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

GooglePlus · 18-08-2020 03:32PM

This virus seems to be attacking everything my grandmother held dear to her heart. I'm glad she isn't around today to see hang sangidges and mugs of tae fall into the crossfire.

Ficheall · 18-08-2020 03:32PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

They're blaming the factories on an U12 camogie match? Is this a joke?

It is a crap joke, aye.

leahyl · 18-08-2020 03:32PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Well played

Lol thought it was a good one too :-D

Xenji · 18-08-2020 03:33PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

i feel like such an idiot :D:D:D

KrustyUCC · 18-08-2020 03:33PM

“It’s very important that the message doesn’t go out that outdoors is in any way dangerous,” stated Glynn. “Outdoors is safer.

"We want to encourage people to meet outdoors. Clearly, if you have a small number of people in a large stadium from a public health perspective there is no public health issue with that.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-40027325.html

What in hell has changed in the last 2 weeks?

stephenjmcd · 18-08-2020 03:34PM

https://twitter.com/MaryERegan/status/1295730588352163843?s=19

Turtwig · 18-08-2020 03:34PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Baffling decision if its been taken.

Glynn said only 2 weeks ago they had no concern about outdoor sporting events and that the 200 at a match wasn't an issue as it was low risk

Not really evidence based medicine means changing position based on new facts. Contact tracing had shown that how people were travelling to and fro and accessing these venues was a problem. This seems to be an attempt to address that. Easy fix but question is whether it's reasonably necessary. I'd like if they published the briefing info ministers but that's a pipe dream.

Still I feel they should be doing more to reveal to public insights from contact tracing as that gives best insight into how virus behaves in Ireland. (read that as how irish people behave in a COVID environment)

leahyl · 18-08-2020 03:34PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

“It’s very important that the message doesn’t go out that outdoors is in any way dangerous,” stated Glynn. “Outdoors is safer.

"We want to encourage people to meet outdoors. Clearly, if you have a small number of people in a large stadium from a public health perspective there is no public health issue with that.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-40027325.html

What in hell has changed in the last 2 weeks?

A complete u-turn if it’s true

Renjit · 18-08-2020 03:36PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Tony went rouge and see what happened

More like Moulin Rouge

18-08-2020 03:36PM

Eod100 wrote: »

22 people in a 2 bed house..?!

Always check the link - dont just trust the source, verify the source

Xenji · 18-08-2020 03:38PM

Looks like we will be waiting a bit longer for the press conference.

https://twitter.com/MaryERegan/status/1295730588352163843

What Username Guidelines · 18-08-2020 03:38PM

Turtwig wrote: »

Not really evidence based medicine means changing position based on new facts. Contact tracing had shown that how people were travelling to and fro and accessing these venues was a problem. This seems to be an attempt to address that. Easy fix but question is whether it's reasonably necessary. I'd like if they published the briefing info ministers but that's a pipe dream.

Still I feel they should be doing more to reveal to public insights from contact tracing as that gives best insight into how virus behaves in Ireland. (read that as how irish people behave in a COVID environment)

Even if that was the case, this is absolutely the worst way to go about it. Banning the sport at the destination doesn't solve people being idiots and piling into cars together from varying households, if that's what's being suggested here. This isn't sport being an issue, it's people not adhering to other guidelines.

If true, this is such a silly misstep from government, and I don't even like sports.

maebee · 18-08-2020 03:38PM

Eod100 wrote: »

22 people in a 2 bed house..?!

I don't know how true this is but I heard that they literally "bed share", i.e. while 11 workers work one shift, the other 11 are sleeping. When those 11 finish their shift, they're sleeping in the beds of the other 11. :eek:

Renjit · 18-08-2020 03:40PM

maebee wrote: »

I don't know how true this is but I heard that they literally "bed share", i.e. while 11 workers work one shift, the other 11 are sleeping. When those 11 finish their shift, they're sleeping in the beds of the other 11. :eek:

That seems too far fetched. Could be true for sweat shops in other countries.

What Username Guidelines · 18-08-2020 03:40PM

RTE push notification also claiming sporting events behind closed doors.

maebee wrote: »

I don't know how true this is but I heard that they literally "bed share", i.e. while 11 workers work one shift, the other 11 are sleeping. When those 11 finish their shift, they're sleeping in the beds of the other 11. :eek:

Quite common, referred to as 'hot bedding'. Eugh.

ACitizenErased · 18-08-2020 03:40PM

https://twitter.com/RichieMcCormack/status/1295729776569782275?s=20

Oranage2 · 18-08-2020 03:42PM

Is Glyn drunk?

Arghus · 18-08-2020 03:43PM

growleaves wrote: »

You're on intellectual autopilot Mr. Bank. I could go to a newsagent down the road, purchase a newspaper, and I would know all your opinions.

You are instructed by the media to mistrust certain leaders (Trump, Bolsonaro Putin, Johnson etc.) and trust the rest. You should mistrust all of them and all the information coming your way and do your own thinking.

Oh please. You post nothing but boilerplate right wing contrarian scutter and dress it up in pseudish faux high mindedness. Your opinions are equally predictable.

Igotadose · 18-08-2020 03:43PM

I wonder if they'll actually do anything that might reduce tourism from overseas.

Turtwig · 18-08-2020 03:44PM

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

Even if that was the case, this is absolutely the worst way to go about it. Banning the sport at the destination doesn't solve people being idiots and piling into cars together from varying households, if that's what's being suggested here. This isn't sport being an issue, it's people not adhering to other guidelines.

If true, this is such a silly misstep from government, and I don't even like sports.

We have to wait to see the exact measures but I don't consider this a ban on sports. Behind closed doors usually means no general public access. Matches and training often took place between closed doors when teams wanted something to be private.

redmgar · 18-08-2020 03:44PM

So what will be the number later? Around a Hundred?

Oranage2 · 18-08-2020 03:45PM

redmgar wrote: »

So what will be the number later? Around a Hundred?

Very few positive tests today but a lot in the backlog, possibly 50-150

KrustyUCC · 18-08-2020 03:48PM

It's effectively a ban on sports when only teams are able to go

That will prob be the next thing to go ... no matches whatsoever

My club has had over 15 championship matches over the last month and not 1 case in the club

There have been 4 cases in the locality over the last 2 months

Yet the 50 or so supporters that are allowed at the moment will be banned from supporting the team

Madness from Micheal Martin and NPHET

harr · 18-08-2020 03:48PM

Sports behind closed doors is absolutely ridiculous.. every other country increased numbers allowed at events. Anybody point out any evidence to increased risks with spectators at a match for example.. was at county ground recently with 50 spectators allowed and you could have easily fit another 300 in and still have social distancing.. 3 whole stands empty .. surely encouraging getting outside in a safe manner is important.. this will stop all underage sports for the rest of the year . Government really at that risk now of the whole country losing confidence with them .. definitely going about this arseways now and targeting people who have up till now followed the guidelines without question.
Yet even today meat factories are seeing new clusters.

gazzer · 18-08-2020 03:49PM

Renjit wrote: »

That seems too far fetched. Could be true for sweat shops in other countries.

While not as extreme as the 22 people in a 2 bedroom house I had a friend who shared a 3 bedroom house with 4 Brazilians last year. He had his own room and the other two where single rooms. The 4 Brazilians took turns sleeping in the beds as 2 of them worked nights.

The Unbearables · 18-08-2020 03:49PM

Totally support the decision on sports if true. Getting the schools open is the priority and anything that helps us reach that goal is welcome.

stephenjmcd · 18-08-2020 03:50PM

The Unbearables wrote: »

Totally support the decision on sports if true. Getting the schools open is the priority and anything that helps us reach that goal is welcome.

Explain how 50 people spread out in a 10k capacity stadium helps get the schools open ?

KrustyUCC · 18-08-2020 03:50PM

Load of BS

Nothing to do with the schools reopening

How can the government get school open indoors when they ban people outdoors?

PowerToWait · 18-08-2020 03:51PM

growleaves wrote: »

It has nothing to do with the United States.

If you don't understand that figures released from a Communist dictatorship can't be trusted and why then you are the intellectual equivalent of an ingénue orphan wandering around hoping to be adopted by a kind family.

The propensity of people on this thread to take things at face value seems to have no bottom. It has no beginning or end.

"Hey China has only a handful of cases out of a population of 1.4 billion. We should see what they're doing right and copy them. Its too bad we don't the advantages of Communism that would be really efficient"

Just think and engage your brain. Do they have a motive for lying? Have they been trustworthy either in the recent past or the distant past? Do the numbers seem credible even forgoing these questions?

Well that’s me told. I don’t put much trust in the figures coming out of the US, UK, Russia or Brazil. It has nothing to do with the political ideology, as you seem to imply a communist government is automatically disreputable.

Ingénue orphan :pac:

ACitizenErased · 18-08-2020 03:51PM

They'll have to give a very f*cking good explanation to convince the people if it's true

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

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