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Covid 19 Part XXX-113,332 ROI(2,282 deaths) 81,251 NI (1,384 deaths) (05/01) Read OP

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  • #2582
    William Faithful Deer
    Posts: 0 ✭ William Faithful Deer


    In the Christmas context there are also likely a lot of people with symptoms keeping quiet as they know they have broken guidelines by going against advice and are feel like they cannot present to the authorities. This could further exasperate the problem.


  • #2583
    ElJeffe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 725 ✭✭✭ElJeffe


    awec wrote: »
    The schools aren't going to stay closed until March. The government are not going to put people out of work again for another 2 months.

    Even INTO asked for only until the 11th Jan.

    You have absolutely no way of knowing that.

    If you'd done the research and being paying attention you'll of noticed the situation is a rapidly developing one as I pointed out several times over the last few weeks.


  • #2584
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    31 January is a sensible review date. No shocks in any of it at all.


  • #2585
    Will Yam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Will Yam


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    I would suggest both. I don’t agree with using schools as a babysitting service but pragmatic enough to know for many it is. Also it can the one environment where certain children feel safe and nurtured.

    I would agree that schools should not be regarded as a baby sitting service, and would be very uncomfortable if that were the case.

    But as to your point re a safe environment, the reality is that schools are safer than youngsters congregating in large numbers.


  • #2586
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Psychedelic Hedgehog wrote: »
    Well I hope that everyone who advocated ignoring restrictions, and meeting people without a concern for how this would affect others are happy with themselves.
    Can you name some of these people you are referring too?


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  • #2587
    ElJeffe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 725 ✭✭✭ElJeffe


    Psychedelic Hedgehog wrote: »
    Well I hope that everyone who advocated ignoring restrictions, and meeting people without a concern for how this would affect others are happy with themselves.

    They didn't give a sh1t about the collective before and I don't see them caring now.


  • #2588
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,249 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    is_that_so wrote: »
    31 January is a sensible review date. No shocks in any of it at all.

    Sure it will be extended mid January

    Christ January was a bad month in normal times, this will be even worse


  • #2589
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Will Yam wrote: »
    I would agree that schools should not be regarded as a baby sitting service, and would be very uncomfortable if that were the case.

    But as to your point re a safe environment, the reality is that schools are safer than youngsters congregating in large numbers.

    I’m not just referring to COVID. For many children school is the only source of structure they experience and for many it’s also a guaranteed meal each day.


  • #2590
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,367 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    Psychedelic Hedgehog wrote: »
    Well I hope that everyone who advocated ignoring restrictions, and meeting people without a concern for how this would affect others are happy with themselves.

    That's a strange way to think about people. They weren't deliberately trying to spread the virus.


  • #2591
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,447 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Can you name some of these people you are referring too?

    Well there was Jim and Mary and Tom of course went for pints. Charlie was up to no good either.


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  • #2592
    GiftofGab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭GiftofGab


    Psychedelic Hedgehog wrote: »
    Well I hope that everyone who advocated ignoring restrictions, and meeting people without a concern for how this would affect others are happy with themselves.

    There was no way I wasn't going to meet my family for Christmas regardless of what rules were in place. Need to put the blame on the government that continue to keep their people in confinement then act shocked when they get a little freedom.


  • #2593
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,045 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Will Yam wrote: »
    I would agree that schools should not be regarded as a baby sitting service, and would be very uncomfortable if that were the case.

    But as to your point re a safe environment, the reality is that schools are safer than youngsters congregating in large numbers.

    Fact of the matter is kids going to school enables many adults to work.

    I don't know if the area I am in is unique, but any time the schools are closed here the kids are all out mingling. Even when they are at school, they are all mingling in the evenings. This is not going to change.

    I think some have this picture in their head that kids are now going to be sitting in the house isolating like everyone else.


  • #2594
    jackboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭jackboy


    Let’s get real. The schools either need to be closed or not. Closing them for a few days is pointless. The government want to close them for a long period but are peeing their pants again. So, they are dribbling out the bad news again rather than being upfront.


  • #2595
    khalessi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭khalessi


    Will Yam wrote: »
    I would agree that schools should not be regarded as a baby sitting service, and would be very uncomfortable if that were the case.

    But as to your point re a safe environment, the reality is that schools are safer than youngsters congregating in large numbers.

    I would think that parents should take responsibility for their children and tell them they cant meet at the moment like they did in MArch April.

    Re childminding as I said elsewhere this was the Minister for Education's attitude to schools mentioning childminding necessities and not education, which is sad and wrong.


  • #2596
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,160 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Can you name some of these people you are referring too?

    Have a look in here sham, plenty of exactly that:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058133910


  • #2597
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1344333146599415808?s=20


  • #2598
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Well there was Jim and Mary and Tom of course went for pints. Charlie was up to no good either.

    Oh I thought he was referring to posters here. Pointless ranting here if the people he is chastising don’t frequent boards.


  • #2599
    PmMeUrDogs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭PmMeUrDogs


    1718 cases, 13 deaths. Yikes.


  • #2600
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    GiftofGab wrote: »
    There was no way I wasn't going to meet my family for Christmas regardless of what rules were in place. Need to put the blame on the government that continue to keep their people in confinement then act shocked when they get a little freedom.

    so let me get this straight - you're blaming the current rapidly escalating numbers on the government trying to reduce the numbers?

    jesus wept.


  • #2601
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,045 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    spookwoman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1344333146599415808?s=20
    PmMeUrDogs wrote: »
    1718 cases, 13 deaths. Yikes.

    This is actually a massive drop in the growth rate compared to yesterday.

    But not sure how much stock can be put in that.


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  • #2602
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    I’m not just referring to COVID. For many children school is the only source of structure they experience and for many it’s also a guaranteed meal each day.

    Dont think things are that bad, dont see too many malnourished kids about,


  • #2603
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


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  • #2604
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    at the risk of getting sucked into the backlog debate, it sure looks like we have a backlog of a few thousand now.


  • #2605
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,160 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Oh I thought he was referring to posters here. Pointless ranting here if the people he is chastising don’t frequent boards.

    Loads of people down through the weeks and months have been posting in this thread about how they don't follow restrictions/think it's all nonsense etc, etc.

    Don't be silly you know there has been.


  • #2606
    ElJeffe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 725 ✭✭✭ElJeffe


    PmMeUrDogs wrote: »
    1718 cases, 13 deaths. Yikes.

    Absolutely horrific. No sugar coating that.


  • #2607
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Dont think things are that bad, dont see too many malnourished kids about,

    I was a foster parent for several years.I saw plenty and worse tbh.


  • #2608
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,532 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    Some backlog building now


  • #2609
    Lashes28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭Lashes28


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
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    Louth is a lost cause at this stage


  • #2610
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    jackboy wrote: »
    Let’s get real. The schools either need to be closed or not. Closing them for a few days is pointless. The government want to close them for a long period but are peeing their pants again. So, they are dribbling out the bad news again rather than being upfront.
    It now means a full week of "nobody going nowhere"!


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  • #2611
    khalessi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭khalessi


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Dont think things are that bad, dont see too many malnourished kids about,

    You are looking in the wrong places. Schools during lock in last year ran breakfast clubs and delivered food to kids so they got dinner. Permission was given for this to conitinue through lockdown. Hopefully the same now for the few days.


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