Covid 19 Part XXV-44,159 ROI (1,830 deaths) 21,898 NI (598 deaths) (13/10) Read OP

John O.Groats · 05-10-2020 07:09PM

Goldrickssan wrote: »

Leo is going to be on Claire Byrne live later to answer questions.

Where the feck is Mehole?

You don`t know where your hole is? You have a bit of a problem there right enough. However if you`re referring to Micheal Martin then he will be giving a national address on TV and broadcast media at 9pm or so.

SCOOP 64 · 05-10-2020 07:09PM

begbysback wrote: »

What will happen is that death rates will be minuscule and after another few months we drop to level 2

Love the optimism,refreshing.

05-10-2020 07:09PM

John O.Groats wrote: »

Officially at 2am on Sunday 25th of this month.

IST or UTC?

CruelSummer · 05-10-2020 07:09PM

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Fcuk sake, between the **** show that is schools and this farce, our government don't have a shred of integrity or grit.

Leave schools out of this farce of a situation which is caused by the HSE not increasing their Winter capacity, and NPHET's failure to come up with a 'living with Covid' plan - just a lockdown until we're bankrupt plan. Your idiotic comments re schools and their seemingly unimportant role in our society makes me wonder should you re-enrol in a CSPE course of some sort.

drunkmonkey · 05-10-2020 07:10PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'm confused by the levels plan, take care y'all, I need a break and not a kit kat break

One last session, I'll be there at 9...

PopePalpatine · 05-10-2020 07:11PM

begbysback wrote: »

A web pub, what is that like virtual drinking?

I imagined an Internet cafe with a bar.

Icyseanfitz · 05-10-2020 07:13PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Leave schools out of this farce of a situation which is caused by the HSE not increasing their Winter capacity, and NPHET's failure to come up with a 'living with Covid' plan - just a lockdown until we're bankrupt plan. Your idiotic comments re schools and their seemingly unimportant role in our society makes me wonder should you re-enrol in a CSPE course of some sort.

Absolutely uncalled for, reported :mad: my comments regarding schools come from working in a school, what do you work as? Education is of incredible importance but it is not more important than people's safety.

Gruffalux · 05-10-2020 07:14PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Love the optimism,refreshing.

Or maybe just stuck in stage (i) -

denial.
anger.
bargaining.
depression.
acceptance.

CruelSummer · 05-10-2020 07:16PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

So they aren't doing a press conference to explain why they overruled nphet and any take questions as to future plans possibly? Wow.

Anyone who needs to be explained to as to why NPHET had to be overruled today should question their outlook on the current situation.
It is absolutely unacceptable that an unelected body of doctors convene an unannounced meeting on a Sunday, then leak to the press re their recommendations which haven't yet been ran passed the elected Government. All the while failing to appear before our elected TD's at the Oireachtas Committee until forced to last week and actually provide some data as to the reasoning for their recommendations.
Level 5 would finish the economy, jobs, healthcare, futures. Zero Covid is unachievable and NPHET should be disbanded as a matter of urgency and replaced with a body of doctors with wider views on how we proceed. This body should also include experts from other areas of our economy and society to help mitigate and offset future actions that may need to be taken.
Any business that is capable of following current guidelines re distancing, masks, time limits, etc., should be allowed to stay open with an information campaign rolled out for the Winter for those who are at greater risk of severe symptoms of Covid.

drunkmonkey · 05-10-2020 07:16PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Leave schools out of this farce of a situation which is caused by the HSE not increasing their Winter capacity, and NPHET's failure to come up with a 'living with Covid' plan - just a lockdown until we're bankrupt plan. Your idiotic comments re schools and their seemingly unimportant role in our society makes me wonder should you re-enrol in a CSPE course of some sort.

It's worth remembering the 11,400 thousand on trolleys this time last year. We didn't even try and save the hospitals, we needed 11,400 beds and extra covid capacity on top of that.
https://www.newstalk.com/news/11400-people-trolleys-october-hospital-overcrowding-920041
Martin, Leo, Harris all ex ministers for health, they need to be held to account.

ChikiChiki · 05-10-2020 07:19PM

gmisk wrote: »

Just 39 vacant icu beds is pretty scary...that isn't a huge amount of spare capacity.

The fact NPHET forecasted 50-70 in icu by 25th October due to covid....

Level 5 would have been extreme but they aren't taking account the economic impacts I suppose.

Is the plan just to let the gravely ill die then? 39 spare is a shocking indictment of years of neglect.

I suppose if that's the choice made so be it. Could be a horrendous Christmas coming up.

boardise · 05-10-2020 07:20PM

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

In the interest of balance, I'll post the same reply to your "wise words" from the last thread.

The politicians you referred to are the same calibre of people who didn't realise that their golf hooley was in blatant breach of the restrictions at the time.

That's just silly rhetorical hot air.
The Golf society episode had nothing to do with the serious cabinet members who are wrestling with an almost intractable set of problems.

stephenjmcd · 05-10-2020 07:21PM

Comical
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

05-10-2020 07:21PM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Is the plan just to let the gravely ill die then? 39 spare is a shocking indictment of years of neglect.

I suppose if that's the choice made so be it. Could be a horrendous Christmas coming up.

If it comes to that, the government will buy a private hospital, or send people to the nightingale hospitals in the UK

Eod100 · 05-10-2020 07:22PM

Random enough but good idea. Should be yearly tbh https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

drunkmonkey · 05-10-2020 07:23PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Comical
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

22nd is a Tuesday.....must be a false positive.

titan18 · 05-10-2020 07:24PM

Does anyone expect the virus to have abated by 23nd December?

BringBackMick · 05-10-2020 07:25PM

A bank holiday to celebrate our new Covid-19 overlords ? Sounds like a smashing idea

stephenjmcd · 05-10-2020 07:25PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Random enough but good idea. Should be yearly tbh https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

Try to get the public onside with the carrot of a bank holiday at Christmas. Pathetic really

Strumms · 05-10-2020 07:26PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Are they really stopping indoor dining but keeping the pubs open? Can't follow the logic there at all.

It’s a head scratcher.

It’s almost as if they are saying... “well the industry and the exchequer can benefit more from people IN drinking as opposed to IN eating so let them have their pints”

ChikiChiki · 05-10-2020 07:27PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Comical
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

What is the purpose in this? It is hardly as obvious as it looks.

Bank Holidays mean fook all under current circumstances anyway. Had a rake of them in April and May which were no use. At the time , I wished I was back working.

BringBackMick · 05-10-2020 07:28PM

Strumms wrote: »

It’s a head scratcher.

It’s almost as if they are saying... “well the industry and the exchequer can benefit more from people IN drinking as opposed to IN eating so let them have their pints”

Pubs and restaurants can open if they can do outdoor dining/drinking upto a max of 15 persons in each area

BringBackMick · 05-10-2020 07:28PM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

What is the purpose in this? It is hardly as obvious as it looks.

Bank Holidays mean fook all under current circumstances anyway. Had a rake of them in April and May which were no use. At the time , I wished I was back working.

Well not if you get to work then and get extra cash as a result

Pretzill · 05-10-2020 07:30PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Comical
https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1313182054989869057?s=19

I wonder are they just leaking stuff to the press now for the craic?
Government announces free pot noodles on Saturdays from now until next May

This is bizarre.

Cilldara_2000 · 05-10-2020 07:31PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

It's worth remembering the 11,400 thousand on trolleys this time last year. We didn't even try and save the hospitals, we needed 11,400 beds and extra covid capacity on top of that.
https://www.newstalk.com/news/11400-people-trolleys-october-hospital-overcrowding-920041
Martin, Leo, Harris all ex ministers for health, they need to be held to account.

I think that was the total number over the entire month. There wouldn't be a whole lot more than 11,400 beds in total as it is. IIRC the highest figure on trolleys on a single day/night was about 700.

bb1234567 · 05-10-2020 07:32PM

What's with the bank holiday thing, how is it related to covid at all? Why the hell would a new holiday be announced as part of a majorly important covid briefing?

JP Liz V1 · 05-10-2020 07:33PM

150 people now in hospitals across Ireland with Covid19, 23 in ICU

Pretzill · 05-10-2020 07:34PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

What's with the bank holiday thing, how is it related to covid at all? Why the hell would a new holiday be announced as part of a majorly important covid briefing?

We can always take a long weekend away, a city break maybe :rolleyes: no maybe not.

drunkmonkey · 05-10-2020 07:38PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

150 people now in hospitals across Ireland with Covid19, 23 in ICU

How many also have the CPE super bug https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/cpe-superbug-being-detected-at-record-levels-says-hse-1.4368298

Funsterdelux · 05-10-2020 07:40PM

CDC says airborne transmission plays a role in coronavirus spread in a long-awaited update after a website error last month

article link

CDC HOW IT SPREADS

I wonder will the WHO approve?

Covid 19 Part XXV-44,159 ROI (1,830 deaths) 21,898 NI (598 deaths) (13/10) Read OP

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