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I hope all were listening to what Micheal martin said regarding schools staying open,as i believe media and unions won't stop making mischief in their quest to close the schools. Trouble.makers.

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Well Vietnam closed up their borders early and their figures are somewhat believable, or course mainland China's numbers are a fabrication, but look at where New Zealand are now as a country, i don't doubt their numbers, they've handled a very difficult situation very, very well, we seem to have learned nothing over the past 7 months sadly.

New Zealand might be seen as the gold standard at the minute, but their going to be in a hell of a precarious position unless a vaccine is found in the next 6-9 months, they cant keep a closed borders approach indefinitely for economic reasons and when they start letting tourists etc back in they're population is largely going to be totally niave to the virus and it will run rampant, they aren't like Ireland who can borrow money for the minute easily of the ecb, they are going to be at the mercy of less forgiving lenders

Are marts still open?

Say my name wrote: »

Teachers are already grumbling on radio (Newstalk) that they're being forced to work in a Level 5.
Some might not turn up for work.

There is always the Covid PUP awaiting them if they prefer.

_Brian wrote: »

Relax there.
The teachers have explained the science to the kids. Within their safe zone they are sufficiently far away from students not to be a risk. This isn’t a bad example, this is treating the kids with respect and keeping with the science rather than optics.

If the room is large enough to have a safe zone that is in fact far enough away from the students, None are in my school. Everyone is wearing masks, sanitising constantly and washing desks after each class and still we have had a few cases. The rooms are just too crowded.

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I would imagine so yes. I'd envisage a return to 100% online bidding with seller's dropping off stock and leaving the premises immediately. There's talk of no viewing time before the sale and all stock sold subject and collected after the sale. Once there's only staff on the premises I can't see why social distancing couldn't be enacted and the marts continue trading. It worked in the last lockdown and I don't see why it can't work again particularly as we're in the peak trading period.

Back my way in the local mart, sellers drop off their animals and don’t leave their vehicles, buyers then look at the animals,only 21 can enter the sales ring and keep 2m apart, everybody wears a mask when on site, you would imagine even with level 5 this should be good enough, what’s the difference between a meat factory or a construction site compared or even a school to a mart,in my opinion if buying animals it takes time to look at them, hopefully they will come to some compromise on this

Marts will have to stay open....coming into arguably the busiest time of the year.

It's a joke though that 30 odd people can pull and drag out of each other and sweat and spit running after a ball but only 10 people can attend a funeral.

Finally fair play to Colm O Rourke for calling out the Teachers union for acting the taepots

Deleted User wrote: »

From what I understand from our own mart, sellers drop off stock and leave mart. Buyers may inspect stock, but there is no one allowed into the ring. It'll be all online buying. That should work ok.

How long are buyers allowed to inspect the stock? I hate to be critical in these testing times but I can’t see much of a difference between a hundred on a building site or a meat factory to 20 people 2m apart in a sales ring

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not sure, I heard they might use an appointment system. If that's the case then you could get separation by time.

They might relax the guidelines some bit, the last time we were in lockdown all the construction sites,schools,crèches and Nct centers were closed but not this time

Neddyusa wrote: »

Have you forgotten that even the likes of Tony Holohan and Luke O'Neill told us that masks were of very limited benefit back in the spring?!
How quickly the grey becomes black and white for some people.
Masks are fine if used correctly and in the correct context. However, the vast majority don't wear them correctly and in some cases the misurse is worse than no mask at all.

Scientists have learned more about the virus over time. They now agree that masks are beneficial, opinions can easily change as we understand things more.

But you admit masks are fine so you kind of cancel out your first paragraph.

I have no idea where you get that the vast majority don't wear them correctly? First I heard of it.

Going for a test later today - developed a couple of symptoms since the WE:(