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Coronavirus Pandemic Information- Local and Worldwide

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    #1922
    whelan2
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    Just hope schools stay open


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    #1923
    paddysdream
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    Think its all a bit overblown (unless i get it bad I suppose)
    But I think its the inconsistent,contradictory nature of the restrictions that have made people ignore them.
    For example was in Dublin Saturday morning and on way home garda checkpoint on dual carriageway.Big roadwork signs pushing 3 lanes into 2,flashing boards telling hgvs to keep right.I kept right in car as did many others and only those foolish enough to keep to the leftmost lane had to stop.
    Could someone please explain what that waste of approx 10 Garda was all in aid of.


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    #1924
    [Deleted User]
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Just hope schools stay open

    Pointless having a lockdown with open schools.


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    #1925
    ruwithme
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭ruwithme


    Hardly learning to live with it at level 5. Paralysing the country for a unknown period of time .level 3 restrictions not yet 2weeks in.

    The economy is about more than individual greed and capitalism.virus is weaker now and more infectious.very one sided commentary heard on media,especially when media are driving this more than the reality. Doesn't make for any level of balanced thinking in decision making.


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    #1926
    paddysdream
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    Hope schools stay open too
    Put up question on club whats app Friday night re whether parents were happy for us to continue training
    It was 100% positive ie keep training going as long as its allowed.No one worried about contact etc.
    And before anyone asks no peer pressure as all were aked to reply privately and not on public group.That was approx 80/90 parents with a 70/80% reply rate


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    #1927
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,104 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Pointless having a lockdown with open schools.

    If schools are closed kids are going to hang around , no madks etc. At least at school they are in pods and so far it's working ok


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    #1928
    GoneHome
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    paddysdream wrote: »
    Hope schools stay open too
    Put up question on club whats app Friday night re whether parents were happy for us to continue training
    It was 100% positive ie keep training going as long as its allowed.No one worried about contact etc.
    And before anyone asks no peer pressure as all were aked to reply privately and not on public group.That was approx 80/90 parents with a 70/80% reply rate

    And this folks is why the virus is spreading, "keep training going as long as its allowed, no one worried about contact", jesus wept


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    #1929
    ruwithme
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭ruwithme


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Pointless having a lockdown with open schools.

    If you believe that,you must believe nphet aren't telling the truth regarding schools and the spread of the virus.


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    #1930
    _Brian
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    L4 here in Cavan and serious the business that are remaining opened.

    Toy shops open and busy.
    JD Sports.

    Local clothes shops open, they got in safety boots viz vests and now classified as essential.


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    #1931
    naughto
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    Unions will have a fit if they try to keep the schools open the are allready looking at strike action


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    #1932
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    paddysdream wrote: »
    Hope schools stay open too
    Put up question on club whats app Friday night re whether parents were happy for us to continue training
    It was 100% positive ie keep training going as long as its allowed.No one worried about contact etc.
    And before anyone asks no peer pressure as all were aked to reply privately and not on public group.That was approx 80/90 parents with a 70/80% reply rate

    Training Is one thing - not sure about county and club matches still going ahead...

    Think they are too much of a driver for get togethers & celebrations...


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    #1933
    GoneHome
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    _Brian wrote: »
    L4 here in Cavan and serious the business that are remaining opened.

    Toy shops open and busy.
    JD Sports.

    Local clothes shops open, they got in safety boots viz vests and now classified as essential.

    FFS that's criminal, that's why we're going to L5 because of cowboys like that trying to find ways 'round the restrictions, if we all pulled together and abide by the rules we could surpress this thing in 6 - 8 weeks but the way things are going it'll be well into next year before we start to see light at the end of the tunnel


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    #1934
    greenfield21
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    GoneHome wrote: »
    At the end of the day people's health is more important than any economic consequences really, that's what it boils down to.

    I wonder how long we can keep saying this for?


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    #1935
    whelan2
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    We had training the other night, no contact, kids need to be out .
    Yesterday we had an fai rep to our soccer club for goalkeeper training. 12 kids 2 coaches, young lad still on a high. All protocols in place. Why stop this sort of stuff. No games, but kids need to be out .


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    #1936
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    GoneHome wrote: »
    And this folks is why the virus is spreading, "keep training going as long as its allowed, no one worried about contact", jesus wept

    Well - in our case, the kids are small and meeting the same kids in school as at training...
    So not much difference to school...

    I do think it’s different for older players. I wouldn’t be a fan of people travelling distances to train with the local team - not sure that’s happening or not?


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    #1937
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Interesting development in Sweden, now moving towards restrictions.
    https://twitter.com/Nutradvance/status/1317925957278289921?s=19


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    #1938
    paddysdream
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    GoneHome wrote: »
    And this folks is why the virus is spreading, "keep training going as long as its allowed, no one worried about contact", jesus wept

    Well the kids would have less contact with each other than they have in school
    Does the school take their temperature as they enter,does the school or the parents supervise them 100% of the time etc?
    Its non contact training for an hour a week with no matchin training.
    It's corona virus people are worried about not the bubonic plague


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    #1939
    GoneHome
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    whelan2 wrote: »
    We had training the other night, no contact, kids need to be out .
    Yesterday we had an fai rep to our soccer club for goalkeeper training. 12 kids 2 coaches, young lad still on a high. All protocols in place. Why stop this sort of stuff. No games, but kids need to be out .

    But that's the whole problem, it was only "a kids training camp", it was only "meeting a mate in the gym", it was only "meeting a friend for coffee while sitting outside", it's all these little interactions that are spreading the virus, can people not see that.


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    #1940
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,104 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    GoneHome wrote: »
    But that's the whole problem, it was only "a kids training camp", it was only "meeting a mate in the gym", it was only "meeting a friend for coffee while sitting outside", it's all these little interactions that are spreading the virus, can people not see that.

    Temperature is taken before training session. Hands washed and and sanitized before they go on the pitch. All protocol in place. What more do you want them to do?


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    #1941
    greenfield21
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    GoneHome wrote: »
    But that's the whole problem, it was only "a kids training camp", it was only "meeting a mate in the gym", it was only "meeting a friend for coffee while sitting outside", it's all these little interactions that are spreading the virus, can people not see that.

    That's a little harsh can you not see there's no way of getting rid of this now, the ship has sailed for zero covid. We're just buying time until a vaccine comes along. How do we do this? Endless lockdowns?


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    #1942
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Temperature is taken before training session. Hands washed and and sanitized before they go on the pitch. All protocol in place. What more do you want them to do?

    I think the answer is stay at home Whelan :)

    Kids training - I don’t know, when the schools are still open it’s a difficult one to judge...

    The other examples GoHome - cafe, gym, think they should all be closed for a few weeks... go take away if they can...

    I think we have to go to level 5 myself...


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    #1943
    ruwithme
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭ruwithme


    Enjoyed listening to gaa commentary on radio and the couple of games on tv yesterday and today. Took me away from covid anyway for awhile. (I don't make the rules on games going ahead before anyone levels it at me.)


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    #1944
    paddysdream
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Temperature is taken before training session. Hands washed and and sanitized before they go on the pitch. All protocol in place. What more do you want them to do?
    In the real world people are getting on with it as far as I can see.Like I said not one parent had expressed any reservation re their child attending.


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    #1945
    GoneHome
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Temperature is taken before training session. Hands washed and and sanitized before they go on the pitch. All protocol in place. What more do you want them to do?

    Ahh maybe stay at home and have zero interaction with other people, that's why we're going to level 5, as my previous post said it's these mundane little interactions that are spreading the virus regardless of temperature checks etc and how "safe" you think they are, that's level 2 or 3 stuff which with the rising figures have proved to be ineffective


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    #1946
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,104 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Dinzee Conlee wrote: »
    I think the answer is stay at home Whelan :)

    Kids training - I don’t know, when the schools are still open it’s a difficult one to judge...

    The other examples GoHome - cafe, gym, think they should all be closed for a few weeks... go take away if they can...

    I think we have to go to level 5 myself...

    At this stage though do we not have to try to live with the virus but keep to the protocols? I do not see the harm of non contact training outdoors keeping to protocol. It's good for the kids mentally


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    #1947
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    ruwithme wrote: »
    Enjoyed listening to gaa commentary on radio and the couple of games on tv yesterday and today. Took me away from covid anyway for awhile. (I don't make the rules on games going ahead before anyone levels it at me.)

    I have heard of a few instances of matches being the reasons for sessions in a few different parts of the country...

    I can see how they could - it’s always been that way to celebrate a big win...

    That’s why the GAA should have pulled the pin on them ages ago...


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    #1948
    whelan2
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    Dinzee Conlee wrote: »
    I have heard of a few instances of matches being the reasons for sessions in a few different parts of the country...

    I can see how they could - it’s always been that way to celebrate a big win...

    That’s why the GAA should have pulled the pin on them ages ago...

    In fairness I dont think kids training sessions are spreading ,it's the adults letting the sport down


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    #1949
    paddysdream
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    Dinzee Conlee wrote: »
    I think the answer is stay at home Whelan :)

    Kids training - I don’t know, when the schools are still open it’s a difficult one to judge...

    The other examples GoHome - cafe, gym, think they should all be closed for a few weeks... go take away if they can...

    I think we have to go to level 5 myself...

    Looking more and more like the Government will tighten things up tomorrow.
    To be honest not really bothered at this stage as 99% of it has no effect on me.
    Miss going for a pint but that ship has long sailed and not likely to be back in port this side of next Spring.
    Other than that as long as schools remain open I can honestly say that life would be the same next week as the 3rd week of October 2019.
    Ok no soccer games on a Saturday morning but thats about it I think


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    #1950
    GoneHome
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    Dinzee Conlee wrote: »
    I have heard of a few instances of matches being the reasons for sessions in a few different parts of the country...

    I can see how they could - it’s always been that way to celebrate a big win...

    That’s why the GAA should have pulled the pin on them ages ago...

    Have to agree with you here, I'm a big GAA supporter myself but I think it's the height of madness still holding games with the way things are going with the virus numbers, a prime example was the situation with the Fermanagh team during the week.


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    #1951
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    whelan2 wrote: »
    At this stage though do we not have to try to live with the virus but keep to the protocols? I do not see the harm of non contact training outdoors keeping to protocol. It's good for the kids mentally

    I think we should go to level 5, try to get it back under control...

    I also think we should track down what caused clusters in places over the past few weeks, and put something in place if they happen again - fines or arrests if needed...
    So once(if) we get the numbers done again, if we see them creeping again in some place, and if the reasons are people not adhering to the protocols they get stuck with a decent fine...


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