Covid 19 Part XXVIII- 71,942 ROI(2,050 deaths) 51,824 NI (983 deaths) (28/11) Read OP

Hamsterchops · 13-11-2020 05:32PM

Another week and another call from this side of the border for Northern Ireland to harmonise with and apply the same restrictions we have in the South!

But why should they?

All other regions of the UK are regionalised, with Scotland tackling the virus with its own measures (which are different to just across the border with the North of England), which in turn has different measures to Wales, which in turn has different measures to the South of England. Liverpool & Manchester have their own arrangements.

GeorgeBailey · 13-11-2020 05:43PM

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Another week and another call from this side of the border for Northern Ireland to harmonise with and apply the same restrictions we have in the South!

But why should they?
.

To stop people dying?

mountgomery burns · 13-11-2020 06:09PM

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1326951754794151937?s=20

Just going to post this to track it and see how this one ages.

I hope he's right of course.

Downlinz · 13-11-2020 06:12PM

The swabs today are a disaster and seem to suggest this level of lockdown has already bottomed out at a much higher figure than expected.

Combined with NI's easing restrictions and it appears level 5 being removed on December 1st now looks far from a certainty.

KrustyUCC · 13-11-2020 06:14PM

It's one day

stephenjmcd · 13-11-2020 06:19PM

Downlinz wrote: »

The swabs today are a disaster and seem to suggest this level of lockdown has already bottomed out at a much higher figure than expected.

Combined with NI's easing restrictions and it appears level 5 being removed on December 1st now looks far from a certainty.

Disaster ? How so. Community referrals for swabs down, GPs reporting a sharp decrease in demand. At least wait for the numbers before proclaiming disaster.

NI easing restrictions?? They haven't. Another week where they are now.

Its one day

polesheep · 13-11-2020 06:19PM

Downlinz wrote: »

The swabs today are a disaster and seem to suggest this level of lockdown has already bottomed out at a much higher figure than expected.

Combined with NI's easing restrictions and it appears level 5 being removed on December 1st now looks far from a certainty.

I know some people on here are in denial and believe that everyone, bar the odd loon, is keeping to the restrictions, but if you look around that's clearly not the case. Even if they don't change from level 5 in December most people are going to have a normal a Christmas as they possibly can regardless. There was never going to be the same level of compliance this time around.

MD1990 · 13-11-2020 06:20PM

If we are still at 300-500 cases a week on Dec 1st.

What will happen then? Extend lockdown or re open some business before christmas to make some earnings?

Happydays2020 · 13-11-2020 06:24PM

normanoffside wrote: »

Are hospitals the new meat plants?

No. Meat plants were the new hospitals.

Happydays2020 · 13-11-2020 06:25PM

MD1990 wrote: »

If we are still at 300-500 cases a week on Dec 1st.

What will happen then? Extend lockdown or re open some business before christmas to make some earnings?

Level 6.

KrustyUCC · 13-11-2020 06:25PM

If and thats a big if that happens then yes I'd say level five will remain

Nothing in the data suggests that happening

owlbethere · 13-11-2020 06:27PM

MD1990 wrote: »

If we are still at 300-500 cases a week on Dec 1st.

What will happen then? Extend lockdown or re open some business before christmas to make some earnings?

This is a very good question. December the 1 is 2 and half weeks away.

I can't see the numbers dropping as low as what NHPET is hoping for - to below 100.

They said this lockdown is to bring the numbers down low to below 100 before the Christmas where they anticipate many meet ups and increasing contacts.

The numbers will just take off again when we open up again?

Kermit.de.frog · 13-11-2020 06:35PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

It's one day

The restrictions are only restraining things.

Maintaining them might still not be enough to avoid a continental style situation.

But reducing them is not an option currently.

hmmm · 13-11-2020 06:44PM

MD1990 wrote: »

If we are still at 300-500 cases a week on Dec 1st.

What will happen then? Extend lockdown or re open some business before christmas to make some earnings?

If we're at 300 to 500 something has gone very wrong. We can't read too much into one days numbers.

Dr. Nolan seems to think we're on track for 100 or less by Dec 1. That's still pretty high, but hopefully might be enough to allow all retail to open. At Level 3(ish) we've been able to keep cases relatively stable, so we know that's possible.

I just can't how it's possible to safely reopen indoor socialising locations however during the Christmas period. Hopefully we'll have a number of vaccines start arriving from January onwards, and they will start to turn the tide.

prunudo · 13-11-2020 06:47PM

If we are still at those sort of figures it will be because healthcare or other large scale businesses have failed. It won't be because of the general public's wrong doing.

mcburns07 · 13-11-2020 06:49PM

owlbethere wrote: »

This is a very good question. December the 1 is 2 and half weeks away.

I can't see the numbers dropping as low as what NHPET is hoping for - to below 100.

They said this lockdown is to bring the numbers down low to below 100 before the Christmas where they anticipate many meet ups and increasing contacts.

The numbers will just take off again when we open up again?

You should tell Nolan so because he said they’re very confident about hitting those numbers. Relax and trust the process.

lemonTrees · 13-11-2020 06:50PM

Disastrous numbers the last few days. The half arsed lockdown isn't working.

prunudo · 13-11-2020 06:53PM

lemonTrees wrote: »

Disastrous numbers the last few days. The half arsed lockdown isn't working.

How, we're about 800 cases a day less than 2-3 weeks ago.

domrush · 13-11-2020 06:55PM

lemonTrees wrote: »

Disastrous numbers the last few days. The half arsed lockdown isn't working.

Ah wisht will ya

paulie21 · 13-11-2020 06:58PM

482 cases 7 deaths

Wolf359f · 13-11-2020 07:01PM

Figures haven't even been released and people saying level 5 isn't working. Probably the same who said level 3 was all we needed.

Anyways with cases getting lower and lower, we could be back to where outbreaks are skewing the figures. There seems to be 3+ hospital outbreaks. The increase in positivity could be down to hcw's getting retested multiple times to get back to work quicker.
As we never get told the number of people tested, only the number of tests, it's hard to know.

Fr_Dougal · 13-11-2020 07:01PM

It’s. The. Schools.

stephenjmcd · 13-11-2020 07:02PM

paulie21 wrote: »

482 cases 7 deaths

Source ? No announcement yet

Happy4all · 13-11-2020 07:03PM

paulie21 wrote: »

482 cases 7 deaths

A bit disappointing

KrustyUCC · 13-11-2020 07:03PM

RTE leading with Martins story about easing restrictions for Christmas week

Kimbot · 13-11-2020 07:03PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Source ? No announcement yet

It was just on the news???

Funsterdelux · 13-11-2020 07:04PM

Kimbot wrote: »

It was just on the news???

It must come from twitter

F5 F5 F5

stephenjmcd · 13-11-2020 07:04PM

Kimbot wrote: »

It was just on the news???

Nothing on dept health website and nothing from the usual reporters on twitter hence my asking. Not watching the news

KrustyUCC · 13-11-2020 07:04PM

TV3 news had the figures

Downlinz · 13-11-2020 07:05PM

Wolf359f wrote: »

Figures haven't even been released and people saying level 5 isn't working. Probably the same who said level 3 was all we needed.

Or more likely people who said schools were a major contributing factor and any lockdown which left schools open would never achieve the desired results.

Covid 19 Part XXVIII- 71,942 ROI(2,050 deaths) 51,824 NI (983 deaths) (28/11) Read OP

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