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

Necro · 16-10-2020 11:10PM

Arghus wrote:

Looks like I won't have to eat it, but I will eat if schools will remain open. As much as the government says today that they will I'm pretty damn certain that schools will eventually close just like everything else. All they are doing is sticking to that line for now, just give it time.

My own feeling on this is that they will move us up at the midterm and then keep schools off for an extra week or two and pray the numbers start to tumble.

majcos · 16-10-2020 11:12PM

HSE operations report
249 in hospital
30 in ICU, 18 ventilated
Available ICU beds 31

owlbethere · 16-10-2020 11:12PM

mcburns07 wrote: »

So why would you expect anyone to buy into the idea of shutting down the country for 6 weeks when we haven't even given Level 3 a week in most of Ireland or Level 4 has had two days of a chance in a few counties. WTF is the point in creating a plan if you throw it out the window immediately. It's completely worthless already. All it gives us was a few numbers to describe the apparent severity of the situation. As I stated in my earlier comment, Level 4 essential services and retail were only defined on Wednesday when Level 4 was brought in for a few counties.

Does it not strike anyone as crazy that the idea of going to Level 5 has been out there for nearly two weeks and they haven't even published a list of businesses / sectors that would be allowed open? In all fairness it's difficult to publish a plan ahead of time when you are making it up as you go along, maybe I should cut them some slack.

My understanding is that NHPET has been tracking stuff like ground vibrations and sounds/noises. I think the number of card tappings was also mentioned. There has been fcek all reduction in these and coupled with rising cases, they know people are not following the guidelines and reducing contacts and recreational social settings. A jump to number 5 is therefore in order. Unfortunately.

sideswipe · 16-10-2020 11:14PM

Goldengirl wrote: »

And gobbing cyclists !

And strawberry picking Bulgarians!

ixoy · 16-10-2020 11:14PM

I wonder if they'd do a halfway measure - close secondary schools but keep primary ones open. Secondary school students are far more likely to be able to look after themselves without requiring a parent around and also more likely to spread the disease than kids as far as I'm aware.

alentejo · 16-10-2020 11:16PM

owlbethere wrote: »

My understanding is that NHPET has been tracking stuff like ground vibrations and sounds/noises. I think the number of card tappings was also mentioned. There has been fcek all reduction in these and coupled with rising cases, they know people are not following the guidelines and reducing contacts and recreational social settings. A jump to number 5 is therefore in order. Unfortunately.

Dublin City noticably quieter past few days

amadangomor · 16-10-2020 11:18PM

sideswipe wrote: »

And strawberry picking Bulgarians!

That was the most bonkers with them having a minuscule rate compared to ours at the time.

Arghus · 16-10-2020 11:19PM

TonyMaloney wrote: »

That's a little loose, Arghus.

What if secondary close but not primary? Will you still honor your bet?

I'd be prepared to masticate some millinery, but without the full commitment of digestion.

16-10-2020 11:19PM

alentejo wrote: »

Dublin City noticably quieter past few days

Not if today’s traffic was anything to go by! 45 minutes to drive 6 km this morning. Unfortunately an essential trip with the car to pick something up. Otherwise I wouldnt have bothered

Hego Damask · 16-10-2020 11:20PM

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54519628

Moron Adhern wearing a f*cking mask in NZ where there is literally 0 ****ing cases !!! idiot!!

frank8211 · 16-10-2020 11:20PM

jojofizzio wrote: »

It’s an inter-county competition so is going ahead

Its crazy. Far past time to stop all those at least for this year, given the disasters of county finals they have had

hynesie08 · 16-10-2020 11:20PM

ixoy wrote: »

I wonder if they'd do a halfway measure - close secondary schools but keep primary ones open. Secondary school students are far more likely to be able to look after themselves without requiring a parent around and also more likely to spread the disease than kids as far as I'm aware.

Unless you change the stigma around the leaving cert, you can't **** up another year of people.....

Necro · 16-10-2020 11:22PM

Hego Damask wrote:

Moron Adhern wearing a f*cking mask in NZ where there is literally 0 ****ing cases !!! idiot!!

Probably precisely *Why* there aren't cases in New Zealand.

People actually oh I dunno... Complying with the regulations?

amadangomor · 16-10-2020 11:22PM

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Very sneaky eh? It's almost like the Virus knew that it wasn't summer anymore and the temps were dropping for the start of Autumn when we start to get more colds and flu... what do they call that? Seasonal illness or?

Not sure your point? If being sarcastic it has been well established around 2001 that sarcasm doesn't work on t'interweb

Away With The Fairies · 16-10-2020 11:23PM

Necro wrote: »

Kids and wife are close contacts so have to stay put till then.

Not much point in them isolating if I go outdoors when my own period of isolation finishes up tomorrow.

How's your wife and kids doing?

martingriff · 16-10-2020 11:23PM

sideswipe wrote: »

And strawberry picking Bulgarians!

Ya that big hullabaloo. How many cases did that give us

Necro · 16-10-2020 11:24PM

Away With The Fairies wrote:

How's your wife and kids doing?

Great, they actually tested negative on Monday which was a relief. Though they are supposedly being retested next week... So we have that to go through again unfortunately

Widdensushi · 16-10-2020 11:24PM

majcos wrote: »

HSE operations report
249 in hospital
30 in ICU, 18 ventilated
Available ICU beds 31

How many available for people suffering from cancer or are they irrelevant

amadangomor · 16-10-2020 11:27PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54519628

Moron Adhern wearing a f*cking mask in NZ where there is literally 0 ****ing cases !!! idiot!!

Right attitude. Presume everyone has Covid. Even if cases are very low there.

If everyone acted like everyone else had Covid we wouldn't be in the **** now.

mandrake04 · 16-10-2020 11:27PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54519628

Moron Adhern wearing a f*cking mask in NZ where there is literally 0 ****ing cases !!! idiot!!

I say it’s

“Do as I do” rather than than “do what you like”

That’s why no cases in NZ

brighterspark · 16-10-2020 11:27PM

ixoy wrote: »

I wonder if they'd do a halfway measure - close secondary schools but keep primary ones open. Secondary school students are far more likely to be able to look after themselves without requiring a parent around and also more likely to spread the disease than kids as far as I'm aware.

Secondary students need school as much as younger kids - where will these students spend the day? - quite possibly with their pals and no supervision or social distancing. Online class attendance declines over time as students realise they will not ever have to be tested or have any meaningful face to face feedback on their work. Not to mention another disaster with leaving cert students - it will be impossible to ask all students to sit the same exam having had unequal access to online teaching. Families often have siblings in both levels so will have limited impact on disease spread.

Widdensushi · 16-10-2020 11:31PM

brighterspark wrote: »

Secondary students need school as much as younger kids - where will these students spend the day? - quite possibly with their pals and no supervision or social distancing. Online class attendance declines over time as students realise they will not ever have to be tested or have any meaningful face to face feedback on their work. Not to mention another disaster with leaving cert students - it will be impossible to ask all students to sit the same exam having had unequal access to online teaching. Families often have siblings in both levels so will have limited impact on disease spread.

Not an option due to teacher unions etc, if secondary stopped and primary continues there would be strikes

16-10-2020 11:31PM

mandrake04 wrote: »

I say it’s

“Do as I do” rather than than “do what you like”

That’s why no cases in NZ

Think that they are more annoyed at the fact she is looking at a second term.

ChikiChiki · 16-10-2020 11:33PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54519628

Moron Adhern wearing a f*cking mask in NZ where there is literally 0 ****ing cases !!! idiot!!

There's only one idiot here and its not Ardern.

ChikiChiki · 16-10-2020 11:35PM

amadangomor wrote: »

Right attitude. Presume everyone has Covid. Even if cases are very low there.

If everyone acted like everyone else had Covid we wouldn't be in the **** now.

Yep and businesses would be able to stay open and people in jobs. It's astounding how many don't see the big picture.

TonyMaloney · 16-10-2020 11:36PM

Arghus wrote: »

I'd be prepared to masticate some millinery, but without the full commitment of digestion.

I'll take that

amadangomor · 16-10-2020 11:36PM

DubInMeath wrote: »

Think that they are more annoyed at the fact she is looking at a second term.

Looking at that they seem to be 10 years ahead of us with an end of life choice and cannabis legalisation referendum.

Time for both of those referendums here and I will go for them as long as there is sensible regulation.

Tenzor07 · 16-10-2020 11:38PM

amadangomor wrote: »

Not sure your point? If being sarcastic it has been well established around 2001 that sarcasm doesn't work on t'interweb

You said that after the summer people (suddenly became) complacent... is that a scientific fact or was it due to the change of seasons where respiratory illness traditionally starts to take hold? Or do you not know what you meant?

Arghus · 16-10-2020 11:38PM

Yeah, New Zealand, those idiots. I'll tell you what they are really bottom of the class in terms of how to handle this.

BorneTobyWilde · 16-10-2020 11:39PM

We should have set up 100 of those ICU Shipping Containers during the summer, but we didn't. We did nothing to prepare for the second wave

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

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