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

AutoTuning wrote: »

We definitely let our hair down way too dramatically at Xmas. It’a against everything in our nature and culture to not socialise, particularly at Christmas but that’s really what has driven this. It’s unfortunate, but that’s the reality of it.

I haven't seen my parents since March. I didn't go anywhere for Xmas. I miss them so much i have a pain in my chest. IT feels like some of us are making all the sacrifices because other people aren't even willing to make tiny sacrifices.

Heathcare workers are working non stop and are dying.. and some people can't even wear a little cloth mask and forgo restaurant and Christmas parties https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0102/1187379-healthcare-worker-covid/

Gruffalux wrote: »

"Mr Reid warned that in a few days' time there could be between 1,500 and 2,500 cases in hospital, with the number in ICU rising to between 250 and 430, which are levels that put critical care units at high and extreme risk".

Crazy

That's not going to happen within a few days

mohawk wrote: »

Takeaway food definitely started in the first lockdown. Locally there are less restaurants doing takeout at the moment then there was previously because they can’t make money from it. Waiting outside for a coffee isn’t reason numbers have rocketed. It’s meeting people indoors.

People moved around the country, everyone know January would bring tough new restrictions so many people said they may as well meet people while it was allowed.

From what I am hearing there are many people in offices today that could work from home last March/April. That seriously has to stop. If your staff can work from home let them.

I don't think people are saying that coffee shops/cafes are cause a spike or cause them to sky rocket, they are saying that having these places open is a reason for people to go, congregate and potential pass on a highly infections disease that is rampant in the community. If they aren't open random people won't congregate.

froog wrote: »

I can do without that optic tbh. Completely useless unnecessary delays of 30 minutes+ on my way into and out of work to add to the misery of the other restrictions. And yes i have to go in.

The stops don't seem to prevent anything because the covid-deniers know what lies to tell the guards, all they do is slow people down. I think it would be worth it if it worked, but is it working?

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

Yes, starts 5.30, so 6.15

Thank. Curious though how do you know it’s on this evening?

AutoTuning wrote: »

My one Xmas trip was after a two week period of self imposed restricted movements & a private PCR test on 23rd with results on 24th. I drove half way across the country to and from an elderly relative who lives on her own, on my own on Xmas morning. Made dinner. Fixed her central heating, did various repairs like changing lightbulbs and cleaned up her yard and we a really nice dinner and a bit of a laugh. Drove back same day to avoid staying overnight. That was the grand total of my Xmas.

Zero transmission.

When I say “we” I mean it the average behaviour of the people of this nation. Some were very careful, lots obviously were not.

That's good to hear! I couldn't self isolate because I had to work up until Christmas, that's why I couldn't see them. The plan was to see the after I'd isolated for two weeks but then they moved the lockdown forward. I think if everyone was like us we'd be doing grand.

I also think the government could have planned it so that you wouldn't have all these level-3 workers travelling around the country without having had any chance to self-isolate, they could have had a plan to lock down from the 18th to the 1st and told everyone to do their Christmas on the second of January after two weeks of isolation, but instead they made us work so that it wouldn't be safe for us to see our families and made us take the call of whether or not we wanted to risk it. Ok, now we know it woudln't have worked because cases would be high by now anyway because of opening up at the start of December, but it would have been a less mad plan.

And if they let people travel before they went back to level 3, so again, people could actually get to see their families before coming out of quarantine... It's like either I'm allowed to see them but I can't because I have to work, or I'm not allowed to see them but if I was it would be safe because I'm not working

TonyMaloney wrote: »

NI have a higher incidence rate than us in fairness. And that is of great comfort of course.

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1346135545194418181?s=20

🚨LOUTH: 1 IN EVERY 100 HAS COVID🚨

👉 Folks we have had 1,213 cases in the past 14 days - that means that 1 in every 100 people in our county has tested positive for Covid in the past two weeks alone.

👉 It’s about time we stopped passing the buck, it’s about personal responsibility now. It amazes me the amount of people who act as if they are public health experts these days on social media and know better then those with the qualifications.

👉 Limit your contacts, wear a mask when away from home and wash your hands regularly.

👉 We are all sick and tired of this pandemic, but nobody wants to get it at the final stages now that we have some light at end of tunnel with a vaccine.

🙠HOLD FIRM!

This is great education, and the sort of thing we have been missing.

https://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty/status/1346133513876156416

caveat emptor wrote: »

7 day Positivity is very steep. I'm sure all of the breakdowns in testing and tracing etc will bring it under control before any modification of behaviour does.

Not too steep a slope for 200 of the most determined British ski-vacationers in Switzerland

ax530 wrote: »

well done, think this is going to be a bigger issue this time around. Those doing best to prevent transmission and those who dont care carrying on as they please being frustrated with each other.
it is a very difficult position to be in and causing drifts among friends & families. No doubt lots of people were under pressure over the christmas season to visit,call in, drop by ect look what has happened as aresult of this.
Would 50% of people doign everythign as per guidelines help reduce transmission by 50% ? or due to nature of this transmission just have a small impact ?

yeah unfortunately 50% doing everything right isn't enough. Considering a lot of people have to go to work anyway, and therefore can't keep their contacts down (some of whom can't even socially distance, like dentists!) you need the vast majority of people who have a choice to actually go ahead and make that choice. It would be lovely if my 1 contact could somehow be subtracted from Joe Blogg's 25, but it can't

The r0 maybe 4 (with no restrictions) but one person could directly spread it to dozens if they act like everything is normal, let alone who those dozens may spread it to

Happy new year everybody I have been away from internet for a few days, was talking to my mate in Quebec and he was talking about some worrying stuff concerning the vaccinations. Out of the 236 people who got the vaccination there 102 of them got covid. He sent me a clip on youtube, so if you are good at French here you go.