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Covid 19 Part XX-26,644 in ROI (1,772 deaths) 6,064 in NI (556 deaths) (08/08)Read OP

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  • #5132
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,236 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    bettyoleary wrote: »
    What is the question?

    Yes, of course you've no idea. You only replied twice with something about Germany and then the UK, when we were discussing Australia. It's in a reply quoting you on three occasions but you've no idea what it is. :rolleyes:

    Good luck, you're on Ignore


  • #5133
    bettyoleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭bettyoleary


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    Yes, of course you've no idea. You only replied twice with something about Germany and then the UK, when we were discussing Australia. It's in a reply quoting you on three occasions but you've no idea what it is. :rolleyes:

    Good luck, you're on Ignore
    Well thats a little bit nasty. I will answer your question to best of my ability if I can. Why are you being so hostile? Its not my fault the way things are.


  • #5134
    Steven81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Steven81


    The Offaly cases are Carroll cuisine


  • #5135
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,130 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    How is everyone feeling about the kinda soon to be Winter season?

    The feckin Summer has been tough enough, just wondered what with Flu and all the rest of the bugs that seem to float around at that time.

    I wish I could escape, but nowhere is safe anymore is it?


  • #5136
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    How is everyone feeling about the kinda soon to be Winter season?

    The feckin Summer has been tough enough, just wondered what with Flu and all the rest of the bugs that seem to float around at that time.

    I wish I could escape, but nowhere is safe anymore is it?

    Singapore or South Korea seem a lot safer than a lot of places, add Taiwan as well.

    Taiwan - 475 cases 441 recoveries deaths 7
    Singapore - 53,051 cases recoveries 46, 926 deaths 27
    South Korea - 14,389 cases recoveries 13,280 deaths 301.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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  • #5137
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    How is everyone feeling about the kinda soon to be Winter season?

    The feckin Summer has been tough enough, just wondered what with Flu and all the rest of the bugs that seem to float around at that time.

    I wish I could escape, but nowhere is safe anymore is it?

    COVID restrictions will be just as effective against the flu realistically. Australia has had a quiet flu season.


  • #5138
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,130 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Singapore or South Korea seem a lot safer than a lot of places, add Taiwan as well.

    Thanks bodhrandude, but I did the long hauls when a bit younger, couldn't face wearing a mask for a 12 or whatever hour journey nowadays!

    Escape is actually very limited now, if you want to observe the rules really.

    But then again the powers that be want us to keep our few bob here now. That's fine in the Summer, but not so inviting in the dark days of Winter.

    BTW whatever happened to pushing the clock forward or backward can never remember, so we would have lighter evenings in Winter? That sounds better and better now and should be done stat. IMV.


  • #5139
    LawBoy2018
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    Why have there been so many outbreaks in meat factories? Am I missing something here?


  • #5140
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,236 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    How is everyone feeling about the kinda soon to be Winter season?

    The feckin Summer has been tough enough, just wondered what with Flu and all the rest of the bugs that seem to float around at that time.

    I wish I could escape, but nowhere is safe anymore is it?

    There's no proven seasonal element and I feel our Covid prevention measures will also suppress the spread of flu.


  • #5141
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,130 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    COVID restrictions will be just as effective against the flu realistically. Australia has had a quiet flu season.

    That's great, because the flu vaccine is usually predicated on Southern Hemisphere experience.


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  • #5142
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,236 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    LawBoy2018 wrote: »
    Why have there been so many outbreaks in meat factories? Am I missing something here?

    Possibly living conditions of the employees as much as the work environment.


  • #5143
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    LawBoy2018 wrote: »
    Why have there been so many outbreaks in meat factories? Am I missing something here?

    In this case many of the workers lived together in direct provision. On the other hand, meat plants are the ideal breeding ground for disease. Cold, compact, not much ventilation, easy pickings.


  • #5144
    Dpg21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭Dpg21


    Offaly cases are linked to a meat processing plant in Tullamore

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/five-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-at-food-processing-factory-in-co-offaly-1.4320240?mode=amp


  • #5145
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,236 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    That's great, because the flu vaccine is usually predicated on Southern Hemisphere experience.

    That's with regard to the strain of flu the vaccine targets. While I hope we have little flu, the volume of cases in Australia doesn't in itself impact on the vaccine. It will still be important for vulnerable people and health care workers to get the flu vaccine.


  • #5146
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Dpg21 wrote: »
    Offaly cases are linked to a meat processing plant in Tullamore

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/five-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-at-food-processing-factory-in-co-offaly-1.4320240?mode=amp

    Another one... jesus christ


  • #5147
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,404 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Steven81 wrote: »
    The Offaly cases are Carroll cuisine

    I eat their Turkey slices
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #5148
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    I'm disappointed seeing another day with another high number of cases. We were doing so well a few weeks ago with low numbers. I was really hoping to see a reversal in the high numbers and see lower case numbers today.

    I know the acting CMO tried to bring calm to the situation and explain the majority is connected with clusters. He did say approximately 1 in 5 is community transmissions. We had an average of 46 cases a day over the past few weeks. Taking approximately 1 in 5 is community transmissions that will give 64 cases of community transmissions where they don't know how these people are picking up the infection. That's a lot. Unfortunately the numbers are only going to go up.

    Some people are too dim to maintain social distancing.


  • #5149
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    There’s clearly not being enough done about factories. Over 100+ associated with the dog food factory and now you have another in Offaly.


  • #5150
    Dpg21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭Dpg21


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Another one... jesus christ

    Yep, at this stage I’m thinking maybe it should be the meat factories that should be closed instead of bars, atleast until they can prove they can provide a safe working environment.


  • #5151
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,130 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    There’s clearly not being enough done about factories. Over 100+ associated with the dog food factory and now you have another in Offaly.

    So much for it all being Dublin centric.

    HSA need to get out of their beds/sofas and inspect now.


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  • #5152
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    Dpg21 wrote: »
    Yep, at this stage I’m thinking maybe it should be the meat factories that should be closed instead of bars, atleast until they can prove they can provide a safe working environment.

    We can all go vegan until the vaccine.


  • #5153
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1290387340511326208?s=21


  • #5154
    Dpg21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭Dpg21


    Bubbaclaus wrote: »
    We can all go vegan until the vaccine.

    Haha yeah I guess I biased saying close the meat factories, I’m vegetarian anyways so wouldn’t change anything for me lol


  • #5155
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    Over 3000 cases in Spain again today.


  • #5156
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Over 3000 cases in Spain again today.

    >2,000 are antibody tests today. But 968 are current/PCR tests which is ~3x higher than they were seeing while plateauing after coming down from their peak.


  • #5157
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Over 3000 cases in Spain again today.

    I am not sure what is happening in Spain at the weekends... the overall barchart for Europe/EEA appears to show that they did not report any cases over the last 4 weekends. This has led to large reported numbers on Mondays (the yellow in the barchart).

    novel-coronavirus-cases-EU-UK-2020-08-03.png?itok=6WjxHzou

    Sadly the barchart is showing the number of daily European cases slowly creeping upwards.


  • #5158
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,130 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Despite the spikes in Spain, and the fact that it is on the Red list, the flights to Spain from Dublin are merrilly departing and returning.

    Meanwhile those of us who decided not to travel are dealing with the restrictions as best we can. There is no escape from the entitled AFAIS. And I understand a minority of this travel is essential for hopefully genuine reasons.


  • #5159
    [Deleted User]
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    Dpg21 wrote: »
    Yep, at this stage I’m thinking maybe it should be the meat factories that should be closed instead of bars, atleast until they can prove they can provide a safe working environment.

    Yep, cutting of our supply chain for food would be a great move


  • #5160
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,855 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    over 1000 active cases in Ireland now. We were down to 250 few weeks ago before the opening.


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  • #5161
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    Edit does not appear to be working.

    I should clarify that the daily case numbers are reported from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control at around 8am CET every day, so Mondays figures appear on a Tuesday.

    https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea


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