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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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  • #4802
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Busi_Girl08 wrote: »
    Genuinely don't know what was going through his head. And he has asthma and a chronic smokers cough and is terrified of covid.

    Your housemate is clearly not terrified of Covid.


  • #4803
    Gruffalux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Gruffalux


    The increasing amount of it now is to do with ....the amount of it then. The amount next week will be to do with the amount now. Usually what happens in big spreads is people scarper off in home and wait it out and then the amount of it decreases. Except the blue collar workers or serfs naturally - off they go.
    Eg in the 1400s Henry VIII kept on the move, sleeping in a different bed most nights, having tiny ante-chambers away from the court, constantly hiding to avoid the sweating sickness - a quarantine so to speak. That's what people do who can.


  • #4804
    acer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 570 ✭✭✭acer911


    marno21 wrote: »
    Friend of mine was tested this evening and told to expect a 4 day wait for results. Close contact of a symptomatic case.

    I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we went to March style lockdown before companies go back on Monday. This is crazy stuff

    I was tested yesterday at 14.00, got the result (negative) at 17.00 today. Maybe the situation has deteriorated significantly in the last 3 days but I have found the whole process relatively seamless.


  • #4805
    Tucker tunsel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭Tucker tunsel


    leahyl wrote: »
    And possibly pass it onto his housemates - Jesus, the ignorance of some people is astounding

    These people need to be held accountable either through large fines or taking from pup payment.

    Need also more of a humiliation around clowns like these

    They are messing with people life's


  • #4806
    Tucker tunsel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭Tucker tunsel


    leahyl wrote: »
    And possibly pass it onto his housemates - Jesus, the ignorance of some people is astounding

    These people need to be held accountable either through large fines or taking from pup payment.

    Need also more of a humiliation around clowns like these

    They are messing with people life's


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  • #4807
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    We are still long off the UK rate of new cases per head of population, the UK had similar figures 6 months plus ago, whoy in the jaysus did they not assume the IT system would eventually need to cope with similar levels to the UK figures? It's like we are sitting on a rock with no communication or simple use of Google to establish how other countries do things.

    Lets leave the vaccines in the fridge for another month, there may be more valuable vulnerable people to save then, ffs, it's a joke.

    Have you forgotten the excel disaster they had in the UK?


  • #4808
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,780 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    MOR316 wrote: »
    Why would someone with symptoms, or with the virus itself, go out to a restaurant? :rolleyes:

    I mean...Makes me feel good that I'm not an arsehole but, y'know

    There will be somebody along momentarily to say... “for their mental health”


  • #4809
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Paul Weller wrote: »
    Christmas and people's inability not to act the maggot is your answer there

    And people closing windows. God forbid a bit of fresh air.


  • #4810
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    The people giving out about NPHET not formally declaring the backlogged cases are the same ones who would scream fake news if they did and had to revise their numbers substantially.


  • #4811
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    Anyone think its down to this new variant moreso than anything else?

    Maybe it's playing a role?
    Not sure.

    Has there been any research on the prevalence of the Kent variant here?


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  • #4812
    Sofa King Great
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭Sofa King Great


    Faugheen wrote: »
    The people giving out about NPHET not formally declaring the backlogged cases are the same ones who would scream fake news if they did and had to revise their numbers substantially.

    If they are not in a position to report correct numbers they shouldn't report any number until they get that sorted - the numbers now are completely pointless


  • #4813
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    Sofa King Great wrote: »
    If they are not in a position to report correct numbers they shouldn't report any number until they get that sorted - the numbers now are completely pointless

    But they are in a position to report correct numbers. There were 1745 of them today.

    I’d rather know what’s coming down the pipeline. If it means checking everything to ensure they’re as accurate as they can be rather than just throwing them out and revising later, I’m fine with that.


  • #4814
    Sofa King Great
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭Sofa King Great


    Faugheen wrote: »
    But they are in a position to report correct numbers. There were 1745 of them today.

    I’d rather know what’s coming down the pipeline. If it means checking everything to ensure they’re as accurate as they can be rather than just throwing them out and revising later, I’m fine with that.

    The daily numbers have always been used to reflect the prevalence of covid within the country. The growth in numbers over the past few days is not being reported in the 1,745. 95% of people don't look past the headline number


  • #4815
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Good thread here, This journalist is very good.

    https://twitter.com/Mark_Coughlan/status/1345095757142106114


  • #4816
    Crocodile Booze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Crocodile Booze


    Faugheen wrote: »
    But they are in a position to report correct numbers. There were 1745 of them today.

    I’d rather know what’s coming down the pipeline. If it means checking everything to ensure they’re as accurate as they can be rather than just throwing them out and revising later, I’m fine with that.

    The problem, and I'm witnessing it as we speak in real life, is that people are shrugging saying things sre stable etc, without taking into account the bumper backlog. Hence they are too relaxed about the dire situation we are really in.


  • #4817
    MOR316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭MOR316


    Strumms wrote: »
    There will be somebody along momentarily to say... “for their mental health”

    Well, take it from me, it's good for your mental well being/health to get out from where you are now and again. It can be crippling staying boxed up, especially if you are surrounded by bad memories and vibes.

    However, doesn't excuse leaving the house, never mind a restaurant, if you have symptoms.

    Someone said earlier that they may not have had symptoms at the time and if that's the case, I can't help but sympathise. Anything else though, nah...Get in the bin!


  • #4818
    Grandeeod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Grandeeod


    We've reached a "when worlds collide scenario". The Covid naysayers/relax restrictions on one side and a Government/Health service struggling/those who accepted restrictions on the other side.

    This may be finally decided over the next few weeks. The scene is set. I hope all Boardsies from both sides stick around for the fallout.:D

    Stay safe folks!


  • #4819
    Jim Gazebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭Jim Gazebo


    Faugheen wrote: »
    But they are in a position to report correct numbers. There were 1745 of them today.

    I’d rather know what’s coming down the pipeline. If it means checking everything to ensure they’re as accurate as they can be rather than just throwing them out and revising later, I’m fine with that.

    You are joking? Pluck a number from the sky today that suits you? Wtf are we releasing numbers that are forming the basis for restrictions that are not even accurate. I can't go 5km from the house and Tony can't even tell me how many cases are ACTUALLY out there.

    I've finally broken, this is a shambles.


  • #4820
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,426 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Good thread here, This journalist is very good.

    https://twitter.com/Mark_Coughlan/status/1345095757142106114

    He presents Prime Time - fairly good alright


  • #4821
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Stheno wrote: »
    Gonna take an age to get them down to anything decent

    We are probably averaging 2.5-3 thousand cases a day the past 5 days

    Yeah...but even so...with people hopefully restricted enough now, there shouldn't be many cases in a couple of weeks if the next 14 days covers off most of the current cases, assuming people stick to the restrictions..


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  • #4822
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,052 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Faugheen wrote: »
    The people giving out about NPHET not formally declaring the backlogged cases are the same ones who would scream fake news if they did and had to revise their numbers substantially.

    I disagree. We should be complaining about their inability to report correctly. I do a reporting/data engineering role for a living and what we're seeing from the HSE here is incompetent.

    If a senior manager where I work asked me how many sales there was yesterday and I went well we've had at least 100 but there might be more but we're still processing them so we've no idea were they already members of ours, I'd be fecked out of it


  • #4823
    blackcard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭blackcard


    Given the recent surge in cases, I would not be surprised if schools will remain closed for January, construction closed down, takeaways closed, elite sports shut down.


  • #4824
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    titan18 wrote: »
    I disagree. We should be complaining about their inability to report correctly. I do a reporting/data engineering role for a living and what we're seeing from the HSE here is incompetent.

    Yep

    You'd hope they are clearly explaining the situation to the govt so they understand what's going on


  • #4825
    Pete_Cavan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,360 ✭✭✭Pete_Cavan


    Faugheen wrote: »
    But they are in a position to report correct numbers. There were 1745 of them today.

    I’d rather know what’s coming down the pipeline. If it means checking everything to ensure they’re as accurate as they can be rather than just throwing them out and revising later, I’m fine with that.

    The announced case numbers regularly get revised with denotifications given later so there must be flaws in the current system. I don't see how just announcing the swab numbers would be any less accurate than the current system. It would also be in real-time rather than the current nonsense of under-reporting cases and having a huge unreported backlog sitting there. The data is there.


  • #4826
    UrbanFret
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭UrbanFret


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    This refusal to lock down correctly is going to cost a lot of lives .


    Nope . Refusal by a decent percentage of the population to follow the advice will cost some lives.

    The whole country should realise we're in trouble here, Do you think they will all follow the advice?
    I can guarantee the same people whio haven't all along will continue not to.
    Last nights shenanigans suggest I'm right.


  • #4827
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Nphet, government HSE has been worried, concerned, next two weeks are crucial since last March. I’m surprised people continued to listen to them as long as they did.


  • #4828
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,073 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1345079127909539841
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #4829
    Scuid Mhór
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭Scuid Mhór


    blackcard wrote: »
    Given the recent surge in cases, I would not be surprised if schools will remain closed for January, construction closed down, takeaways closed, elite sports shut down.

    You would hope so. If this continues even a little while longer, it won't just be the tracing system that ends up collapsing.


  • #4830
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,670 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Why do people obsess about case numbers? It's a pretty empty metric to assess infection rate. Positivity rate and hospitalisation numbers are all that really matter.


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  • #4831
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,024 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Nphet, government HSE has been worried, concerned, next two weeks are crucial since last March. I’m surprised people continued to listen to them as long as they did.

    They should have probably moved to using smaller words to help those who couldn't comprehend the big words they were using.


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