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Covid 19 Part XXVI- 50,993 ROI (1,852 deaths) 28,040 NI (621 deaths) (19/10) Read OP

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  • #3962
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    10000maniacs wrote: »
    No we didn't. And you brought religion into it. Not me. It's nothing to do with that either.

    I was being a little facetious. Apologies.

    We have made a mess of things here though.


  • #3963
    frank8211
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭frank8211


    landofthetree wrote: »
    No country in Europe has a harsher lockdown.
    No country in Europe has a weaker health service


  • #3964
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    Unfortunately we will always run into situations like this while we have a corner of our landmass administrated by a particularly toxic and venomous branch of Europe's favourite pariah state, the United States of England.


  • #3965
    votecounts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,637 ✭✭✭votecounts


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    No, I'm just not going to blame all of the South's problems on the prods.

    We've made a balls of things all on our own, thank you very much
    I have heard people blame the North but never a particular side, I leave that to the DUP


  • #3966
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Big shift now in people's behaviour I am noticing . People naturally number one priority is health and safety to themselves and loved ones. Rates now at the minute are too big and people are adjusting. Letting the virus just run through the population not the appropriate approach if we want life to return to what something close to what it was.


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  • #3967
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,566 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Happydays2020 wrote: »
    The process was all over the place. The advice may end up being right but how they did it was a massive strategic error.

    No it wasn't.

    They did everything by established protocol whist keeping the Minister for Health updated at all times.

    I've no idea how you gauge trust.

    But the numbers are the numbers.


  • #3968
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    frank8211 wrote: »
    No country in Europe has a weaker health service

    No country in Europe with more invested in their health system


  • #3969
    Storm 10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,060 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    I'm convinced Boris is trying herd immunity on the sly


  • #3970
    10000maniacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭10000maniacs


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    I was being a little facetious. Apologies.

    We have made a mess of things here though.
    The outbreaks on the border put us in a position where we are chasing our tails now. We can still do something about the colossal outbreak in the north being spread freely down here.


  • #3971
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    zerosugarbuzz wrote: »
    I'll tell you what I understand.

    Very few deaths since June, despite numbers going up
    Pensioners terrified to leave their homes
    Other pensioners terrified of the isolation during winter time
    Multiple of businesses on the verge of closing for good
    Surge in depression and anxiety in Teenagers and Young adults
    Cancer testing not being carried out
    Mental Health issues in all ages going through the roof
    Unemployment at unprecedented levels
    Medical professionals prioritising 1 virus over all other health related issues
    Virtually no additonal ICU beds despite Government having 8 months to organise same
    And that's just for starters

    All valid points but nothing to do with what I was referring to.


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  • #3972
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,566 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Widdensushi wrote: »
    No country in Europe with more invested in their health system

    The US have the highest in the world.

    It's meaningless unless looked at in detail.


  • #3973
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    10000maniacs wrote: »
    The outbreaks on the border put us in a position where we are chasing our tails now. We can still do something about the colossal outbreak in the north being spread freely down here.

    I may have gotten the wrong end of the stick, I dunno - but I don't disagree with this at all.
    I just don't apportion any blame to the North for it.

    I'd like to think that asking people not to travel, North and South, would be enough to stop much of the traffic between us.
    If needs be you could stick guards on the motorways, like they did in Bray etc.

    Fingers crossed nobody gets shot.


  • #3974
    frank8211
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭frank8211


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Essential manufacturing will remain open. Can't speak for the rest as I'm not involved in those sectors.

    Yes. Especially meat factories Theyre the most essential


  • #3975
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,459 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Non story about covid numbers in the hospital, just look at the HSE operations report and it tells you the amount of beds taken up with covid. Still 23 people on trolleys.... during a pandemic and winter flu season starting. Should really read as nothing changed, still not enough beds etc.

    Yup but unfortunately most people don't look at the report or know it exists I'd say, another winter, same story as always. Nothing changes.


  • #3976
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,142 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    frank8211 wrote: »
    No country in Europe has a weaker health service

    Exactly!!


  • #3977
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,142 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    I'm convinced Boris is trying herd immunity on the sly

    Sure so are we by keeping schools open!


  • #3978
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    Boggles wrote: »
    The US have the highest in the world.

    It's meaningless unless looked at in detail.

    Thanks for the geography lesson, I didn't know they were in Europe


  • #3979
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,139 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    frank8211 wrote: »
    No country in Europe has a weaker health service

    Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Greece and Portugal to name just a few. UK is on par with us.


  • #3980
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Storm 10 wrote:
    I'm convinced Boris is trying herd immunity on the sly

    He's going to inadvertently break up the UK with his current antics, without even getting into Brexit.

    Wales closing their borders to the English.

    Scottish independence never closer.

    Even NI's Covid strategy is more similar to ours than it is the UKs.

    Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling



  • #3981
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,142 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    niallo27 wrote: »
    Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Greece and Portugal to name just a few. UK is on par with us.

    How do you come to that conclusion pray tell?


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  • #3982
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland all posted their worst daily case numbers yet. Seems like second wave is well and truly here unfortunately. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/covid-19-who-warns-hospitals-across-europe-could-be-overrun-1.4383269


  • #3983
    Queried
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭Queried


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Big shift now in people's behaviour I am noticing . People naturally number one priority is health and safety to themselves and loved ones. Rates now at the minute are too big and people are adjusting. Letting the virus just run through the population not the appropriate approach if we want life to return to what something close to what it was.

    Have noticed this too myself. Even the people I know who were vocal about further restrictions as recently as last week are now on board with us moving up levels. Obviously this is just my experience but I think there are many people who are thinking "oh sh*t this is really happening," myself included.


  • #3984
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,139 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    tom1ie wrote: »
    How do you come to that conclusion pray tell?

    Icu capacity. Isn't that metric that has been talked about most often.


  • #3985
    frank8211
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭frank8211


    Fuascailteoir wrote: »
    Numbers in cavan look awful. The situation with community spread must be out of control

    ask the GAA up there


  • #3986
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    I was going to ring my granduncle how he felt about the latest set of restrictions. I couldn't though because he died in April. He was old so no big deal. He did have covid so could have lived another year or so. Was quite active.


  • #3987
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,154 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Cork has a huge catchment are and always had a bed capacity issue. Patient numbers always go up coming into winter and add staff out sick.

    I would also assume that if anything like Waterford they would isolate people while waiting for results, that would take up more rooms etc.

    Like all the major hospitals ...everywhere is under pressure now .


  • #3988
    manniot2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭manniot2


    Start the clock on the 6 weeks to fook.


  • #3989
    TonyMaloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭TonyMaloney


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    I was going to ring my granduncle how he felt about the latest set of restrictions. I couldn't though because he died in April.

    Really? Of covid?


  • #3990
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,404 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1317184138668027904
    https://forumofgames.com/




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  • #3991
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,139 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    Queried wrote: »
    Have noticed this too myself. Even the people I know who were vocal about further restrictions as recently as last week are now on board with us moving up levels. Obviously this is just my experience but I think there are many people who are thinking "oh sh*t this is really happening," myself included.

    I agree with this, definitely a big shift in people's thinking which is why I think we should stick to level 3 and give people a chance to fix this. If 90% of people do the right thing, the numbers will go right down


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