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

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 09:08PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

One thing I’ve learned about humanity in 2020 is that we are fcuked as a species if/when something a lot more fatal comes along.

That’s a fact.

If a really lethal virus like H5N1 went global, it would be shut down at the location. No air travel and full curfew.

Could it be stopped?
What have we learned from this experience to prepare?

wadacrack · 31-12-2020 09:12PM

Didn't have to be this way

https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1344737590361120771

Benimar · 31-12-2020 09:12PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

If it had all its faults it should have been fixed . They had all bloody summer

Again, how did this lead to an increase in cases from 200 at the start of December to 2,000 on NYE?

stephenjmcd · 31-12-2020 09:13PM

Stheno wrote: »

The IT system should have been upgraded

They've had ten months

They've had year, alot of the HSE systems still run on old operating systems that should have been upgraded ages ago

BorneTobyWilde · 31-12-2020 09:17PM

lawred2 wrote: »

They were all maybe within 5km of their homes

Including yourself

But you're not the problem. They are.

I was driving, and essential .

BorneTobyWilde · 31-12-2020 09:19PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

One thing I’ve learned about humanity in 2020 is that we are fcuked as a species if/when something a lot more fatal comes along.

That’s a fact.

Those who built dooms day shelters will have their day, I have no doubt.

Deeper Blue · 31-12-2020 09:19PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Didn't have to be this way

https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1344737590361120771

They can **** right off tbh

podgeandrodge · 31-12-2020 09:20PM

fits wrote: »

I am out of work in January. I’m an Experienced research project manager but can turn my hand to a lot of things. If anyone knows of any way I could help please get in touch via pm.

Project manager??? Jaysus we need things speeded up not slowed down:)

iamwhoiam · 31-12-2020 09:21PM

Benimar wrote: »

Again, how did this lead to an increase in cases from 200 at the start of December to 2,000 on NYE?

Because they are not getting to inform close contacts or test them . They lost control

WoollyRedHat · 31-12-2020 09:22PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Didn't have to be this way

https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1344737590361120771

There's something off to about that video.

podgeandrodge · 31-12-2020 09:22PM

ElJeffe wrote: »

I really hope the vaccination programme doesn't turn into a sh1t show by the HSE over the next few weeks.

I think it's fair to say the sanity of a lot of people will go to pieces if they make a balls of it.

A few of the less manic of us will cope.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:23PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

They've had year, alot of the HSE systems still run on old operating systems that should have been upgraded ages ago

I know

They pay Microsoft a small fortune to keep those old systems supported

Its all a bit nuts

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:24PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Project manager??? Jaysus we need things speeded up not slowed down:)

Ah now. Project managers have their uses :pac:

BorneTobyWilde · 31-12-2020 09:26PM

All these concert commercials on tv are a joke, they are literally weeks away. Not a chance ,

BorneTobyWilde · 31-12-2020 09:27PM

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stephenjmcd · 31-12-2020 09:28PM

Stheno wrote: »

I know

They pay Microsoft a small fortune to keep those old systems supported

Its all a bit nuts

Yup, I had a year to retire loads of 2008 servers, with the money they pay Microsoft they could have done it in no time

Ace2007 · 31-12-2020 09:29PM

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

At rate UK are vaccinating, they'll have 60yr+ done by mid-March

We are a laughing stock in that regard

The UK bought the vaccines themselves did they not?

The ones we have at the moment we got under the EU plan so we get our proportion.

And we have a large order in for the Oxford Vaccine.

If the vaccines available were being sold to the highest bidding country It would probably be 2024 before we would get any. This you fail to realise. Why should Ireland get the vaccine over an African country for instance? It's reported that it will be mid 2021 before African get the vaccine.

But let's not let that get in your way of bashing the government.

31-12-2020 09:30PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Yup, I had a year to retire loads of 2008 servers, with the money they pay Microsoft they could have done it in no time

I work in a well resourced multinational and we are still running some systems off XP

prunudo · 31-12-2020 09:32PM

Benimar wrote: »

Again, how did this lead to an increase in cases from 200 at the start of December to 2,000 on NYE?

Because people trust the systems in place work. If contact tracing is falling apart, people were going around unknowingly infectious as there was a delay in letting them know they were close contacts.
Yes people spread the virus, but if the systems that were put in place to protect us fail, all the blame can't be laid on the public or excess socialising.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:32PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Yup, I had a year to retire loads of 2008 servers, with the money they pay Microsoft they could have done it in no time

In fairness where I work we have the odd 2003 server knocking about. Our IT estate is pretty big though

All due to be nuked shortly

One of my least favourite phrases - "technical debt"

Polar101 · 31-12-2020 09:33PM

The Gardaí have a solution - "intensive mobile high visibility checkpoints".

What does that mean? I guess we'll find out.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1231/1187117-garda-level-5-visibility-team/

Away With The Fairies · 31-12-2020 09:34PM

PmMeUrDogs wrote: »

Not testing close contacts could be an absolute disaster move.

If one of the people I live with were a close contact, they'd restrict their movements. If they asymptomatically have covid, they wouldn't know due to no test.

I wouldn't be recommended to isolate because they are the close contact, not me. If they have it with no symptoms, I'm potentially carrying it into 200+ people a day in work.

I'd imagine it's a similarly worrying situation for many who live with others. Close contact isolates, but there's no isolation pay for the people who live with them, so those people will continue to work, and potentially spread the virus, despite technically not being a close contact.

It's a complete clusterfcuk. Testing close contacts if they have symptoms... People seem to have different symptoms... another thread posted here has someone with headaches and a back pain and those symptoms aren't even on the HSE site so you'll have people thinking they're fine because they don't have fever or cough. It's a huge mess and I don't see how things will get better when people are out spreading it.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:35PM

Polar101 wrote: »

The Gardaí have a solution - "intensive mobile high visibility checkpoints".

What does that mean? I guess we'll find out.

Is that not checkpoints like they had at Naast on the N7 which caused loads of delays?

Or is it more local ones like we had in March?
One of those wanted my address to see how far away I lived from the supermarket

Another was sound enough

embraer170 · 31-12-2020 09:36PM

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

Happy new year to everyone, can’t believe we’ve been banging on for 30 threads since the start of 2020 with plenty of disagreements

Highlights of the year:
- Clayton Hotel Pearse Street
- First case
- Will they won’t they cancel the parade
- Paddy’s Day Speech
- 40,000 tests cancelled
- Social distancing will be over in a month
- Social distancing will never end
- Cleaning your shopping
- American tourists
- meat plants and LOKdown
- NPHET repeatedly blaming various groups
- 2nd lockdown debate
- vaccine news - it works, approved, arrival

Gotta say though, it seems like there’s a nice balance in the thread these days with actual discussion and analysis and even those on both extreme ends of the spectrum still mostly managing to explain what they’re talking about

Here’s to another year, a hopefully a far better one, with the vaccine thread becoming more popular than the general one.

You forgot to include Cheltenham in the highlights.

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:37PM

embraer170 wrote: »

You forgot to include Cheltenham in the highlights.

And the Italians
And the school skiing trips

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 09:37PM

Stheno wrote: »

One of my least favourite phrases - "technical debt"

* for the next sprint

Stheno · 31-12-2020 09:39PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

* for the next sprint

/shudder you're giving me flashbacks to my last week in work

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 09:40PM

So this not testing business...

Is the testing system over capacity already?
Should we have no confidence in the case numbers?

Essentially, what happened today?

Ace2007 · 31-12-2020 09:40PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

It's a complete clusterfcuk. Testing close contacts if they have symptoms... People seem to have different symptoms... another thread posted here has someone with headaches and a back pain and those symptoms aren't even on the HSE site so you'll have people thinking they're fine because they don't have fever or cough. It's a huge mess and I don't see how things will get better when people are out spreading it.

That's why we have a lockdown - with everything closed people won't be out and about spreading it. If everyone in the country acted as if they had it, less people would actually get it.

igCorcaigh · 31-12-2020 09:41PM

Stheno wrote: »

/shudder you're giving me flashbacks to my last week in work

I miss the buzz of it all. Have been out of work since May

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

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