduled and well-flagged. The political stuff from it was always going to be tomorrow.

That's not what I was asking. Leo and the government gave a date of 18th for phase one. Businesses are gearing up to open Monday. The mood music from Holohan and Co is they have yet to make the decision as to whether the restrictions will start to lift Monday. So again I wonder who is actually in charge of the country a democratically elected leader or an unelected civil servant who was twice asked to resign due to his handling of the cervical smear scandal.

ACitizenErased · 14-05-2020 06:24PM

Knew it. 426 new cases. Christ.

kenmc · 14-05-2020 06:25PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Knew it. 426 new cases. Christ.

Seriously? Fcuk

ACitizenErased · 14-05-2020 06:26PM

We're not going anywhere on Monday I'd say.

is_that_so · 14-05-2020 06:26PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I'm generally a fan of how COVID things have been done (asides from testing obviously) but the whole face coverings issue is a joke. They should've been recommended weeks ago and could possibly have saved lives.

Literature on it is mixed and some of them are really dead set against it due to weak evidence. I think it's emerged at this point as a psychological support but also as possible, but weak mitigant especially with expected larger numbers out and about. The next question is how long they want to keep that going.