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

Humberto Salazar wrote: »

Anyone going into a crowded or busy office after the Christmas, with all that's gone on, is at big risk tomorrow. I'm not going in, I will WFH. How they take it, I care not. I'll do my work. Doubt they'll reprimand me. If they do, I'll put in my notice.

It’s like last March all over again when it was obvious that it was rampant in Ireland but Ireland INC did it’s best to carry on as if there was nothing to see. Oh and schools once again are a special environment ringfenced from outbreaks for some reason yet to be scientifically explained. With hints (unproven one way or another) that the newer strain transmits more among the younger population, is it wise to presume leaving schools open is grand at the absolute worst time for numbers and spread or would it be wiser (with an actual vaccine available) to be more cautious at the peak?

I don’t see schools opening on 11th January, I don’t really understand why some in government are doubling down on it , there’s no need for it as it gives people an opportunity to undermine them for mismanaging expectations. This is a crisis management situation that changes quickly, it’s stupidly naieve (and irresponsible) to set expectations on something like schools when you can’t make that promise. I still think some see this like a banking crisis where we can manipulate numbers to bend absolutely to our will, we can’t, we can influence them but we are not completely in control of what’s going on, moreso now then at any stage of this pandemic.

There is an end in sight, people can have hope with the vaccine that summer can bring potentially the end of these severe lockdowns. But I think January and February at least are generally right offs. Look how long it takes numbers to go down, you are looking at months before we get below 100 again. Jan-March is prob the worst time for spread (look at last year) so why would we expect it to level off? We don’t know what state our hospitals and healthcare system will be by March.

I suppose, I’m hoping the right decisions are made for the right reasons at the right time. But I don’t see reasonable expectations being offered from authority’s. Government still seem to be clinging to a pipe dream that we can wing it for a few hairy weeks. I’d love to see the evidence that suggests schools opening and people returning to non essential office settings (advisory not to return but not compelling employers) is sound.

froog wrote: »

there are still people in the restrictions thread that don't know how the virus spreads. i get into arguments with them and it usually ends up with me having to explain how the virus is transmitted, which they then ignore of course.

Oh I have peaked in there from time to time, there’s no educating that bunch, leave them to it. :pac: