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

ACitizenErased · 04-10-2020 10:06PM

I cannot fathom why rapid point-of-care tests are not being used by Ireland. The US is using them for their sports leagues. If you test positive then you get a PCR to confirm. These should be rolled out in mass.
If we had efficient testing and tracing this wouldn't be an issue.

GooglePlus · 04-10-2020 10:06PM

Widdensushi wrote: »

He is obviously not in the right frame of mind for the post

You get up there and show him how it's done, Carmel.

corcaigh07 · 04-10-2020 10:06PM

TexasTornado wrote: »

NPHET doing the right thing. Good to see Tony back today calling the shots.

WOW

Deliverance XXV · 04-10-2020 10:06PM

NPHET's recommendations should absolutely be made public. Whether you agree with them or not, we should always have visibility into what feeds into government decision-making.

Government decisions are not going to be easy as they have to find a balance between politics, economy and public health but whatever they choose, there has to be visibility and accountability.

Eod100 · 04-10-2020 10:09PM

I'd be curious how many healthcare workers currently have it and how much spare ICU capacity is. Flu season quickly approaching too so no room for complacency

Turtwig · 04-10-2020 10:09PM

niallo27 wrote: »

I would agree with this if it was 10% or 15% but your telling that 40% of the population have been able to avoid this. 40% high risk just does not make sense.

Seriously read your own post. You're asking why TWO FIFTHS of the Irish Population hasn't got COVID.

Even the most generous surveys would put 15% of the entire population as infected. Even if you assume all of these were high risk individuals you're still no where near your magic 40% value.

ACitizenErased · 04-10-2020 10:10PM

Eod100 wrote: »

I'd be curious how many healthcare workers currently have it and how much spare ICU capacity is. Flu season quickly approaching too so no room for complacency

Flu is a non-issue with social distancing and masks. Not sure why people even talk about it anymore, Australia proved it's not a problem.

is_that_so · 04-10-2020 10:10PM

TexasTornado wrote: »

NPHET doing the right thing. Good to see Tony back today calling the shots.

Noises out of government suggest they won't bite and that a Level 3/4 plan is more likely. As social media is reporting they are mostly not impressed with the sudden announcement nor happy about the recommendation.

Atlantic Dawn · 04-10-2020 10:11PM

Eod100 wrote: »

I'd be curious how many healthcare workers currently have it and how much spare ICU capacity is. Flu season quickly approaching too so no room for complacency

They can just commendeer the private hospitals like they did in March, there's no crisis anytime soon.

c.p.w.g.w · 04-10-2020 10:11PM

Imagine, the pubs opened and college stupids returning, has resulted in an increase of cases...who would ave thought

GooglePlus · 04-10-2020 10:11PM

Vicxas wrote: »

They're going for 5 and will accept 3.

No matter how stupid this government is they won't cripple the economy a second time around.

Im totally pulling this out of my arse btw

You and the rest of us, welcome to the club!

Kiith · 04-10-2020 10:11PM

Regarding how the deaths are calculated, are these people who were diagnosed with Covid in the past x number of days, or have ever had Covid?

spookwoman · 04-10-2020 10:12PM

Report on Healtcare worker up to the 29th. Since then add about 97 cases.
https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/surveillance/covid-19casesinhealthcareworkers/HCW_report_28%2009%202020_1.0_web.pdf

CIARAN_BOYLE · 04-10-2020 10:12PM

jams100 wrote: »

No deaths reported today.
Yet lockdown proposed?

Deaths arent a usable statistic. After a death you have 3 months to file a death cert and notify the state. Yesterday there was 10 deaths notified. 8 were mods than a month old.

The lag just makes its unreasonable.

I have written to my local tds and to a number of tds who have publicly commented that deaths are an appropriate number to consider when making decisions suggesting that the period for reporting be reduced during the pandemic (perhaps to a week or 10 days.

irishrover99 · 04-10-2020 10:12PM

A mate just texted me saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow night. Jaysus

Newtown90 · 04-10-2020 10:12PM

I hope NPHET have a massive pot of money that will be put ontop of the envelope to the Government as the amount of people that will be unemployed if their recommendation is implemented will not be pretty facing the winter.

Round and round we go.....

Mental.

niallo27 · 04-10-2020 10:13PM

Turtwig wrote: »

Seriously read your own post. You're asking why TWO FIFTHS of the Irish Population hasn't got COVID.

Even the most generous surveys would put 15% of the entire population as infected. Even if you assume all of these were high risk individuals you're still no where near your magic 40% value.

You read my posts wrong man, I never said that. The original poster said that 40% of the population was high risk and I said if the figure was that high we would have a lot more deaths and serious illnesses from the cases we have had.

luciddream · 04-10-2020 10:13PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow. Anybody know hat he’s talking about?

Not this ****e again.

ACitizenErased · 04-10-2020 10:14PM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Imagine, the pubs opened and college stupids returning, has resulted in an increase of cases...who would ave thought

All colleges are online

touts · 04-10-2020 10:14PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Noises out of government suggest they won't bite and that a Level 3/4 plan is more likely. As social media is reporting they are mostly not impressed with the sudden announcement nor happy about the recommendation.

It's a lose lose decision for the Government. I'd say Martin won't be sleeping well tonight.

Drumpot · 04-10-2020 10:14PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted me saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow. Anybody know what he’s talking about?

March called, it wants this overly paranoid and completely unfounded post back.

gmisk · 04-10-2020 10:14PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow. Anybody know hat he’s talking about?

Jesus Christ....he is talking out of his arse.

Easy, don't believe a WhatsApp from your looper of a mate or some random post on Facebook.

Widdensushi · 04-10-2020 10:15PM

GooglePlus wrote: »

You get up there and show him how it's done, Carmel.

What country do you live in?

jojofizzio · 04-10-2020 10:15PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted me saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow night. Jaysus

Going in where?
To overthrow the government??

Arghus · 04-10-2020 10:15PM

The press briefing tomorrow is going to be a humdinger, that's for sure.

Pinch Flat · 04-10-2020 10:16PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted me saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow night. Jaysus

ah stop

irishrover99 · 04-10-2020 10:16PM

luciddream wrote: »

Not this ****e again.

ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ sorry, had to do it.
Also sorry you fell for it.

VeVeX · 04-10-2020 10:16PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ciarakellydoc/status/1312841969480200192

As much as I hate to say it, she's right.

Are NPHET capable of delivering a viable long-term solution? I don't think so. It would appear they have themselves whipped up to a frenzy. Their only method of dealing with covid19 seems to be lockdown. A sledgehammer to crack a nut. The ramifications of which are so widespread that we'll be dealing with it long after covid19 is forgotten.

ChikiChiki · 04-10-2020 10:17PM

irishrover99 wrote: »

A mate just texted me saying that the army are going in at midnight tomorrow night. Jaysus

****. I may aswell go out and buy 900 rolls of bog roll in the morning just in case.

thelad95 · 04-10-2020 10:17PM

I don't know about anyone else but we have literally come full circle from March and that is incredibly incredibly depressing.

We were somehow blessed with one of the most unbelievable springs this year which is I believe seriously helped a lot of people through the worst of this last April.

Winter bring seasonal affective disorder on a lot of people anyway and now that we seem to be facing stay at home orders again along with mass unemployment, it's going to drive so many people to the edge.

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

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