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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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  • #8192
    PixieValentine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭PixieValentine


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Varadkar was full of it. Sniggering and laughing as he read out grim death stats. No thanks.

    Ah here. You don’t have to like the guy, that’s absolutely fine. But it’s also pretty unfair to say he was laughing and sniggering at numbers of people dying.

    He openly said the worst part of every day for him was the updates in the evening bringing the news of how many new cases and deaths were reported that day. On at least two other occasions he stressed that it was important that people not get too desensitised and just see the day’s numbers as numbers, that it was important to remember they represented real people who were sick and who had died, and families and friends that were grieving the loss of loved ones.

    Leo definitely didn’t handle covid perfectly, he and his government most certainly made mistakes. And the Mean Girls quote, though I don’t believe it came from any bad place, was probably not his best idea. But it’s going way too far to say he laughed at people dying.

    I’m really sorry to hear that you’re struggling with worry over vulnerable family though. It’s a very tough time for people in that position, but also equally tough for the people who love them.


  • #8193
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Mm sounds like a priest. I'm going to sleep listening to him.


  • #8194
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Healthcare workers, travel and those under investigation.

    CMO said they've likely been fully traced just not included in the stats by the time the press release is published.

    Do you know whether the category of "nosocomial" infections includes healthcare workers infected at work?


  • #8195
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    yourdeadwright wrote: »
    Can we all agree the government made an absolute bollox of everything they needed to look after durning Covid
    Its literally the people of Ireland who have got us to a decent position inspire of the Holy show of a government we have

    We've had 2 different governments. What did you want them to do?
    What would you have done?

    Da gubberment


  • #8196
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,760 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Yadiel Faint Tanner wrote: »
    Do you know whether the category of "nosocomial" infections includes healthcare workers infected at work?
    Yeah they do I think. That means they picked it up in a hospital environment.


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  • #8197
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,137 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    Yadiel Faint Tanner wrote: »
    31 cases not associated with a known outbreak and not close contact of a confirmed case is a lot. What is the source of these cases?

    Letting tourists come in from countries that are riddled and letting them on their merry way.

    Only 3% got a follow up call out of 130,000 tourists who arrived.


  • #8198
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Just to follow up on the gaa posts, as a non gaa person, I spoke with someone today who received a notification that someone they had been training with had been tested for covid following a display of symptoms. The problem is however that this person went to training after their test. So you can have the best systems in place, but you can't deny it's an outlet for potential spread if people don't follow procedures.


  • #8199
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Tony was very snappy with journalists, not sure why you feel like that

    only when they asked stupid questions. commendable.


  • #8200
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Mr rebel wrote: »
    The Virgin Media news map of Ireland with Cork plastered in red and thus marking it as a virus hotspot along with the 3 midland counties is absolutely ridiculous and straight up wrong.

    I think they were just giving general good advice to avoid cork at all costs


  • #8201
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    delly wrote: »
    Just to follow up on the gaa posts, as a non gaa person, I spoke with someone today who received a notification that someone they had been training with had been tested for covid following a display of symptoms. The problem is however that this person went to training after their test. So you can have the best systems in place, but you can't deny it's an outlet for potential spread if people don't follow procedures.

    Such an idiot. Something should be done for that type of stupidity.


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  • #8202
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    delly wrote: »
    Just to follow up on the gaa posts, as a non gaa person, I spoke with someone today who received a notification that someone they had been training with had been tested for covid following a display of symptoms. The problem is however that this person went to training after their test. So you can have the best systems in place, but you can't deny it's an outlet for potential spread if people don't follow procedures.

    That person who went training while waiting for the test result was an idiot.

    I saw a report on BBC about the restart of rugby practice in UK clubs.

    They were disinfecting the ball every 5 minutes, because it is an obvious way for infection to spread from one player to another.

    Are the GAA doing the same ?


  • #8203
    BagheeraBlue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭BagheeraBlue


    The Unbearables wrote: »
    Terrible. May they rest in peace.

    What is the point of this, do you think all the people that died were good people?


  • #8204
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,760 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1291805333866909696?s=20


  • #8205
    LiquidZeb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭LiquidZeb


    BagheeraBlue wrote: »
    What is the point of this, do you think all the people that died were good people?

    With a comment like that I don't think you're in the position to judge whether anyone else was a good person.


  • #8206
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,276 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    delly wrote: »
    Just to follow up on the gaa posts, as a non gaa person, I spoke with someone today who received a notification that someone they had been training with had been tested for covid following a display of symptoms. The problem is however that this person went to training after their test. So you can have the best systems in place, but you can't deny it's an outlet for potential spread if people don't follow procedures.

    Covididiots, they should be self isolating
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #8207
    dere34
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 59 ✭✭dere34


    I find Glynn to be very short tempered - I'm waiting for him to upturn the table and storm out when pressed on the wrong issue.


  • #8208
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,893 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1291805333866909696?s=20

    But does this only look like a regional thing because the affected meat factories happen to be in these contiguous counties? If one of them was in Limerick instead of Laois would be getting a different LOKdown?


  • #8209
    BagheeraBlue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭BagheeraBlue


    LiquidZeb wrote: »
    With a comment like that I don't think you're in the position to judge whether anyone else was a good person.

    It's called a realist


  • #8210
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    It's made clear by you but I haven't seen anything official about it ever. The truth is we have no idea what qualifies as a suspected case. You believe it is people awaiting test results in a hospital but you could be wrong.

    Have you ever possibly wondered why suspected cases to transfer to confirmed cases in hospital?


  • #8211
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,177 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    BagheeraBlue wrote: »
    What is the point of this, do you think all the people that died were good people?

    Sweet @#@# are you serious? Of course you aren't or it says a lot about about you. Lovely person.


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  • #8212
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    Letting tourists come in from countries that are riddled and letting them on their merry way.

    Only 3% got a follow up call out of 130,000 tourists who arrived.


    Only 2.5% of the total cases to date (26400+) have been classified as travel related transmission.


  • #8213
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    Loafing Oaf wrote: »
    But does this only look like a regional thing because the affected meat factories happen to be in these contiguous counties? If one of them was in Limerick instead of Laois would be getting a different LOKdown?

    Probably. It’s gone beyond the plants now, so they need to contain it. A real shame, but you would absolutely hope they’re looking at mitigating the risk in other meat plants nationwide, although it does seem like we are only capable of reactive measurements where they matter.


  • #8214
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Yeah they do I think. That means they picked it up in a hospital environment.

    Ok. It's just the case definition of "hospital acquired infection" makes no mention of healthcare workers, so it's confusing.


    https://www.hpsc.ie/az/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/cadedefinitions/

    And then they use "nosocomial" rather than HAI on a lot of graphs and statistics.


  • #8215
    The Unbearables
    Closed Accounts Posts: 359 ✭✭The Unbearables


    BagheeraBlue wrote: »
    What is the point of this, do you think all the people that died were good people?

    What?


  • #8216
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,276 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    Letting tourists come in from countries that are riddled and letting them on their merry way.

    Only 3% got a follow up call out of 130,000 tourists who arrived.

    County Lockdown but no ban on flights from Covid hot spot Countries and with no forced quarantine
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #8217
    v638sg7k1a92bx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,913 ✭✭✭v638sg7k1a92bx


    19 cases in the entire county from community transmission in the last five days. There’ll be plenty of people looking explanations why life is put on hold in three counties because of an otherwise unremarkable level of virus-at-large.


  • #8218
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,548 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Aisha Slimy Trapezoid wrote: »
    19 cases in the entire county from community transmission in the last five days. There’ll be plenty of people looking explanations why life is put on hold in three counties because of an otherwise unremarkable level of virus-at-large.

    :pac:


  • #8219
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Are we still letting in tourists while putting restrictions on 3 counties? People aren't going to be very happy there and I wouldn't blame them.


  • #8220
    Dampsquid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 687 ✭✭✭Dampsquid


    coastwatch wrote: »
    Only 2.5% of the total cases to date (26400+) have been classified as travel related transmission.

    What percentage of people did those 2.5% infect when they brought the virus into the country?


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  • #8221
    MadYaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,347 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Aisha Slimy Trapezoid wrote: »
    19 cases in the entire county from community transmission in the last five days. There’ll be plenty of people looking explanations why life is put on hold in three counties because of an otherwise unremarkable level of virus-at-large.

    Life on hold :pac: let me get my violin


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