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

giveitholly · 05-08-2020 01:08PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

Next there will probably be some story of someone wearing it while driving and it causing a crash

Funsterdelux · 05-08-2020 01:13PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

I heard he was scrolling down through boards on his phone at the same time

podgeandrodge · 05-08-2020 01:15PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

What is manifest brain damage anyway ?

I've heard it manifest itself by some people finding their hands involuntarily twitching while attempting to close curtains.

GooglePlus · 05-08-2020 01:17PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

I've heard it manifest itself by some people finding their hands involuntarily twitching while attempting to close curtains.

It can also cause you to spill your sugar as you coat.

GazzaL · 05-08-2020 01:17PM

Funsterdelux wrote: »

I heard he was scrolling down through boards on his phone at the same time

He could've been a pro-mask sort, and his mask fogged up from furious heavy breathing while reading my critique.

podgeandrodge · 05-08-2020 01:20PM

GooglePlus wrote: »

It can also cause you to spill your sugar as you coat.

Haha good one!

Micky 32 · 05-08-2020 01:23PM

I thought i’d post something a little positive due to the miserable auld weather outside, also which i’m personally delighted about.

A man i know 85 years old, a few ailments, heart and some lung issues contracted Covid 19 while in hospital having a procedure.

He was lucky to only have a slight temp, bit of a cough and “ didn’t feel right”. He made a full recovery. That was last March and he told me today he feels good with no after effects.

It’s not always a death sentence for the vulnerable. He told me the doctors had passed comment that people on blood thinners were less likely to get seriously ill. I have no way of backing that up but found it an interesting comment.

Gruffalux · 05-08-2020 01:27PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

he told me today he feels good with no after effects.

That's great

Never mind Covid... Feeling good with no after effects having lived for 85 years is rare and groovy.

little bess · 05-08-2020 01:30PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

NPHET saying community transmission is stable and Donnelly coming out and saying the opposite Jokeshop.

Yes, ‘the proportion appears to be stable’. They need to be clear about this, does it mean the proportional percentage is stable, which Donnelly alluded to last night.

If that’s the case the community numbers are growing.

The danger with these growing clusters is the possibility of ripples and leakages into the community.

Seamai · 05-08-2020 01:31PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Jaysus, you must have been there for a long time to watch all this. Dolled up to the 9's is bad enough but not eating their food - do they not realise that it is the food that was protecting them against Covid :eek:
And then the hammer blow - they were in late 20s/early 30s - how dare they :P

This kind of carry on? Drink feck girls! Anecdotal from "not much of a pub goer" and isn't representative of the vast majority of normal people having a bite to eat and having a few jars. You don't expect the Vintners Federation to come out and say "we'll be putting a stop to young wans talking to people at the next table and dressing up" do you

Well service was slow and they were in our field of vision and within earshot for over two and a half hours, at times we had to stop our conversation as they were making such a racket but how dare I complain, the women were plastered but they were enjoying themselves so fúck everyone else.

Loafing Oaf · 05-08-2020 01:34PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

Moral of the story: Wear a proper mask, those visors are much less effective at inhibiting spread of the virus anyway

05-08-2020 01:35PM

Seamai wrote: »

Well service was slow and they were in our field of vision and within earshot for over two and a half hours, at times we had to stop our conversation as they were making such a racket but how dare I complain, the women were plastered but they were enjoying themselves so fúck everyone else.

Pubs can be loud. People drink. STOP THE PRESS!!!

is_that_so · 05-08-2020 01:35PM

little bess wrote: »

Yes, ‘the proportion appears to be stable’. They need to be clear about this, does it mean the proportional percentage is stable, which Donnelly alluded to last night.

If that’s the case the community numbers are growing.

The danger with these growing clusters is the possibility of ripples and leakages into the community.

If Glynn can't do quite the right language Donnelly is a sledgehammer. It's about the schools. Community cases growing is a relative term as they are tiny numbers. Glynn is trying to head off that complacency that other countries have seen by being "concerned".

GooglePlus · 05-08-2020 01:39PM

little bess wrote: »

Yes, ‘the proportion appears to be stable’. They need to be clear about this, does it mean the proportional percentage is stable, which Donnelly alluded to last night.

If that’s the case the community numbers are growing.

The danger with these growing clusters is the possibility of ripples and leakages into the community.

Community transmitted cases are remaining at around 30% of the overall cases coming in, which are increasing overall, so community transmitted cases are increasing.

Always_Running · 05-08-2020 01:39PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

NPHET saying community transmission is stable and Donnelly coming out and saying the opposite Jokeshop.

By my count and you can correct me if wrong. Last 7 days

Community transmission 44 cases

Clusters or associated with those outbreaks 238.

Seamai · 05-08-2020 01:41PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Pubs can be loud. People drink. STOP THE PRESS!!!

This was a restaurant, not a bar serving food. Some of the customers were only interested in getting very drunk and indulging in the same sort of behaviour that the powers that be deem to be risky in bars and have pushed their opening out further yesterday.

Jinglejangle69 · 05-08-2020 01:49PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

NPHET saying community transmission is stable and Donnelly coming out and saying the opposite Jokeshop.

He's already showing himself to be utterly spineless after years of criticising the government.

wadacrack · 05-08-2020 01:55PM

https://mobile.twitter.com/calummeston/status/1290989664736817152

shinzon · 05-08-2020 01:58PM

Posted on Stephen Donnellys Facebook page

Hi,

I know the decision not to move to Phase 4 is extremely disappointing.
The Government’s focus is on keeping the public safe, suppressing the virus and making sure we can open the schools and protecting the economy.
What the Government did yesterday was follow the public health advice.
I met the Chief Medical Officer directly after the NPHET meeting, and the message conveyed to me and the Government was that NPHET were unanimous and unambiguous on the fact that we are very finely balanced at the moment.
Reopening pubs or increasing large gatherings - or other measures which in other countries we have seen increase the rate of the virus - could have very, very serious consequences in Ireland.
To put it into context the virus is spreading internationally, 14 of the 15 countries initially on the travel green list have seen serious increases in coronavirus numbers in just the past two weeks.
The five day average here was down to less than 10 new cases a day, that’s now more than 50 new cases a day.
Two weeks ago we had 120 new cases, last week we had 284 which is two and a half times more.
At the moment we have eight significant clusters four in factories involving food processing, four in direct provision, we have numerous smaller clusters around the country as well and we have an increase in what is known as community transmission.
These are cases where people pick up the disease but it’s unknown where they got it from.
We’ve been asked about the possibility of localised openings of pubs but at the moment the public health advice is not to do that.
There are a few reasons for that including the fact the community transmission cases are happening all over the country so it’s not that they are all in Dublin or all in Cork.
Secondly, the international evidence is that when pubs are reopened that in spite of everyone’s best efforts it does lead to an increase in cases.
In the future the regional relaxation of restrictions may be something we will look at.
It’s worth noting the biggest package of social protection and job stimulus measures in the history of the country are in place right now.
The VAT rate has been reduced, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been extended until April, there are restart grants, there’s a commercial rates waver, there are micro enterprise loans and on top of that the two Finance Ministers have been tasked with looking at further ways of helping the sector.
Even with all these supports in place I understand the pubs frustration and anger but the focus is not on whether or not we reopen pubs but the focus is and has to be on protecting the country and suppressing the virus.

Shin

GooglePlus · 05-08-2020 01:58PM

wadacrack wrote: »

https://mobile.twitter.com/calummeston/status/1290989664736817152

Another region seeing a rise after a lockdown ease.

I guess they don't have whatever we have up our sleeve.

Overheal · 05-08-2020 02:00PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Cash, it's exchanged frequently every day, Covid doesn't seem.to be attracted to it.

Oh is that why there is a global shortage of cash and many retailers reluctant to deal with it and an increase in contactless payment?

ACitizenErased · 05-08-2020 02:00PM

shinzon wrote: »

Posted on Stephen Donnellys Facebook page

Shin

Fair enough if they're popping up 'all over the country' but why did the CMO come out two days ago and name the 4 counties where they've seen community transmission? Either name none or name them all.

ACitizenErased · 05-08-2020 02:02PM

Richard Chambers on Twitter saying suspected cases in hospital are rising...... because hospitals are busier, Richard. Jesus Christ, the ineptitude. Every single person who walks into hospital is a suspected case. I know someone who has been in 4 times over the past 2 weeks and has been tested every single time. Is the media ignorant on purpose?

wadacrack · 05-08-2020 02:03PM

GooglePlus wrote: »

Another region seeing a rise after a lockdown ease.

I guess they don't have whatever we have up our sleeve.

Its a cluster in a pub I think. Someone went to the pub awaiting their test reults

Overheal · 05-08-2020 02:07PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

So to be clear: you heard a story about a guy whose plastic visor was bombarded with so much vapor from his own breath that it caused impaired vision to the point he injured himself?

I’m going to assume he wasn’t also wearing a face mask then.

Boggles · 05-08-2020 02:08PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

I heard the Benny Hill soundtrack was playing in the background.

GooglePlus · 05-08-2020 02:09PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Its a cluster in a pub I think. Someone went to the pub awaiting their test reults

What a c*nt.

At least we're not mad on the drink like that lot.

Jim_Hodge · 05-08-2020 02:10PM

GazzaL wrote: »

I heard about a fella wearing one of those plastic face shields which fogged up, resulting in him not being able to see, falling and injuring himself, and a nice trip to hospital.

I heard some people are making up ridiculous stories about face coverings to try and support their flawed stance on the issue.

AlmightyCushion · 05-08-2020 02:11PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Richard Chambers on Twitter saying suspected cases in hospital are rising...... because hospitals are busier, Richard. Jesus Christ, the ineptitude. Every single person who walks into hospital is a suspected case. I know someone who has been in 4 times over the past 2 weeks and has been tested every single time. Is the media ignorant on purpose?

I really don't think everyone who attends a hospital is a suspected case. The figure the other day was less than 100. Surely, there are more than 100 people being admitted to hospitals across the whole country in a day. They might be testing everyone who is admitted to hospital but I don't think they are all counted as suspected cases. Suspected cases might be counted as people showing symptoms or something.

seanb85 · 05-08-2020 02:15PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I really don't think everyone who attends a hospital is a suspected case. The figure the other day was less than 100. Surely, there are more than 100 people being admitted to hospitals across the whole country in a day. They might be testing everyone who is admitted to hospital but I don't think they are all counted as suspected cases. Suspected cases might be counted as people showing symptoms or something.

You're right, they're not counting every admission as suspected Covid, just those displaying Covid symptoms. They are also not testing every hospital admission. There's about 15,000 hospital beds in Ireland, if every admission was counted as a suspect Covid case this would be 500 - 1000 every day.

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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