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Covid 19 Part XXVII- 62,002 ROI (1,915 deaths) 39,609 NI (724 deaths) (02/11) Read OP

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    #6212
    prunudo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,191 ✭✭✭prunudo


    forumdedum wrote: »
    At least a while back there was proof you could catch it from passing joggers or cyclists and they generate more plume. I'm not a huge fan of Bill but I would believe him.

    I'm not saying its not possible. But he could also have picked it up from a door handle or a petrol pump. He just wanted to blame somebody else, in this case the joggers. He can't say for certain it was them yet he went on a wild rant about their behaviour.


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    #6213
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,192 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    road_high wrote: »
    Through this mania it’s been interesting- there is an element out there that relish the prospect of closing gyms and any form of exercise. Usually people that don’t exercise themselves interestingly

    I think it was highlighted yesterday, people who no longer drink alcohol want it banned etc etc, it's obvious people want others inconvenienced more than they are themselves.


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    #6214
    BringBackMick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭BringBackMick


    The difference out and about this morning

    If we are serious about breaking the chain of transmission or whatever phrase used we should definitely extend midterm by a week


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    #6215
    polesheep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭polesheep


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    That's great, I didn't suggest you did. You stated that "it has a habit of spreading on the continent". That I don't agree. Italy has a particular issue with a violent football ultra scene who are exploiting the situation. While some countries have similar issues, particularly Eastern Europe, most don't.

    When Naples didn't collect it's rubbish for years it didn't spread to the rest of the continent. Italy is beautiful country but not without its issues.

    But you did imply it.


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    #6216
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    BringBackMick wrote: »
    The difference out and about this morning

    If we are serious about breaking the chain of transmission or whatever phrase used we should definitely extend midterm by a week
    Out and about is not the issue, in and about most certainly is.


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    #6217
    JimToken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭JimToken


    Are GAA training grounds closed?


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    #6218
    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Out and about is not the issue, in and about most certainly is.

    And you can be sure there are plenty of household visits all this week to kill the time :)


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    #6219
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Out and about is not the issue, in and about most certainly is.
    mloc123 wrote: »
    And you can be sure there are plenty of household visits all this week to kill the time :)

    The old "in and out"


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    #6220
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    mloc123 wrote: »
    And you can be sure there are plenty of household visits all this week to kill the time :)
    Well if my kitchen clock is anything to go by today, gonna be a long one!


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    #6221
    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Well if my kitchen clock is anything to go by today, gonna be a long one!

    The last 2 days combined have felt longer than the previous 2 months.... its not even 10am yet :eek:


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    #6222
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    JimToken wrote: »
    Are GAA training grounds closed?

    One near me is open, personally that's a good thing.


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    #6223
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Upto 354 in the hospital. Quiet a spike from 311 on Friday.

    Hopefully some of this will be explained by a rush of discharges today as many hospital discharges are held till Monday (tuesday on a bh) for their doctor to have a last look before discharge.


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    #6224
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,122 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    mloc123 wrote: »
    Fair enough, not being able to try them on is a pain.

    I just don't get this uproar about Tesco/Dunnes... saw on my local Facebook page also, you'd swear kids were wearing coal sacks the way people were complaining.

    Well just one example for you . My grandchild is just started walking
    She will need shoes , she needs to be measures and fitted .
    Thats only one small example . How come clothes didn’t seem a huge issue last March when at least we could buy a pair of shoes


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    #6225
    Leftwaffe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭Leftwaffe


    Walking into Supervalue there earlier and an auld one nearly dived into a load of trolleys to make sure she didn't come near me. The fear of god is in these people. Feel very sorry for them.


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    #6226
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Redordeadqwwer wrote: »
    Walking into Supervalue there earlier and an auld one nearly dived into a load of trolleys to make sure she didn't come near me. The fear of god is in these people. Feel very sorry for them.

    Probably nothing to do with Covid, you were wearing your Halloween mask weren't you?


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    #6227
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,482 ✭✭✭harr


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Upto 354 in the hospital. Quiet a spike from 311 on Friday.

    Hopefully some of this will be explained by a rush of discharges today as many hospital discharges are held till Monday (tuesday on a bh) for their doctor to have a last look before discharge.

    This should be the case .. very few hospitals discharge over a weekend. If not discharged on a Friday you are left till the Monday ( Tuesday this week ) .
    So hoping to see a the hospital numbers level off again after today .


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    #6228
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    Upto 354 in the hospital. Quiet a spike from 311 on Friday.

    Hopefully some of this will be explained by a rush of discharges today as many hospital discharges are held till Monday (tuesday on a bh) for their doctor to have a last look before discharge.
    Still, I wouldn't be expecting it to drop below Friday's number.

    The start of the week usually isn't a massive discharge. If the doctor thought someone would be well enough to go home on Monday morning, they'd usually discharge them on the Friday instead rather than force them to spend a weekend languishing in hospital.

    As a result Thursday/Friday are the big discharge days.

    But this time the bank holiday might make a difference.


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    #6229
    Boggles
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    harr wrote: »
    This should be the case .. very few hospitals discharge over a weekend. If not discharged on a Friday you are left till the Monday ( Tuesday this week ) .
    So hoping to see a the hospital numbers level off again after today .

    There has been 75 discharges since Saturday.


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    #6230
    Gruffalux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Gruffalux


    The old line of the dispensable elderly is being replaced by the shiny new line of the hysterical elderly.


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    #6231
    SusanC10
    Registered Users Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭SusanC10


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    Well just one example for you . My grandchild is just started walking
    She will need shoes , she needs to be measures and fitted .
    Thats only one small example . How come clothes didn’t seem a huge issue last March when at least we could buy a pair of shoes

    That is a good example.
    I seem to remember at some point when shops were previously shut that a local shoe shop was taking private appointments for this kind of thing.

    Also, you can buy the Clark's shoe measuring thing online and then buy shoes. Not ideal obviously but better than nothing.


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    #6232
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,980 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    AnniePowwa wrote: »
    so after a long week at work you can't get a pint ,you want it so you cant even ate a bit of chocolate , who knew ireland had so many freaks

    Yep... After a long week at work you can’t get a pint because of covid. Covid doesn’t give a fuûck if you’ve had a long week at work, a short week petting goats. .... if you end up in a pub environment where distancing won’t and can’t be managed, where the consumption of alcoholic beverages will lower inhibitions, will cloud judgment and decision making... will fuel incidents that will put greater burdens on health services and Gardai..... No way in hell should pubs be open, Jesus. We cannot afford that fallout...

    If people want a few drinks at home with the other half, watching Netflix, on their own watching the match they can obtain alcohol in the supermarket. Have their drinks, keeping it at home, distant, safe and responsible.

    Alcohol has not been banned. The manner and location in which it can be consumed has been adjusted so as to limit the health risk and burden on an over burdened health service, a health service made up of thousands of people who at the coal face endure high levels of risk for themselves and their families on a daily basis, minute by minute, hour by hour, day after day.

    All that is being asked of US is that we don’t go to pubs ?! That’s playing our part... thats a fûcking small ask considering what’s been happening, a tiny ask considering what others, such as medical people are doing for US... let’s do something for them and each other.. we can cook at home, drink at home, we don’t need pubs, keep em closed.


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    #6233
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/

    Very interesting piece in the Atlantic mostly asking why we don’t focus more on dispersion of virus instead of the R0 that’s perhaps not the best way to manage things when evidence suggests 20% of those infected are spreading it the most. Basically rigorous contact tracing back to find the super spreaders and the conditions that make it worse.

    Also some interesting comments on cheap mass testing benefits , particularly in a super spreader event. They also feel there is far to much discussion on Sweden with no real benefit to it regardless of your stance.

    Interesting point on Japan stadiums opening up but with no chanting. In short we can open up more with some adjustments.

    A very good read.


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    #6234
    forumdedum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭forumdedum


    road_high wrote: »
    That the guy who reviews films and that? At least 5 stone overweight? Ok..!

    That's him.


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    #6235
    Stheno
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    Deleted User wrote: »
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    3 weeks of national level three is where we are today

    14 day incidence down massively


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    #6236
    forumdedum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭forumdedum


    prunudo wrote: »
    I'm not saying its not possible. But he could also have picked it up from a door handle or a petrol pump. He just wanted to blame somebody else, in this case the joggers. He can't say for certain it was them yet he went on a wild rant about their behaviour.

    Guess we'd have to ask Bill if he wipes down door handles or sanitises his hands after refuelling his car.

    I don't recall it being a wild rant.

    I would like like a bunch of sweating joggers passing by close to me. I would be worried.


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    #6237
    forumdedum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭forumdedum


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    Yes people seem to think it's in the air.

    I prefer to be safe than sorry. Droplets from speech etc can hit you if wind doesn't blow them away.


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    #6238
    bush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭bush


    Evil granny killer sociopath joggers


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    #6239
    [Deleted User]
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    Stheno wrote: »
    3 weeks of national level three is where we are today

    14 day incidence down massively

    Only the growth - 14 day incidence seems to have topped out, but is not falling


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    #6240
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Gruffalux wrote: »
    The old line of the dispensable elderly is being replaced by the shiny new line of the hysterical elderly.
    The asshole who gets off on invading the space of passers by hasn't changed since the start though.

    They'd want to make sure it's old women they frighten. If they do that and I see it they'll be clogging up the hospital system for a completely different reason.


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    #6241
    Gruffalux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Gruffalux


    s1ippy wrote: »
    The asshole who gets off on invading the space of passers by hasn't changed since the start though.

    They'd want to make sure it's old women they frighten. If they do that and I see it they'll be clogging up the hospital system for a completely different reason.

    Lave him, Slippy, lave him :)


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