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

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:01PM

Mid 80s for cases

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:01PM

Presser at 6pm apparently

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:02PM

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1291766373635563520?s=21

stephenjmcd · 07-08-2020 05:02PM

https://twitter.com/Jennifer_Bray/status/1291765656250089472?s=19

Scoondal · 07-08-2020 05:03PM

Scoondal wrote: »

If you are going abroad, in accordance with "the right to travel" in our constitution, Heather Humphreys wants to know what your address and PPS number is. I have e mails to support this absurd query.

Her response requesting my address and PPS number by her unsecured E mail to her office was unprofessional and reckless.

theguzman · 07-08-2020 05:04PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

If MM has to address the nation this evening with new restrictions he better have some good movie quotes.

He will be too busy counting brown envelopes, Leo will get the Hollywood quotes in.

theguzman · 07-08-2020 05:04PM

If Kildare has lockdown how about the Motorways in and out of the county?

screamer · 07-08-2020 05:05PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

If MM has to address the nation this evening with new restrictions he better have some good movie quotes.

“I ham here this evening because we have some new restrictions so that the economy can keep bringing home the bacon”
Something along those lines???

is_that_so · 07-08-2020 05:06PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Jennifer_Bray/status/1291765656250089472?s=19

Having a plan is fine, getting it to work, quite another thing.

stephenjmcd · 07-08-2020 05:07PM

Heard from one friend who's a Garda stationed in DMR South Central (Dublin metropolitan area) that lads in his station since this afternoon have been offered overtime for the weekend to start with, out of district. They're all taking that to mean additional resources being assigned to Kildare in their case. They'll get full details at end of shift this evening if they've put themselves forward for OT.

Sierra Oscar · 07-08-2020 05:09PM

theguzman wrote: »

If Kildare has lockdown how about the Motorways in and out of the county?

Travel through the counties will be unaffected.

fritzelly · 07-08-2020 05:11PM

So we've gone from local lockdowns won't work in Ireland to doing local lockdowns

Should have been doing this months ago when some counties were not getting cases bar the odd 1 or 2 here and there

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:11PM

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1291768193296498688?s=21

bettyoleary · 07-08-2020 05:11PM

smelly sock wrote: »

Theyll never be accused of rushing.

No they wont. e are supposed to be learning from how other european countries are dealing with the virus. It has been obvious since mid June that meat factories are a huge source of spread. Germany had numerous cases and it was well documented that they were exploiting migrant workers and that conditions in meat factories were unsafe and spreading the virus. We have just ignored this and allowed the same to happen here bcos really migrant workers arnt that important and can be exploited here too. If, however it spreads into the community and its then a problem What we didnt account for is the selfishness and entitlement of young people. This is where are problem starts and will be the cause of the next huge surge and then community transmission. Unless we change the way we farm and move from fosil fuels, deal with the entitled greed we are going to be the same forever. Good luck Ireland.

hetuzozaho · 07-08-2020 05:12PM

theguzman wrote: »

If Kildare has lockdown how about the Motorways in and out of the county?

I presume they'll be taking the roads in as part of the restrictions.

igCorcaigh · 07-08-2020 05:13PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1291768193296498688?s=21

That seems fairly full on...

is_that_so · 07-08-2020 05:14PM

fritzelly wrote: »

So we've gone from local lockdowns won't work in Ireland to doing local lockdowns

Should have been doing this months ago when some counties were not getting cases bar the odd 1 or 2 here and there

We still have the overarching national strategy, this is to deal with local emerging situations at odds with the rest of the country

v638sg7k1a92bx · 07-08-2020 05:14PM

Sofa King Great wrote: »

I'd prefer they give these decisions the consideration they deserve rather than rush them in fairness

Exactly, like consider the number of deaths, recovery rates and ICU admissions and then realise that the virus is not that dangerous, that most people have little to no symptoms, most people recover and even if you do get the virus extremely unlikely to die. But let's not let logic get in the way of mass hysteria.

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:15PM

Incredible enough when ya look at it this way. Outside of Kildare, Laois, Offaly and Dublin roughly 100 cases occurred in the 22 other counties in the last week.
https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1291769050700423170?s=21

KrustyUCC · 07-08-2020 05:15PM

It's going to be very interesting to see if there is a large spike in other counties will the government have the balls to impose local restrictions there

Kildare, Laois and Offaly definitely going to be test cases

is_that_so · 07-08-2020 05:16PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

That seems fairly full on...

That the NPHET position. Government may well back it 100%. It's all about the schools now.

Itssoeasy · 07-08-2020 05:16PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1291768193296498688?s=21

A lot of points to that. Well at least in practice they seem to be going full on but we will see how in practice this works. Hopefully the people in these counties take them seriously.

Christy42 · 07-08-2020 05:17PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

That seems fairly full on...

It would want to be given I reckon they are going to be ignoring the core root of the issues that caused the outbreaks.

Gruffalux · 07-08-2020 05:17PM

Those restrictions seem fair enough for a couple of weeks. If the govt do nothing and community transmission increased outside that area or if numbers kept going up they would get berated quick enough. I wonder will there be a big exodus this evening to the holiday home boltholes?

KrustyUCC · 07-08-2020 05:17PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Incredible enough when ya look at it this way. Outside of Kildare, Laois, Offaly and Dublin roughly 100 cases occurred in the 22 other counties in the last week.
https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1291769050700423170?s=21

That's a mad stat alright

Some of them relate to large clusters as well like the 11 in Wexford

Itssoeasy · 07-08-2020 05:18PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

It's going to be very interesting to see if there is a large spike in other counties will the government have the balls to impose local restrictions there

Kildare, Laois and Offaly definitely going to be test cases

These three counties will be the cautionary tale that if cases rise this is what will happen.

petes · 07-08-2020 05:19PM

bettyoleary wrote: »

Unless we change the way we farm and move from fosil fuels, deal with the entitled greed we are going to be the same forever. Good luck Ireland.

Sorry, what?

KrustyUCC · 07-08-2020 05:19PM

Very true

I'd hate Cork to have been locked down due to the cases in the meat factory at Watergrasshill

Government def needs to get on top of all plants in the future with regular testing of staff

Christy42 · 07-08-2020 05:19PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

These three counties will be the cautionary tale that if cases rise this is what will happen.

Great. Every other county now knows to errr Ummm what. Not have meat factories? Yeah I am sure a random family in Waterford will have great power to improve the conditions in a factory the other side of the county to stop a lockdown there.

ACitizenErased · 07-08-2020 05:21PM

Press conference at 6:30

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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