Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

ShyMets · 18-08-2020 11:31AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

If I said the sky was blue you'd disagree with me

Technical the sky is not blue. It just appears like that because of the way light from the sun enters into Earth's atmosphere. So the poster would be well within their rights to disagree:)

The Unbearables · 18-08-2020 11:31AM

Hego Damask wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53816511

Mission accomplished, the CCP have infected the world and ruined the worlds economy while profiting nicely from it , PARTY TIME!!!

Utter scum, there need to be consequences for that f*cking ****hole of a country.

Good luck finding criticism from our left leaning liberal media.

Orange man bad.

Red man good.

KrustyUCC · 18-08-2020 11:35AM

I know it's the Mirror but they are reporting on possible further local lockdowns and they specifically mention Carlow

autumnbelle · 18-08-2020 11:42AM

That’s mental how are China’s figures not increasing? Absolutely farcical that we can have 200 cases a day and they are coming out with 20

drunkmonkey · 18-08-2020 11:43AM

mountgomery burns wrote: »

What is the sense in asking older people to limit time outdoors?

We're going to be asked to wear masks outdoors now..

drunkmonkey · 18-08-2020 11:45AM

autumnbelle wrote: »

That’s mental how are China’s figures not increasing? Absolutely farcical that we can have 200 cases a day and they are coming out with 20

We're not coming out with 200 sick people a day though. You'll always get cases, we applied the same logic to Aids here we'd be getting cases every day.

Eod100 · 18-08-2020 11:47AM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Nope, they can't enter private property to break up a house party without a warrant.

It was clarified yesterday they have very little powers in terms of public health.

When it comes to pubs for example the only thing they can do there is if no meals are being served.

As you mention not even emergency powers

Seems another one again where enforcement is poor. Lot of talk about policing with consent, majority following guidelines. That's all well and good but why isn't there any provision for a minority. Even if it was fining owner or person renting in house if they're acting the maggot might make people think twice.

Eod100 · 18-08-2020 11:48AM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know it's the Mirror but they are reporting on possible further local lockdowns and they specifically mention Carlow

Carlow's incidence always seemed high all along and was never fully explained. Are there big meat plants there say?

stephenjmcd · 18-08-2020 11:49AM

Eod100 wrote: »

Seems another one again where enforcement is poor. Lot of talk about policing with consent, majority following guidelines. That's all well and good but why isn't there any provision for a minority. Even if it was fining owner or person renting in house if they're acting the maggot might make people think twice.

A few decent articles here on the actual Garda powers, which really are extremely limited

https://twitter.com/CormacJOKeeffe/status/1295662923373780993?s=19

GooglePlus · 18-08-2020 11:49AM

ShyMets wrote: »

Technical the sky is not blue. It just appears like that because of the way light from the sun enters into Earth's atmosphere. So the poster would be well within their rights to disagree:)

The colour of everything we know is the result of the objects interaction with light and how our eyes perceive the light as a result of the interaction. So saying the sky is blue is the same as saying the grass is green.

growleaves · 18-08-2020 11:50AM

autumnbelle wrote: »

That’s mental how are China’s figures not increasing? Absolutely farcical that we can have 200 cases a day and they are coming out with 20

Communist dictatorships = liars

You don't know how many cases China has. No one here does.

Boggles · 18-08-2020 11:52AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

We're not coming out with 200 sick people a day though. You'll always get cases, we applied the same logic to Aids here we'd be getting cases every day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO8x1jmmiJA

KrustyUCC · 18-08-2020 11:55AM

Eod100 wrote: »

Carlow's incidence always seemed high all along and was never fully explained. Are there big meat plants there say?

I don't have a notion

Never been to Carlow lol

John O.Groats · 18-08-2020 11:57AM

Eod100 wrote: »

Seems another one again where enforcement is poor. Lot of talk about policing with consent, majority following guidelines. That's all well and good but why isn't there any provision for a minority. Even if it was fining owner or person renting in house if they're acting the maggot might make people think twice.

Personally if it was up to me I would use batons, tasers etc. on anyone found to be violating the recommendations in this way.. Whatever it takes to knock some sense into moronic heads.

Loafing Oaf · 18-08-2020 11:58AM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I don't have a notion

Never been to Carlow lol

There's a song in that somewhere

bennyl10 · 18-08-2020 11:58AM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I know it's the Mirror but they are reporting on possible further local lockdowns and they specifically mention Carlow

we've had Donnelly already said Local lockdowns weren't being considered

it'll been more 'recommendations;

BagheeraBlue · 18-08-2020 11:59AM

John O.Groats wrote: »

Personally if it was up to me I would use batons, tasers etc. on anyone found to be violating the recommendations. Whatever it takes to knock some sense into moronic heads.

Might as well have let the nazis win

The Unbearables · 18-08-2020 12:00PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

That’s mental how are China’s figures not increasing? Absolutely farcical that we can have 200 cases a day and they are coming out with 20

Communist liars.

GooglePlus · 18-08-2020 12:01PM

The Unbearables wrote: »

Communist liars.

And soon to be the new leaders of the "free" world.

SeaBreezes · 18-08-2020 12:06PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Its not a mild strain and a strong stain, its a mild/ no disease or a serious disease. There is only 1 strain as serious / mild / asymptomatic cases come out of the same clusters.

And detecting as many of the real infections as possible is a good thing. Its obviously better when there are none, but when there are, detect as many as possible

There are more than one type of strain of virus, the D614 strain is the worry.

https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/d614g-mutation-strains-of-the-sars-cov-2-coronavirus-fast-appearing-in-south-east-asia,-experts-warn-to-prepared-for-the-worst-in-coming-months-

Micky 32 · 18-08-2020 12:16PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

You have to be on a wind up.

I doubt it, going by other posts the posts come across as angry and aggressive.

mountgomery burns · 18-08-2020 12:17PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

A few decent articles here on the actual Garda powers, which really are extremely limited

https://twitter.com/CormacJOKeeffe/status/1295662923373780993?s=19

A clear insight into the ineptitude of legislators in this Country

ShyMets · 18-08-2020 12:18PM

GooglePlus wrote: »

The colour of everything we know is the result of the objects interaction with light and how our eyes perceive the light as a result of the interaction. So saying the sky is blue is the same as saying the grass is green.

Not exactly correct. But this isn't the forum for such discussions

expectationlost · 18-08-2020 12:21PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Test and trace system now taking up to four days

"The country's test and trace system for Covid 19 is now taking almost four days to complete.

The time it takes from a person being referred for a test to their close contacts being traced was three days at the start of the month.

It has now increased up to 3.8 days, as the demand for testing has risen."

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/test-and-trace-system-now-taking-up-to-four-days-1014356.html

Not much of an increase though

are some testing staff on holidays (not that they don't need a break)

Eod100 · 18-08-2020 12:27PM

John O.Groats wrote: »

Personally if it was up to me I would use batons, tasers etc. on anyone found to be violating the recommendations in this way.. Whatever it takes to knock some sense into moronic heads.

Let's not turn into Belarus over night..!

Gruffalux · 18-08-2020 12:35PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsWyb51T5HQ

If you want parties in the yard but not them using your loo... Paddygreen would approve, I feel.

kksaints · 18-08-2020 12:36PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

I don't have a notion

Never been to Carlow lol

A number of the cases in Carlow are rumoured to be linked to the kildare meat factories.

Eod100 · 18-08-2020 12:38PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

A few decent articles here on the actual Garda powers, which really are extremely limited

https://twitter.com/CormacJOKeeffe/status/1295662923373780993?s=19

Ah nice one. I'd missed this but looks like Gardai may get new powers to enforce rules on parties. Whether that could be constitutional is another issue but maybe if emergency and temporary in context of public health situation it could be. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/coronavirus-cabinet-to-discuss-increased-garda-powers-and-new-advice-for-over-70s-1.4333002?mode=amp

GooglePlus · 18-08-2020 12:49PM

ShyMets wrote: »

Not exactly correct. But this isn't the forum for such discussions

https://www.livescience.com/32559-why-do-we-see-in-color.html

"When light hits an object – say, a banana – the object absorbs some of the light and reflects the rest of it. Which wavelengths are reflected or absorbed depends on the properties of the object.

For a ripe banana, wavelengths of about 570 to 580 nanometers bounce back. These are the wavelengths of yellow light."

So the colour of an object is dependent on how it reacts with light.

Completely off topic but it's interesting, so I said I'd mention it in response to your post.

Eod100 · 18-08-2020 12:49PM

Seems the mask chin wearers are out in force today. If only common sense was common..!

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