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

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:25PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Theyre on lockdown, wouldn't it be more important to find and stop it quickly outside these counties?

The priority right now is those 3 counties, and rightly so.

AllGunsBlazing · 08-08-2020 03:27PM

Localised lockdowns will erode that sense of national solidarity that carried us through the first three months of the pandemic. The mood is already changing as it is. We might be about to experience our very own winter of discontent.

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:27PM

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Localised lockdowns will erode that sense of national solidarity that carried us through the first three months of the pandemic. The mood is already changing as it is. We may be about to experience our very winter of discontent.

Every other country can do it and no hassle but when Ireland does it it's "eroding national solidarity"?

fritzelly · 08-08-2020 03:28PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

LATEST TESTING UPDATE

Tests conducted last 24 hours: 4345
Tests conducted last 7 days: 26082
Additional positive tests: 128
Positivity Rate last 7 days: 1.9%

Eek

owlbethere · 08-08-2020 03:28PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

If they leave the meat factories dictating their own rules it will only go one way.

It's not just meat factories though although the clusters and outbreaks are showing up in the meat factories. It's every employer. Every employer has a responsibility to keep their establishment and working environment safe and minimise risks as much as possible. All employers have to be on board and on the same page. Gone are the days of showing up to work with a cold and employers need to implement that. I remember reading something here a few days ago from someone. He was working from home since March and theor employer is now pushing people back into the office where the work can still be done at home. Where is the sense in that?

thelad95 · 08-08-2020 03:29PM

Hard to see us not going back into restrictions on a national level to be honest. Apart from the business closures the wishy washy stay within the county boundaries won't work nor will they be adhered to.

Of all the business closures it's utterly baffling how hairdressers and barbers can continue operating. If one asymptomatic person goes in for a bazzer regardless of the mask it's likely they will pass it to the barber who will then likely pass it to nearly every other customer that comes in the rest of the day. They then go about their business as normal and all of a sudden it's all over the community.

mloc123 · 08-08-2020 03:31PM

thelad95 wrote: »

Hard to see us not going back into restrictions on a national level to be honest. Apart from the business closures the wishy washy stay within the county boundaries won't work nor will they be adhered to.

Of all the business closures it's utterly baffling how hairdressers and barbers can continue operating. If one asymptomatic person goes in for a bazzer regardless of the mask it's likely they will pass it to the barber who will then likely pass it to nearly every other customer that comes in the rest of the day. They then go about their business as normal and all of a sudden it's all over the community.

But also... This has not happened and they have been open for 6 weeks now?

hmmm · 08-08-2020 03:31PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Every other country can do it and no hassle but when Ireland does it it's "eroding national solidarity"?

Can you imagine the posts on here if we locked the whole country down because of an outbreak in some factories in the midlands.

Sometimes I think people just like complaining, public health are doing the best they can in very difficult circumstances.

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:32PM

thelad95 wrote: »

Hard to see us not going back into restrictions on a national level to be honest. Apart from the business closures the wishy washy stay within the county boundaries won't work nor will they be adhered to.

Of all the business closures it's utterly baffling how hairdressers and barbers can continue operating. If one asymptomatic person goes in for a bazzer regardless of the mask it's likely they will pass it to the barber who will then likely pass it to nearly every other customer that comes in the rest of the day. They then go about their business as normal and all of a sudden it's all over the community.

Can you point out a cluster involving barbers?

hmmm · 08-08-2020 03:33PM

thelad95 wrote: »

Hard to see us not going back into restrictions on a national level to be honest. Apart from the business closures the wishy washy stay within the county boundaries won't work nor will they be adhered to.

It's reasonable to reimpose restrictions in areas with potential for high spread. It's not trying to catch 100% of potential cases. Risk reduction.

Of all the business closures it's utterly baffling how hairdressers and barbers can continue operating. If one asymptomatic person goes in for a bazzer regardless of the mask it's likely they will pass it to the barber who will then likely pass it to nearly every other customer that comes in the rest of the day. They then go about their business as normal and all of a sudden it's all over the community.

It's not going to spread that fast if normal precautions are taken. Masks, person shouldn't be there for a long length of time, ventilation, hand-washing.

owlbethere · 08-08-2020 03:33PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Anyone outside Kildare, Laois and Offaly should expect to be waiting for a test atm tbh

That doesn't make sense. Cases are popping up in other counties and it wouldn't be smart to ignore other counties and make them wait for tests/results. It could easily spiral out of control outside of the LOKdown.

AllGunsBlazing · 08-08-2020 03:35PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Every other country can do it and no hassle but when Ireland does it it's "eroding national solidarity"?

Jesus, do you actually have a life away from this thread??

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:35PM

owlbethere wrote: »

That doesn't make sense. Cases are popping up in other counties and it wouldn't be smart to ignore other counties and make them wait for tests/results. It could easily spiral out of control outside of the LOKdown.

It makes the most sense? There's outbreaks in those 3 counties. They need to test and trace those 3 counties to make sure cases don't pop up in other counties.....

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:36PM

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Jesus, do you actually have a life away from this thread??

Yeah there's things called mobile phones i'm not sure if you've heard of them, take off the tinfoil hat

Oranage2 · 08-08-2020 03:36PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

LATEST TESTING UPDATE

Tests conducted last 24 hours: 4345
Tests conducted last 7 days: 26082
Additional positive tests: 128
Positivity Rate last 7 days: 1.9%

Will these be today's numbers or will they announce them tomorrow?

Benimar · 08-08-2020 03:40PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Will these be today's numbers or will they announce them tomorrow?

They are yesterday’s, so will be included in today’s announcement. It might be a little lower than 128, but still hard to sugar coat it.

AllGunsBlazing · 08-08-2020 03:40PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Yeah there's things called mobile phones i'm not sure if you've heard of them, take off the tinfoil hat

Witty retorts not your strong point then. I' ll leave you to continue your patrol of this thread.

stephenjmcd · 08-08-2020 03:42PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

Will these be today's numbers or will they announce them tomorrow?

They'll feed into today but was expected last night

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1291801321817997313?s=19

Oranage2 · 08-08-2020 03:43PM

Benimar wrote: »

They are yesterday’s, so will be included in today’s announcement. It might be a little lower than 128, but still hard to sugar coat it.

If they're just from the factories or those counties it might be possible to contain it but how many of these people live or travel to Dublin? This could be carnage. Doesn't help the government are fumbling with their decisions.

Onesea · 08-08-2020 03:44PM

timsey tiger wrote: »

Yes responsible people, who don't want to pass on a potentially fatal disease and taking steps to mitigate the risk. What is the world coming to?

An open airport with no restrictions on red countries entering.. Yet the locals are muzzled..

feelings · 08-08-2020 03:44PM

So at a guess...150-200 new cases today?

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:45PM

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Witty retorts not your strong point then. I' ll leave you to continue your patrol of this thread.

I'll leave you to continue your pursuit of national solidarity

ACitizenErased · 08-08-2020 03:45PM

feelings wrote: »

So at a guess...150-200 new cases today?

< 120

Benimar · 08-08-2020 03:46PM

feelings wrote: »

So at a guess...150-200 new cases today?

Totals are up to date, so less than 128.

stephenjmcd · 08-08-2020 03:46PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

If they're just from the factories or those counties it might be possible to contain it but how many of these people live or travel to Dublin? This could be carnage. Doesn't help the government are fumbling with their decisions.

Fumbling? The 3 counties that needed some sort of response based on case numbers got it.

Yes theres been some pretty poor decisions and communication has been awful but what was done yesterday was needed and came fairly quick based on the testing numbers for those 3 counties

Away With The Fairies · 08-08-2020 03:47PM

feelings wrote: »

So at a guess...150-200 new cases today?

The only way is up.

I think there's a positive song to go with that as well.

Always_Running · 08-08-2020 03:47PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

LATEST TESTING UPDATE

Tests conducted last 24 hours: 4345
Tests conducted last 7 days: 26082
Additional positive tests: 128
Positivity Rate last 7 days: 1.9%

So we are looking at a simliar daily case number today as yesterday if not higher.

jill_valentine · 08-08-2020 03:48PM

"Muzzled" is a very distinctive term. I could swear I saw somebody with similar interests and a much higher post count using it constantly before getting forum banned for ignoring a Mod instruction yesterday.

What Username Guidelines · 08-08-2020 03:48PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

LATEST TESTING UPDATE

Tests conducted last 24 hours: 4345
Tests conducted last 7 days: 26082
Additional positive tests: 128
Positivity Rate last 7 days: 1.9%

Jaysus, prob over 100 cases later so.

Atlantic Dawn · 08-08-2020 03:49PM

It should be wrote as 100-ṁ to indicate it's mostly meat factories bringing up the numbers.

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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