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

Morrison J wrote: »

True but that's a byproduct of the messaging on masks not being strong enough from the start. People should be wearing them in crowded workplaces in the first place, no exceptions. You had Leo and Harris saying they wouldn't make them mandatory because some people are allergic to them. Absolutely braindead leadership getting the messaging around such an important issue so wrong. Really struggle to forgive them for that.

Distancing is far more effective. You can't really point fingers at people who don't think the way you wanted them to do, especially as they were following the best advice. Masks to me are a means to get lots of people out and about and they would not have stopped the spread from known high risk areas.

Always_Running wrote: »

If all from today its a big rise considering the last two weeks had only 3 deaths.

Can others stop mentioning suspected hospital cases when the numbers to focus on is confirmed covid cases. Also some others might laugh it off but keeping community transmissions in single daily figures is very important.

Yup agree on all counts there

Arghus wrote: »

MM is getting a kicking here and to be fair he is a boring speaker, but, I've said it before, I think it was a little bit easier for Leo in some ways. When lockdown was announced, support would have been nearly total and then he hid behind NPHET for most of the period, apart from turning up every now and again and saying things were going to get better quicker than expected. MM has had to stand over much more unpopular decisions - no the pubs won't open and have some more lockdown there for yourself.

There's no doubt about that. I do wonder if Leo was still at the reigns here if the pubs would be open. I think they probably would. Leo's popularity is more important to him then actually doing what's right for the country.

completedit wrote: »

The Irish Government were encouraging staycations and now they've decided to restrict individual counties.

This one, with such large clusters in those counties is probably the right call.
Hopefully they can rejoin the rest of the island in 2 weeks!

I am driving from Dublin to Klkenny tomorrow . Can I drive through Kildare on the Motorway without stopping ?

Let's hope we can get it under control again and flatten the curve, we were doing good, the weekend is nice so everyone enjoy and take care

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

After a bit of googling I got this:

https://hselibrary.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Evidence-Summary-COVID-19-Risk-Assessment.pdf



Suspected cases are classified as having symptoms.

The report clearly states that its the number of swabs awaiting analysis. It's got nothing to do with what the HSE use in a clinical manner. I know this from a family member who works in the CUH.

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I am driving from Dublin to Klkenny tomorrow . Can I drive through Kildare on the Motorway without stopping ?

Course you will be able to. If you’re not going via Athy.The Gardai won’t be stopping on the motorway.

is_that_so wrote: »

Distancing is far more effective. You can't really point fingers at people who don't think the way you wanted them to do, especially they were following the best advice. Masks to me are a means to get lots of people out and about and they would not have stopped the spread from known high risk areas.

Yeah but distancing obviously isn't always feasible and the thought that people were on public transport without wearing a mask for weeks due to the governments inability to make such an obvious message clear is inexcusable tbh. If one life was lost due to someone not wearing a mask when they should have it's too much. They made a total balls of that. Only really taken till the last 3/4 weeks I'd say till we fully recovered too and you see most nearly everyone wearing masks.

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I am driving from Dublin to Klkenny tomorrow . Can I drive through Kildare on the Motorway without stopping ?

Yes.

screamer wrote: »

Course you will be able to. If you’re not going via Athy.The Gardai won’t be stopping on the motorway.

Ok thank you I wasn’t sure if it was ok to drive through

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

After a bit of googling I got this:

https://hselibrary.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Evidence-Summary-COVID-19-Risk-Assessment.pdf



Suspected cases are classified as having symptoms.

thats people with symptoms of course they're suspected.

Anyone with an outstanding swab in a hospital setting is a suspected case. I said it on here recently a family member is an ICU nurse in James's. They had 5 ICU admissions the other day and were showing 5 suspected cases in ICU in the HSE report. Only 1 was actually suspected, others were in ICU for non covid reasons. But come reporting time HSE request how many swabs have you outstanding, they say 5, its 5 suspected cases until swab says otherwise.

Non covid patients are being swabbed and if the result is outstanding then for HSE reporting they are suspected until swab says otherwise

Donnelly and Glynn holding a presser now at the DOH

Shin

I know someone on holidays in Offaly at the moment - what’s the deal with people staying in hotels - would they have to leave and cut short their stay?