Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

TexasTornado · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Bringing the country back to March is the correct approach?? Go away out of that

We need to crush the curve before our health service collapses.

road_high · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

Humberto Salazar wrote: »

Level 5 means back to March again. Complete shutdown. End of the economy. I mean, as far as the virus goes, it will work. But is is practical? Will the government stomach it? Can we afford it? I think there will be riots personally.

No to all the above including the viral spread. As evidenced time and again now lockdowns do nothing to control it. If they did we wouldn’t be back here again

fritzelly · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

Anybody fancy chipping in to buy a county and declare independence?

MerlinSouthDub · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

TonyMaloney wrote: »

I think the hub may have been updated. If so can someone who knows what they're doing please go and workout the latest positivity rate etc

ta

https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/

It doesn't usually update on Sundays for test data and I'm pretty sure it's still the same as it was showing yesterday.

CruelSummer · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

Humberto Salazar wrote: »

Level 5 means back to March again. Complete shutdown. End of the economy. I mean, as far as the virus goes, it will work. But is is practical? Will the government stomach it? Can we afford it? I think there will be riots personally.

Except this time no mortgage breaks, children denied an education they’ve already badly missed for 6 Months. Tony Holohan’s only solution seems to be Lock us up and throw away the key in my opinion. What happens when we reopen and cases go back up? What about the North where case numbers are high? What a pathetic recommendation. We as citizens paying our taxes deserve a viable plan for the management of Covid and the future of our country & economy. Health & economy go hand in hand.

GooglePlus · 04-10-2020 08:31PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

I used hosptiality as an example as it was a reply to another poster. 1 example I was able to use, especially when family members could lose their house over this, so forgive me for having an interest in their life and job.

Many other areas of business and economy we can discuss if you wish. More than welcome any discussion.

A pandemic was always going to have adverse effects on our economy. The business model of the hospitality sector is built on up-close and personal human socialising, so it's understandable that it would cause an impact when that is removed.

I'll happily discuss the workings of the economy with you and how trade offs are the building blocks to any healthy economy.

harr · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

expectationlost wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MichealLehane/status/1312835055249772550

They can go and **** off with level 5 for entire country, hardly fair on counties with low numbers.
If they agree to level 5 they will lose any public adherence that they currently have.
It will finish off a lot businesses if it happens.
I think it’s just a scare tactic where the government will say NPHET recommendations were level 5 but they are being good and are only bringing it up to level 4 ..

Hurrache · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Should ban smoking so.

Massive danger to public health...

You think a public health organisation set up to tackle a national emergency on smoking wouldn't advocate banning it?

They make recommendations, they don't implement policies, which many still can't distinguish.

And as of now, it's a rumour on Twitter from someone with an unproven record on the topic from what I can make out. He's grand with the politics.

Fr_Dougal · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

The good news is that schools don’t have to close at Level 5.

rooney30 · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

People are confusing the nature of this crisis though, we are not seeing demand falling naturally like in other economic downturns, we are seeing a temporary artificial and forced suppression of demand. The economic answer isn't to open things up at the expense of our Health Service, it's to provide economic life support (money) to businesses and employees. This can be done through money creation (debt). This tool has been used before in the form of quantitative easing but it now needs to go directly to ordinary people and businesses, not how it has been used before to prop up large institutions that has mostly just created asset bubbles.

Ah yes , the printing of money out of fresh air and dishing it out to people . What could possibly go wrong! . If it’s such a great idea why don’t we just do this all the time

TonyMaloney · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Except this time no mortgage breaks, children denied an education they’ve already badly missed for 6 Months. Tony Holohan’s only solution seems to be Lock us up and throw away the key in my opinion. What happens when we reopen and cases go back up? What about the North where case numbers are high? What a pathetic recommendation. We as citizens paying our taxes deserve a viable plan for the management of Covid and the future of our country & economy. Health & economy go hand in hand.

schools remain open in level 5

BringBackMick · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

LEVEL 5 WTF

Jinglejangle69 · 04-10-2020 08:32PM

TexasTornado wrote: »

We need to crush the curve before our health service collapses.

Collapses into what?

Will the hospitals suddenly cease to exist or something?

Eod100 · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Who is this? Are they liable to report rumour?

RTE reporter. Usually fairly accurate afaik. Seems they have sight of the letter which would seem fairly black and white.

BringBackMick · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

LEVEL 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tony is back

walshb · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

Level 5 country wide restrictions being advised?

hmmm · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

Dublin is showing that Level 3+ appears to be about the level we need as figures do seem to be stabilising. Not good for the businesses who are affected, but I'd be surprised if they recommended something higher for the rest of the country.

mr_edge_to_you · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

Propose level 5, government compromise on level 4.

Hurrache · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

Lads lads lads, calm the **** down panicking and getting hysterical about a rumour.

Roger_007 · 04-10-2020 08:33PM

Humberto Salazar wrote: »

I actually don't know anyone who has had Covid.

I don’t either, which seems strange when we are supposed to be in the grip of a deadly and highly contagious virus.

bb1234567 · 04-10-2020 08:34PM

If hospital cases were growing rapidly maybe you'd say that such a reaction might be premature but at least had some sense, but hospitalisations are only growing slowly and have done so for several weeks now. They don't appear to be going in any direction toward unsustainable levels in total or in terms of growth

billybonkers · 04-10-2020 08:34PM

Indo saying Lvl 3

Eod100 · 04-10-2020 08:34PM

As if the Sunday night fear wasn't bad enough. RTE have article here with it now:

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1004/1169272-coronarvirus-ireland/

Santy2015 · 04-10-2020 08:34PM

Our health is nowhere near collapse, even though it was never great to start with but this has to be carrot and stick situation but still level 4 is definitely happening countrywide as that’ll be the middle ground.
To the people that’ll be out of work due to this, I’m sincerely upset for ye!! It’s outrageous what is happening here!

bennyl10 · 04-10-2020 08:35PM

irishgeo wrote: »

Independent saying NPHET recommending 3 for everyone.

That was at 6pm

Seemingly the advice has changed

is_that_so · 04-10-2020 08:35PM

Now recommending 5!

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1004/1169272-coronarvirus-ireland/

Very surprised at that jump.

bennyl10 · 04-10-2020 08:35PM

billybonkers wrote: »

Indo saying Lvl 3

That was reported earlier, and was rumoured in the letter

RTE are reporting now the letter says 5 categorically

igCorcaigh · 04-10-2020 08:35PM

Hurrache wrote: »

Lads lads lads, calm the **** down panicking and getting hysterical about a rumour.

Not a rumour.

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1312838178592747520?s=19

Santy2015 · 04-10-2020 08:35PM

My workplace is going to be heaving tomorrow.
Get the toilet roll now!!! Oh and pasta!!

sydthebeat · 04-10-2020 08:36PM

They can go get fcuked!!

Covid 19 Part XXIV-37,063 ROI (1,801 deaths) 12,886 NI (582 deaths) (02/10) Read OP

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