Dante7 wrote: » I'd say the green list will be active as soon as it is announced on Monday. If they state a country is safe to travel to and from, then it is safe to travel to immediately. They can hardly produce a list of safe countries at that point in time, but then say that travel is not permitted for another couple of weeks. There are €70 return flights to Lanzarote available at the moment. I doubt they will be anywhere near that price this time next week.
Mr rebel wrote: » Would a “staycation” in Dublin be advisable I wonder? I know most people are heading to the coasts but I always prefer city breaks. There are some amazing hotel deals to be had there at the moment...basically 2 nights for the price of 1. One of my friends gasped in horror though when I told him I was considering going there later in the month.
LilyShame wrote: » The news today says that MM and Co will make decision on Monday and it will be published next week... But that could be next weds or Thurs not next Monday. They will also try and keep a % here for the bank holiday.... But tbh the weather is against them now. Chronic rotten rainy weather today...
Dante7 wrote: » Those figures for Spain don't look correct. What data are you using? Are you including the historic antibody test results? The PCR test results for Spain for the last couple of days are 263 and 164, with 2,139 currently infected. The latest I saw, they were running at less than 5 cases per 100,000.
gmisk wrote: » I am not sure why you would want to come to Dublin, I think most attractions are closed still? No concerts or events, bars not open, restaurants open but have to book and seriously limited numbers.
moritz1234 wrote: » 9 day analysis so farRep of Ireland 2.96 cases per 100,000 peopleUK 8.77 cases per 100,00 peopleSpain 11.22 cases per 100,00 people
moritz1234 wrote: » Five day analysis Rep of Ireland 1.39UK 4.00Spain 5.42
ixoy wrote: » That is some level of cynicism. So you'll effectively dismiss every single academic since all of them, to some level, require funding?
Ray Donovan wrote: » Any prediction to when it'll kick in? I'm supposed to being to Lanz on Monday and returning on 28th which all things considered is the more important date.
dmcsweeney wrote: » Thanks! It'll be interesting to see what happens. Been going through the figures and plenty of counties performing well, some a bit dodgy. I was wondering if they'd go for a figure of below 3 (roughly where we are at) or pick a figure of 5 or 6 which would allow popular countries like Holland and Italy.
josip wrote: » All 4 of the non-governmental panelists look like having vested interests to me. All their organisations need to keep the research funding tap open. I'd be highly dubious about any of their claims.
smurfjed wrote: » Yep I will jump on 4 flights tomorrow, travelling wearing a mask and gloves for most of the time. Social distancing from most of the people around me. Life goes on.
ixoy wrote: » Actually, there's a very good panel discussion here from the NY Times about the aggressive time lines and how, optimistically, it could be achieved all things going well.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » There’s little demand due to government guidance to avoid all non essential travel and rightly so
ixoy wrote: » While you may be right on the period (I too would be shocked if it was even early next year), your connections are surely not more credible than the many reports and so on that various professors, etc have come out with who said it could well be sooner.
MrMischief wrote: » Regarding the vaccine comment - pretty credible as I know the lead times on things like this and all they are doing is providing hope to people that see vaccines as the only solution. The HIV virus hasn't gone away.
I 100% agree regarding the nurse getting out and about. My point being that this logic of her doing so is in disconnect with every other piece of guidance or restrictions.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » What are you on about. Maybe If you had vulnerable family members then you’d be more concerned about covid 19 spreading in Ireland due to ppl arriving back from foreign travel on planes
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Be no harm to see Ryan air gone altogether. No loss. Good riddance to micky o Leary as well
ixoy wrote: » While you may be right on the period (I too would be shocked if it was even early next year), your connections are surely not more credible than the many reports and so on that various professors, etc have come out with who said it could well be sooner.Maybe she wants to go out? It'd be very grim going from the ward back to the house and nothing else. A lot of people crave being outside the walls, especially if they're in an intense workplace. I agree but maybe they hope people won't be organised enough to set this up given you'd have to book each destination in advance and would instead go home.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » I see Ryan air are stamping their feet and having a tantrum
Beechwoodspark wrote: » He’s cancelling 1000s of flights due to lack of demand ?!
Plumbthedepths wrote: » He has cancelled a 1000 flights between Ireland the UK for August/September. Plenty of flights to other destinations.
MrMischief wrote: » - I'm connected to the industry and this whole vaccine route is years away.
Again, not a dig at her personally but I would have thought she should have been looked after with someone to do her shopping, bring her coffee etc.
The 12 pubs of Covid. This 105 minute rule promotes the much beloved pub crawl. For contact tracing and cluster containment, would you not be better spending as much time on one pub as opposed to as much time in many pubs?
