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Covid 19 Part XXII-30,360 in ROI(1,781 deaths) 8,035 in NI (568 deaths)(10/09)Read OP

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  • #2312
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    No. Why? They're not effective.

    Workplaces do temperature checks. Thought schools might have to as well. Schools in Asian countries have been doing temperature checks.


  • #2313
    Funsterdelux
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    George Lee herding cats


  • #2314
    Goldengirl
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    George Lee on news ;)


  • #2315
    Away With The Fairies
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    Watching the news there and they go on about distancing and washing hands. Very little emphasis on masks.


  • #2316
    TokenJester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭TokenJester


    Ok dumb question

    Why are we suppressing the virus , are we expecting a vaccine


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  • #2317
    Non solum non ambulabit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Non solum non ambulabit


    owlbethere wrote: »
    What is employment law on sick pay? I would have presumed it was illegal to not have a policy on sick days, sick time and sick pay.

    The way employment has gone in the last few years workers protections are being stripped away.

    There are 10s of thousands of workers on zero hour contracts with no rights. Technically they are self employed. Miss work and no pay. No excuses.

    So a scenario where a worker has to pay rent of say €200 a week but is only been given 20 hours work in a week, will have to work every hour just to cover rent. These people are in a desperate situation and need to go into work. The govt have done nothing to protect these people and ultimately protect society.


  • #2318
    KrustyUCC
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    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    George Lee herding cats

    Good old doom and gloom George


  • #2319
    stephenjmcd
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    Goldengirl wrote: »
    George Lee on news ;)

    What's he at now ?

    Seems to be rolled out once every few weeks and nearly has a panic attack on air


  • #2320
    Steve F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭Steve F


    is_that_so wrote: »
    This thread might be a better read.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058062347
    A handful are in or moving into the mass testing Phase 3 of clinical trials but it will very likely be next year before we see anything concrete.

    Thanks....I'll take a look


  • #2321
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    niallo27 wrote: »
    400 i though it read.

    You were dead right!
    Just heard 400 on news this time.
    Great news !


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  • #2322
    bodhrandude
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    Stheno wrote: »
    No legal requirements for employers to pay sick leave

    Well they need their premises burned down then, don't they.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #2323
    Jim_Hodge
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    TokenJester wrote: »
    Ok dumb question

    Why are we suppressing the virus , are we expecting a vaccine

    We're just trying to keep it at a manageable level that the health service and economy can cope with.


  • #2324
    Itssoeasy
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    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    George Lee herding cats

    Thank Jesus I decided to not watch it tonight. I couldn’t handle him. I honestly some in the media can’t get enough of COVID-19. Report on it yes but let’s be sensible. Apparently kids aren’t smart enough to not drink hand sanitizer ffs.


  • #2325
    Goldengirl
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    What's he at now ?

    Seems to be rolled out once every few weeks and nearly has a panic attack on air

    Just making hay while the sun shines !

    A lot re how many contacts we have in our national budget , as per Phillip Nolan ...finally something our George has a handle on ;)


  • #2326
    Funsterdelux
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Are they doing temperature checks in schools?

    Parents can do it in the mornings before they leave the house.


  • #2327
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,450 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Goldengirl wrote: »
    Just making hay while the sun shines !

    A lot re how many contacts we have in our national budget , as per Phillip Nolan ...finally something our George has a handle on ;)

    He's unbelievable, never seen him relaxed on the news, there's always something that has him excited


  • #2328
    Funsterdelux
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Thank Jesus I decided to not watch it tonight. I couldn’t handle him. I honestly some in the media can’t get enough of COVID-19. Report on it yes but let’s be sensible. Apparently kids aren’t smart enough to not drink hand sanitizer ffs.

    Very much a cameo appearance


  • #2329
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Non solum non ambulabit wrote: »
    The way employment has gone in the last few years workers protections are being stripped away.

    There are 10s of thousands of workers on zero hour contracts with no rights. Technically they are self employed. Miss work and no pay. No excuses.

    So a scenario where a worker has to pay rent of say €200 a week but is only been given 20 hours work in a week, will have to work every hour just to cover rent. These people are in a desperate situation and need to go into work. The govt have done nothing to protect these people and ultimately protect society.

    And they have been told this would be an issue when people are desperate and can't afford to ring in sick ...another problem for / with this government.


  • #2330
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,757 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Spain's numbers seem quite high?
    I wonder why?

    Oh yes.
    A thread on a massive amount of meat factory outbreaks:
    https://twitter.com/ciudacain/status/1291442745513512963


  • #2331
    Goldengirl
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I had to venture into Cork city centre today, the amount of homeless, drunk and drugged ones approaching for money was very intimidating especially from the younger, no social distancing or masks, it was scary, I felt it has got worse

    Ye must be doing something right down in Cork though .

    How low are your cases now ?


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  • #2332
    ACitizenErased
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I had to venture into Cork city centre today, the amount of homeless, drunk and drugged ones approaching for money was very intimidating especially from the younger, no social distancing or masks, it was scary, I felt it has got worse
    The city has been like that for the last year. I never need to go anywhere besides Paul Street, Patrick's Street, Oliver Plunkett Street and down towards UCC, and avoid the quays, so rarely see them anymore.


  • #2333
    speckle
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    There is music for residents in the ballroom no dancing which I doubt does meals
    Apart from singing or wind instruments otherwise they should just count towards numbers in the room.
    Singing... best practise 5msq around them and well ventilated room.(last time I checked). wouldnt want audience singin along either.

    World music center in university limerick has good links regaring best practise . also information on gov.ie


  • #2334
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    speckle wrote: »
    Apart from singing or wind instruments otherwise they should just count towards numbers in the room.
    Singing... best practise 5msq around them and well ventilated room.(last time I checked). wouldnt want audience singin along either.

    World music center in university limerick has good links regaring best practise . also information on gov.ie

    Is this for weddings , or gigs?


  • #2335
    giveitholly
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    Primetime starting shortly and on again about going into a national lockdown


  • #2336
    stephenjmcd
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    HSE Operations report

    30 covid patients in hosptial increase of 2.

    5 in ICU, increase of 1.

    7 cases confirmed in hosptials today.

    Much like the last few days based on the numbers versus yesterday it appears that those that test postive in hosptial are being admitted for 1 night at least.

    New cases are, Kilkenny 2, 1 each in Beaumont, Crumlin, Letterkenny, UHL & Wexford


  • #2337
    owlbethere
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    Non solum non ambulabit wrote: »
    The way employment has gone in the last few years workers protections are being stripped away.

    There are 10s of thousands of workers on zero hour contracts with no rights. Technically they are self employed. Miss work and no pay. No excuses.

    So a scenario where a worker has to pay rent of say €200 a week but is only been given 20 hours work in a week, will have to work every hour just to cover rent. These people are in a desperate situation and need to go into work. The govt have done nothing to protect these people and ultimately protect society.

    This has to change ASAP. This is the very S hit that has dragged America down. People couldnt afford time off from work.

    I thought there was a covid illness payment brought in by Leo. Where is that now? What does that covid payment cover? Illness? Illness from a positive test? Isolation?

    What was the point of putting us under lockdown for a few months and putting restrictions on us to suppress the virus when there is a problem with workers and pay? How is having poor work conditions where people feel the need to work while sick going to help thi8going forward?

    The whole thing is a mess.

    What is the point of following guidelines and crashing the economy for suppressing a virus when they turn around and dump on us like this. Urging us to keep our contacts low when employers and colleagues can literally piss on our backs.


  • #2338
    ACitizenErased
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    HSE Operations report

    30 covid patients in hosptial increase of 2.

    5 in ICU, increase of 1.

    7 cases confirmed in hosptials today.

    Much like the last few days based on the numbers versus yesterday it appears that those that test postive in hosptial are being admitted for 1 night at least.
    Went down to 23 so and back up with the 7 new cases. You'd expect it to drop again tomorrow.


  • #2339
    owlbethere
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    giveitholly wrote: »
    Primetime starting shortly and on again about going into a national lockdown

    Scare tactics and that's all it is.


  • #2340
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,043 ✭✭✭Polar101


    I work for a very large (US) company and while technically there is sick pay, there are also annual bonuses based on attendance. So if you're sick, they basically deduct the sick pay in the next bonus. The obvious outcome is that most people come to the office even if they are sick.

    All company locations are still closed and everyone is working remotely. But I can understand why these cases of people not calling in sick are happening in other workplaces.


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  • #2341
    speckle
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    Goldengirl wrote: »
    Is this for weddings , or gigs?
    Anywhere but I think kilarney INEC probably ran their situation across with public health first.
    The 5msq was regarding a solo singer not a choir or anything. It came from research I saw via Irish world music center in limerick on their website.
    I will try track down gov.ie page for you, but I do know it was general music and had no mention of weddings on it.
    And was about a month ago discussing rehearsals, I posted a link here somewhere will check to see if updated
    edit found it from 7 weeks ago
    https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d06271-easing-the-covid-19-restrictions-on-29-june-phase-3/


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