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

mountgomery burns · 16-10-2020 09:59PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

Postpone it till there is a vaccine ...!

Put they'll still be out clamping yer cars

mcburns07 · 16-10-2020 09:59PM

Stheno wrote: »

Google level five Ireland for Christs sake

Moving on from your smartass response. Essential services and retail for Level 4 were only published on Weds. There is no equivalent list for Level 5 available anywhere, presumably we have to wait until it's sprung upon us to find out. Why would we allow businesses to plan for the eventuality when we can drag out the suspense?

niallo27 · 16-10-2020 10:01PM

theballz wrote: »

Hearing lots of restaurants/bars in town closing early tonight at full capacity. Asking people to leave.

Reckon they have been given a heads up?

That makes no sense, would they not try to use up their stock and make some money.

giveitholly · 16-10-2020 10:02PM

theballz wrote: »

Hearing lots of restaurants/bars in town closing early tonight at full capacity. Asking people to leave.

Reckon they have been given a heads up?

Another WhatsApp is it? Why would a restaurant/bar just close halfway through serving people,That doesn't make sense at all

Jim_Hodge · 16-10-2020 10:03PM

mountgomery burns wrote: »

That's totally disingenuous! Wexford, Cavan and Meath county finals which seem to be the ones closely associated with outbreaks were played on the 3rd and 4th of October. The scenes at Cork hurling final were also on the 04th October.

Activity was suspended on the 05th October. Notably Donegal and Cork Football finals have yet to be played.

Although I agree re Inter County it would be the best course of action not to continue with it given the escalation in cases in the past fortnight.

What's disingenuous about it? It's fact. We saw the antics here locally a few weeks ago and have a rash of cases now (including at least one death) . We saw the same in a neighbouring parish. GPs in Monaghan and Cavan have seen a direct link between club finals and a surge in cases. And it's not just Senior men's finals that were responsible - junior, intermediate.......

Kind of obvious they suspended club matches after the damage had been done.

Plumbthedepths · 16-10-2020 10:03PM

Yeah people in China licking lift buttons to spread Covid......
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3372782#:~:text=A%20young%20lad%20from%20Chongqing,was%20not%20injured%20in%20anyway.

AlphaDelta1 · 16-10-2020 10:04PM

theballz wrote: »

Hearing lots of restaurants/bars in town closing early tonight at full capacity. Asking people to leave.

Reckon they have been given a heads up?

Go back to sleep.

Curious_Case · 16-10-2020 10:04PM

froog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/IrishTimes/status/1316813476401049600

All joking aside, it's high time, we, as a nation, ceased the practice of swapping cutlery whilst dining and started washing our cutlery between meals.

Seamai · 16-10-2020 10:05PM

screamer wrote: »

No wonder Halloween is cancelled, although true story in China people with covid were rubbing their saliva on lift buttons to spread it....

Feck it anyway, I was planning to dress up as a pangolin for Halloween and my OH as a bat and frighten the bejasus out of people.

Goldengirl · 16-10-2020 10:06PM

mohawk wrote: »

That is true. Owner or pub/shop caught doing it then close it down under Health and Safety Infringement.
Enforcement of isolation is key. If we can get it right then we can live with things like masks, social distancing.

That's the big problem .
There is no enforcement at all.
Bars infringing guidelines , and caught , have been allowed to reopen and carry on.
Same with crowds gathering drinking and sure, forget houseparties !
So who knows if level 5 would have any effect at this stage .
Those that are complying are already locking down pretty much .

jackal · 16-10-2020 10:07PM

MelbourneMan wrote: »

I can add to this point in an informed way which will hopefully help the level of understanding and discussion.

A better appreciation of the covid situation can be grasped if the state of the health service itself is recognised as being unrelated to the issue.
The health service has its weaknesses, but it is an unhelpful and distracting narrative to portray this as significant in the performance of the country in its actions against covid. Those espousing it, are either ill infomed, or wilfully misrepresenting the position in order to further an ulterior motive. While of course, the extreme cases end up in the care of the HSE, and I mean in no way to dismiss the importance of caring for them to our utmost, in the context of control of the pandemic, they are statistically irrelevant. The struggle against such a virus is won or lost by the actions and controls undertaken by society as a whole, and the timing, balance, and mix of measures implemented at the politicial level. I am happy to clarify by personal message to any readers unclear or enquiring further on this matter.

(forum moderators: perhaps this posting could be made a sticky or key post or such to help others with this same misunderstanding, as it seems to arise repeatedly from what I read here and the in the related fora.)

Was there supposed to be a pearl of wisdom in there that I missed? The health service is the no 1 problem here.

This virus may well be around for years, or always be around, like the various other viruses that we have not eradicated because of how easy they are spread by normal people. People doing normal things. Things that can only be put on hold for so long because we live in a society. We are social creatures, love cramming in together for events, celebrations, nights out, dining, sports, concerts (remember them?), films, relationships, hooking up, travel, catching up. Our workplaces are often quite social places too.

How long can we simply just exist, and not live life to the full. There must be a balance. Not everyone will see out another lockdown, let alone frequent panicky ones that seem to be the only game in town.

I personally am sick of it. It would make it a little more credible if we were even told what the numbers need to be for x to happen and what they need to be to exit that situation, but no, we have had 6 months of leaks, scare tactics, dogma and condescension.

So please enlighten us. No need for PMs!

Eod100 · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

https://twitter.com/soundmigration/status/1317209961164922881?s=19

manniot2 · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

I heard a story about a group of Chinese on a plane last February who soiled themselves instead of using the toilet for fear of catching covid. I guess they take this sh1t more serious than we do.

Plumbthedepths · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

Seamai wrote: »

Feck it anyway, I was planning to dress up as a pangolin for Halloween and my OH as a bat and frighten the bejasus out of people.

Just arrive at someone's door with no mask, scarier.

Goldengirl · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

UrbanFret wrote: »

about 4 years I think.:D

How many threads ago ??!

niallo27 · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

So level 5 for 6 weeks, what's the plan after that. Have nphet any plan for what happens then, does the government have a plan. We can't just go into level 5 with no mid term plan never mind long term.

igCorcaigh · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

Curious_Case wrote: »

All joking aside, it's high time, we, as a nation, ceased the practice of swapping cutlery whilst dining and started washing our cutlery between meals.

What... nation do you come from?

I Am The Law · 16-10-2020 10:08PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for another mass?

You're back, there is a God.

jam_mac_jam · 16-10-2020 10:09PM

Curious_Case wrote: »

All joking aside, it's high time, we, as a nation, ceased the practice of swapping cutlery whilst dining and started washing our cutlery between meals.

Who doesn't wash cutlery between meals? Who swaps cutlery?

Funsterdelux · 16-10-2020 10:09PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

Postpone it till there is a vaccine ...!

Sounds like the car is beyond an NCT if it needs a vaccine

Seamai · 16-10-2020 10:09PM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Sure it was saliva?

It was pangolin jizz.

manniot2 · 16-10-2020 10:09PM

How many cases would there be in Ireland now if there were no masks? Anyone seen any research? I presume the answer is the exact same amount.

Plumbthedepths · 16-10-2020 10:10PM

niallo27 wrote: »

So level 5 for 6 weeks, what's the plan after that. Have nphet any plan for what happens then, does the government have a plan. We can't just go into level 5 with no mid term plan never mind long term.

Plan? lol.

theballz · 16-10-2020 10:10PM

AlphaDelta1 wrote: »

Go back to sleep.

Grow up mate.

I was just asking peoples opinions. Clown.

Curious_Case · 16-10-2020 10:10PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

What... nation do you come from?

Sarcastia : )

Goldengirl · 16-10-2020 10:11PM

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Yeah but they should really have scrapped under-age inter-county too, harder for school-age kids in particular to socially distance.

I thought all were except seniors?

mandrake04 · 16-10-2020 10:11PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

We're not living with COVID either, we're running from it.

hmmm · 16-10-2020 10:11PM

Curious_Case wrote: »

All joking aside, it's high time, we, as a nation, ceased the practice of swapping cutlery whilst dining and started washing our cutlery between meals.

Well look at lah de dah there with his cutlery. We have one spoon we all pass around at dinner.

Necro · 16-10-2020 10:11PM

theballz wrote:

Hearing lots of restaurants/bars in town closing early tonight at full capacity. Asking people to leave.

Did this thread turn into WhatsApp from March again

Curious_Case · 16-10-2020 10:12PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Who doesn't wash cutlery between meals? Who swaps cutlery?

Why don't you take me seriously instead ??

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

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