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

Strumms · 19-08-2020 06:30PM

timmy_mallet wrote: »

There's nothing stopping you from continuing to do that.

There are restrictions preventing other people from doing the things they like doing, and would be considered a normal way of living.

There is 0 guarantee of a vaccine, zero, 0, nowt, none.

Nothing is normal and nothing WILL be normal as long as there is a situation on this planet where a highly contagious virus has killed 777,000 people globally and that virus hasn’t existed before outside a laboratory.

One person dies from covid every 15 seconds.... look at your watch folks, that isn’t made up.

JP Liz V1 · 19-08-2020 06:30PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Isn't the tip numbers related to an outbreak though ? I know it's a high number but it's known the source of them. Did something happen in limerick with a confirmed outbreak that I might have missed ?

Is Limerick high from sports clubs and Kilkee beach party tracings etc.,

HeyV · 19-08-2020 06:31PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/36bd8-statement-from-the-national-public-health-emergency-team-tuesday-18-august/#cases-by-county
Galway was +1
Just for reference - if you're looking for location cases from say the 17th of July, they're contained at the bottom of the 18th of July's press release

Thank you, will know that for again

lukas8888 · 19-08-2020 06:33PM

Leitrim has now gone 15 days without a case best in class,also only 3 new cases in 3 months.Before the Leitrim jokes start i know it has the smallest population,but the Carrick On Shannon area is well populated and attracts large numbers of tourists cruising the river Shannon.

19-08-2020 06:33PM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Not a hope this thing is eradicated in Wuhan unless the Chinese know something about treating this that they haven't shared.

https://www-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rte.ie/amp/1159804/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15978580006454&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2F2020%2F0818%2F1159804-coronavirus-wuhan%2F

Europe and the americas are absolutely rubbish at dealing with this. Democracy and personal freedoms has its place but not in the face of a once in a 100 year global pandemic. Accept the government is going to take some of your normal freedoms for the next while to get out of this. Leadership in Europe and America has been poor but then people wanted them in. Americans voted trump in. What did they expect?

Oranage2 · 19-08-2020 06:34PM

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Why do you think China has been so successful managing it

Because they locked down the country, they had experiences of a lockdown 17 years ago with Sars so people had a fear and took it seriously.

There are many massive gated communities and by lockdown people couldn't leave these communities for 3-4 months and you had to wear a Mask and social distance inside. You could only leave the community for grocery shopping and that was permitted once a day by one person from your apartment. If you came into your community even from another city you had to quarantine, someone came and stuck tape across your door and you wouldn't be allowed leave for 14 days.

They then found people were coming into the country with the virus so they closed the border. Anyone returning must quarantine in a hotel and yet ur expense for 14 days.

So they beat the virus with very strict rules for 3-4 month hard lockdown.

There are still cases popping up but I'm not sure how they're controlling them now. Also schools were the last thing they opened until they knew everything was safe.

19-08-2020 06:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.rte.ie/amp/1159804/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15978580006454&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2F2020%2F0818%2F1159804-coronavirus-wuhan%2F

Europe and the americas are absolutely rubbish at dealing with this. Democracy and personal freedoms has its place but not in the face of a once in a 100 year global pandemic. Accept the government is going to take some of your normal freedoms for the next while to get out of this. Leadership in Europe and America has been poor but then people wanted them in.

History tells us that doesn't end well

owlbethere · 19-08-2020 06:37PM

timmy_mallet wrote: »

There's nothing stopping you from continuing to do that.

There are restrictions preventing other people from doing the things they like doing, and would be considered a normal way of living.

There is 0 guarantee of a vaccine, zero, 0, nowt, none.

The Oxford vaccine is looking very promising and it will be with us by Christmas. It will take some more months to roll it out across the population.

Strumms · 19-08-2020 06:38PM

lukas8888 wrote: »

Leitrim has now gone 15 days without a case best in class,also only 3 new cases in 3 months.Before the Leitrim jokes start i know it has the smallest population,but the Carrick On Shannon area is well populated and attracts large numbers of tourists cruising the river Shannon.

Fair play and well done... it’s not a densely populated county but all the same it’s great that the population in that part of the country are playing their part and serious about helping the country and it’s citizens.

19-08-2020 06:40PM

https://mobile.twitter.com/thepmanofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

This guy has been keeping a note of the county figures for months. Is a handy tool to refer back to.

Tipperary animal lover · 19-08-2020 06:40PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is Limerick high from sports clubs and Kilkee beach party tracings etc.,

Out break in the hospital i think

stephenjmcd · 19-08-2020 06:42PM

FAI in talks with government, note that they didn't call out Glynn like the GAA but looked for government talks straight away

"The FAI remains in discussions with Government agencies around the latest COVID-19 guidelines and how they affect football at all levels.

As soon as the Government has updated the association on a number of issues, we will communicate a revised Safer Return to Training and Safer Return to Play Protocols."

Drumpot · 19-08-2020 06:43PM

lukas8888 wrote: »

Leitrim has now gone 15 days without a case best in class,also only 3 new cases in 3 months.Before the Leitrim jokes start i know it has the smallest population,but the Carrick On Shannon area is well populated and attracts large numbers of tourists cruising the river Shannon.

Most people outside of Leitrim don’t even know if it exists. I’m still dubious when I see Leitrim tog out every summer in the champo.

robbiezero · 19-08-2020 06:46PM

Strumms wrote: »

Fair play and well done... it’s not a densely populated county but all the same it’s great that the population in that part of the country are playing their part and serious about helping the country and it’s citizens.

As opposed to what?

podgeandrodge · 19-08-2020 06:47PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

I heard that if you are quick enough you can actually dodge the virus in a supermarket. Should tell them that next time. We have to be optimistic about the future.
Of course there his no evidence of this but equally there is no evidence you can't so like you know.

Well, now that you mention it, the HSE still states that spending more than 15 minutes of face-to-face contact within 2 metres of an infected person in any setting is a close contact.

So a quick shop should be reasonably safe! Possibly why there was sweet feck all cases even before masks

Loafing Oaf · 19-08-2020 06:47PM

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Initially yes, but you still have transmission from abroad etc, you just couldn't keep it quiet

I know; I was being facetious. AFAIK, bad and all as the Chinese authorities are, they didn't actually weld people into their apartments. In some blocks, they closed off all entrances bar one so they could monitor that one properly via CCTV or whatever.

Tokyo · 19-08-2020 06:47PM

Paddygreen wrote: »

The Climate Change Emergency hasn’t gone away you know. I am expecting climate carnage by this time tomorrow. Big hammer blow for Cork. Destruction is almost guaranteed.

Mod: @Paddygreen - cut it out. You have been given a lot of latitude so far, but the very next condescending or facetious post from you will earn you a threadban.

stephenjmcd · 19-08-2020 06:48PM

This really is laughable, department says one thing, minister says another
https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1296141445942870017?s=19

https://twitter.com/DeptAHG/status/1296081540225654784?s=19

ExMachina1000 · 19-08-2020 06:49PM

Over 3,700 cases in Spain today.

Depressing

mloc123 · 19-08-2020 06:49PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

This really is laughable, department says one thing, minister says another
https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1296141445942870017?s=19

They don't even understand their own guidelines... Which makes them relatable, since nobody else understands them either.

19-08-2020 06:51PM

AdamD wrote: »

History tells us that doesn't end well

Thomas Hobbs said it well. Without government life is nasty brutish and short. Governments for the most part try to protect the majority. In return we give up some of our personal freedoms. I think western culture has been so immune from harsh realities for so long they don't see this. Freedom good/government bad.

nocoverart · 19-08-2020 06:52PM

Drumpot wrote: »

Most people outside of Leitrim don’t even know if it exists. I’m still dubious when I see Leitrim tog out every summer in the champo.

That’s said about Carlow too, but we’re not doing all that great considering our population.

JP Liz V1 · 19-08-2020 06:54PM

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Out break in the hospital i think

God love them all, hope recoveries no fatalities

podgeandrodge · 19-08-2020 06:55PM

Can someone confirm where the NPHET proposed pubs going back to 10.30pm was?

Eamon Ryan quoted as saying it is "just as safe" to stay open for a half hour longer.

He told RTE's Today with Sarah McInerney: "The government assessed that the risk there, they didn't see that the risk was actually attached to the time.

"It was actually the management of the pub, to make sure we don't have any incidences where pubs are flouting the rules.

"And actually if it's an orderly, properly done process we think over an extended period it could actually be just as safe.

"In fact, if you're trying to cram people into a certain shorter period of time it might be less safe. That was a judgement call by the government."

So why not leave the times alone then?

marno21 · 19-08-2020 06:56PM

nocoverart wrote: »

That’s said about Carlow too, but we’re not doing all that great considering our population.

Carlow has the 3rd lowest population of any county and is bordered by Kildare though. Given the population of Carlow it would only require 39 cases over a 14 day period to reach the threshold at which Laois was locked down. In contrast Dublin would require 932 cases over a 14 day period to reach that threshold.

19-08-2020 06:57PM

Drumpot wrote: »

Most people outside of Leitrim don’t even know if it exists. I’m still dubious when I see Leitrim tog out every summer in the champo.

It has been doing well from the start. It's helped that sorrounding counties north/south have done fairly well also. Sligo/fermanagh.

owlbethere · 19-08-2020 07:00PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

This really is laughable, department says one thing, minister says another
https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1296141445942870017?s=19

https://twitter.com/DeptAHG/status/1296081540225654784?s=19

What's the point of putting on a concert for 6 audience members. Ridiculous.

I thought the 6 people restriction applied to private gatherings in homes.

fritzelly · 19-08-2020 07:02PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

This really is laughable, department says one thing, minister says another
https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1296141445942870017?s=19

https://twitter.com/DeptAHG/status/1296081540225654784?s=19

This is really clear - why is everyone complaining about mixed messages

Mr Donnelly further added that in the cases of gyms if people are "obeying the rules", then you can have more than six people but for any gym classes, there can be no more than six

nocoverart · 19-08-2020 07:03PM

marno21 wrote: »

Carlow has the 3rd lowest population of any county and is bordered by Kildare though. Given the population of Carlow it would only require 39 cases over a 14 day period to reach the threshold at which Laois was locked down. In contrast Dublin would require 932 cases over a 14 day period to reach that threshold.

Ah yeah, valid point. Kildare though, always Kildare... if hosting a sh1thole like Athy wasn’t bad enough

DevilsHaircut · 19-08-2020 07:10PM

Dr Glynn gives further explanation for the benefit of the GAA, Leo Varadkar, Michael McNamara, Ryanair and the rest of his attackers and assorted whatabouters.

https://twitter.com/ronan_glynn/status/1296141115553394694

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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