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

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Cork has the 6th lowest case's per population in the country so this is no surprise honestly. We never had more than 40 cases at once in the hospital.

South doing well, University Hospital Waterford has 1 case currently and 7 quarantined waiting test results. No one in ICU.

GazzaL wrote: »

The COVID ward in Cork University Hospital has been dispanded, yet we're paying €115,000,000 per month to keep private hospitals empty, not diagnosing and treating enough people with non-COVID illnesses, stopping people from seeing their family and friends, stopping people from earning an honest living.

https://twitter.com/drcsadlier/status/1261244094938058752

Not true everywhere. Here I know of two patients that would have been seen in the public hospital that ended up in the private. One inpatient and one outpatient.
I think the private hospitals should be used now to help clear the backlog of patient appointments that have, buildt up in some areas.
And wasn't part of the problem that some private consultants didnt like the contract anyhow in the first place?

There's a thing called rationality. Rational people want to make sure this is the only lockdown, rational people want to prevent the loss of as many lives as possible.
Rational people don't want to damage the economy anymore than has already been done.
What's worse than one lockdown? A second lockdown because markets plan for the future and uncertainty drives people away. A second lockdown will do more damage to our economy than this one ever will.
I'm just constantly bemused and distraught by the lack of actions from our government. Implement state quarantine for all incomers, order that masks be used on public transport, in shops, urban areas etc. Then we can all get back to work and not have to worry about a second lockdown.
From the many zoom calls over the last couple of days I am hearing parents talking about home schooling until this thing is gone. That means no work for them. That means that many people are going to stay locked down.
Get the quarantine in place and make an order about facemasks and we will all be back to a near normal in July.

NDWC wrote:

The fact that horse racing has been given preferential treatment and is being allowed back on June 8th makes me sick to my stomach. Anyone remember Cheltenham?

Yeah and it reminds me of the ill that's never discussed by government's and that's gambling addiction. It's very destructive, has broken up many families and left many in council houses and on the street, also is responsible for a high number of suicides.
I personally believe that a system should be put in place where there is a state account for anybody that wants to gamble and that the money in there is all you can use for gambling and that amount is set by a state body based on your income. Bookmakers can fund this and for that funding they get added to the list of places where this account can be used.
Obviously if you are on any type of welfare you don't get to put money in there.
I know this doesn't really belong here but it's just that when the horse racing was raised I am just asking why and my guess is there are brown envelopes going somewhere from the bookies to get racing up and running.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

The longest reopening in Europe, nope makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

That the CMO called it a living breathing document and not set in stone suggests it doesn't have to be. Phase 1 IMO will be the full 3 weeks but I can see them looking at adjusting it, all being well.

eagle eye wrote: »

Yeah and it reminds me of the ill that's never discussed by government's and that's gambling addiction. It's very destructive, has broken up many families and left many in council houses and on the street, also is responsible for a high number of suicides.
I personally believe that a system should be put in place where there is a state account for anybody that wants to gamble and that the money in there is all you can use for gambling and that amount is set by a state body based on your income. Bookmakers can fund this and for that funding they get added to the list of places where this account can be used.
Obviously if you are on any type of welfare you don't get to put money in there.
I know this doesn't really belong here but it's just that when the horse racing was raised I am just asking why and my guess is there are brown envelopes going somewhere from the bookies to get racing up and running.

While I agree betting shops especially online should be more proactive in who they serve I do not see why the government should act as a nanny state like your suggesting. Should they do the same for other things people can become addicted to

is_that_so wrote: »

That the CMO called it a living breathing document and not set in stone suggests it doesn't have to be. Phase 1 IMO will be the full 3 weeks but I can see them looking at adjusting it, all being well.

Exactly. And we have the advantage of watching what works and what doesn't work in other countries, and adjusting accordingly.

owlbethere wrote: »

If you don't like it you are free to get on a plane and go somewhere that is more 'open'.

Or to stay put and lobby the government to open up sooner.

speckle wrote: »

want to contribute a verse?

This bad Corona bastard has arrived upon our shores
It lurks on clothes and counters ,on the handles of our doors;
You can get it from a cougher or a sneezer that you meet
It is said you can contract it from a jogger in the street !

Our lives are topsy-turvy ,it really is no joke
Large swathes of the economy have just gone up in smoke;
Sports grounds , schools and pubs are shut ,it presents a ghostly scene
While we pray that worldwide experts can come up with a vaccíne.

In the meantime we'll roll up our sleeves to test and contact trace
And if necessary wear coloured cloths and masks upon our face;
The road ahead is hard and fraught,sure as hell it won't be fun
But we'll do whatever must be done 'til the virus war is won.

We're heading for 'new normal' ,heaven knows what 'twill be like
Even that assumes we overcome a potential second spike;
With diligence and discipline ,with courage and with hope
Whatever fate may throw at us -we will survive and cope.

UK reports 468 new deaths and 3,450 new cases.

And the British government is requesting that we don't ask their citizens to quarantine....

...on the basis that we don't have to quarantine there.

Kind of easier for the country that's riddled I guess.

I had some Keeling's straberries there. Delicious! Fair play to the hard working Bulgarians.