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

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  • #5252
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,074 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Insane numbers in Northern Ireland and I don't get it. Belfast has always felt like a ghost town to me compared to Dublin. No real density, very spread out. Are they all having house parties too?

    My friend from Belfast said it's mostly people in Derry and Strabane. No idea if that's true or not but she blamed them at least.


  • #5253
    Deshawn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 192 ✭✭Deshawn


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Some decent posts here from people that take the time to give genuine information and informed opinion. Unfortunately those willing to post sarcasm and smart arse comments outnumber them considerably . You have to wade through alot of crap to read decent info.

    Good to know. Thanks for filling us in


  • #5254
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Selective amnesia? A few months ago it was killing 40-50 per day in mid April, if you've forgotten. That's why the economy may close, not close because of how many it's currently killing daily

    Because Simple Simon and Dr Death Holohan a) forced nursing homes to reopen to visitors and b) pushed anyone they could out of hospital back into nursing homes without any testing to see if they had Covid.


    What setting was there the most amounts of deaths?? It wasn’t out in the open.


  • #5255
    Russman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,033 ✭✭✭Russman


    JDD wrote: »
    I'm confused.

    Covid has a natural R rate of about 2.5, if no precautions are taken. And of course, that means schools are open, as are pubs, nightclubs, concerts, festivals, sports matches etc etc.

    Two thirds of the working population are WFH. Public transport is fairly deserted. People are wearing masks indoors most of the time, and at least attempting social distancing if they are not wearing a mask. Gyms are closed. Hardly anyone is flying on airplanes.

    So how are we in a situation where someone who gets infected with covid goes on to infect between 1 and 2 more people? I know some people will say "it's the schools, it has to be!", and I admit there is a certain logic to that. But if it was the schools that were fueling this, would we see a massive increase in percentage of infections being in the 0-14 category? It's not like they're not being tested - primary school children have been to testing centres in their droves since school reopened and the usual slew of back-to-school lurgy began.

    I had really thought that 80/90% of people wearing masks and practicing social distancing indoors, along with having 2/3 of the working population stay at home and off public transport would have a much bigger impact on the R number than it has.

    i mean, if it's not the schools, how the f*ck is thing still transmitting so efficiently?? And if it is the schools, why is the 0-14 age category still only making up 10% of positive cases, which is the same percentage of positive cases during the summer?

    i have to admit. I'm flummoxed.

    I think it’s all the little things we barely notice now, the house visits that don’t cost us a second thought, the people with masks around their chins that lean over you in the shops, the GAA final celebrations, a few house parties, the schools etc etc. A bit like marginal gains in sport, it’s all those little percentages adding up to a much easier overall environment for covid to spread.


  • #5256
    xhomelezz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,414 ✭✭✭xhomelezz


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    But they’re the mask capital of the world!!

    You haven't got a clue..still..after months of posting rubbish.
    https://subscriptions.boards.ie/

    Hit the switch to keep the lights on.



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  • #5257
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,879 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    ...figures due soon

    Are they waiting for MM and SD to finish writing their resignation letters?


  • #5258
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    landofthetree wrote: »
    George Lee will cheer you up. He is a glass half full type.

    I don't think George can even see the glass.


  • #5259
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    My friend from Belfast said it's mostly people in Derry and Strabane. No idea if that's true or not but she blamed them at least.

    what about the letterkenny prostitutes?


  • #5260
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    petes wrote: »
    So the people not following the guidelines have nothing to do with it?

    Not at all.


  • #5261
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Some decent posts here from people that take the time to give genuine information and informed opinion. Unfortunately those willing to post sarcasm and smart arse comments outnumber them considerably . You have to wade through alot of crap to read decent info.

    Couldn't agree more. This chart explains the increase in hospitalisations. Starts in the young moves to the old then hospitals start coming under pressure.
    Liverpool have said their two largest hospitals will be at same level as height of first wave.

    https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1314544108547997703?s=20


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  • #5262
    zerosugarbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭zerosugarbuzz


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Insane numbers in Northern Ireland and I don't get it. Belfast has always felt like a ghost town to me compared to Dublin. No real density, very spread out. Are they all having house parties too?

    Insane numbers because the tests detect the most tiny minuscule amounts of covid, even dead covid in asymptomatic. otherwise perfectly healthy people. When is the penny going to drop that this is a grossly exaggerated reaction to a virus that is fairly harmless to the vast majority of people.


  • #5263
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    eigrod wrote: »
    Looks like it could be anything between 700 and 1k cases this evening

    I'm fearing Cork will be nearly or over 100 :(


  • #5264
    Goldrickssan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭Goldrickssan


    froog wrote: »
    what about the letterkenny prostitutes?

    Turns out prostitutes make great burritos


  • #5265
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,074 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    froog wrote: »
    what about the letterkenny prostitutes?

    No idea what this is. Must be a joke that went over my head.


  • #5266
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,882 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    They really know how to keep us on our toes, don't they.


  • #5267
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    Not at all.

    You really are clueless.


  • #5268
    mountgomery burns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭mountgomery burns


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Insane numbers in Northern Ireland and I don't get it. Belfast has always felt like a ghost town to me compared to Dublin. No real density, very spread out. Are they all having house parties too?

    It's an infectious illness and it's exploding all over Europe.

    The world's not having one giant house party, the cessation of which would halt this in its tracks.


  • #5269
    landofthetree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭landofthetree


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Couldn't agree more. This chart explains the increase in hospitalisations. Starts in the young moves to the old then hospitals start coming under pressure.
    Liverpool have said their two largest hospitals will be at same level as height of first wave.

    https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1314544108547997703?s=20

    They have been a lot of parties in Liverpool.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/liverpool-coronavirus-infections-doubling-every-22753554

    But they will just blame Chelsea fans or the Tories.


  • #5270
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,288 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    froog wrote: »
    what about the letterkenny prostitutes?

    Some have suggested the women of the night are bussed in straight from Dublin airport to satisfy local desires.


  • #5271
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Why’s your woman on RTÉ news not in the studio?


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  • #5272
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Why do RTE have Catriona Perry broadcasting indoors from Derry, talk about wreckless.


  • #5273
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Insane numbers in Northern Ireland and I don't get it. Belfast has always felt like a ghost town to me compared to Dublin. No real density, very spread out. Are they all having house parties too?

    Road checkpoints between cities in Ireland and yet nothing much on the border. Like landmines and barbedwire


  • #5274
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,831 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Slight delay with the figures today, usually published at 17:50hrs.


  • #5275
    Antares35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Antares35


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Slight delay with the figures today, usually published at 17:50hrs.

    Where do they publish them? Used to always be RTE at six


  • #5276
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Slight delay with the figures today, usually published at 17:50hrs.

    The four horsemen of the apocalypse aren't terribly punctual.


  • #5277
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Why do RTE have Catriona Perry broadcasting indoors from Derry, talk about wreckless.

    Marty Morrissey was up in Donegal earlier WTF.


  • #5278
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,363 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Yeah, three weeks at level three...be grand.


  • #5279
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Slight delay with the figures today, usually published at 17:50hrs.

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  • #5280
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Slight delay with the figures today, usually published at 17:50hrs.

    i believe the 7 day moving average is 17:52.


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  • #5281
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    What is the deal with this delay like


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