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Covid 19 Part XXXI-187,554 ROI (2,970 deaths) 100,319 NI (1,730 deaths)(24/01)Read OP

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  • #5582
    Akabusi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,136 ✭✭✭Akabusi


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    The UK have decided rightly to ban travellers from Brazil due to the Brazilian variant.

    The question is, are Ireland planning to do the same?

    One positive is that we don't have direct flights and with London being closed that would take away one connection option although the big one is probably through Spain or Portugal.


  • #5583
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    hmmm wrote: »
    Sensationalist headlines, there's going to be people in nursing homes in Ireland dead this week after eating their jelly and ice-cream. People in nursing homes die naturally every day.

    I can't find it now but a Norwegian source mentioned that all these people were clinical frailty scale 9 which as far I can tell means terminally ill with 6 months or less left in their life.

    Im not saying this to dismiss their death as its a tragedy either way. More to highlight that they could have died anyway.

    The Norwegian source mentions that they are considering not vaccinating people who are clinical frailty scale 9 as there would be a risk that common side effects such as fever could push someone that unwell over the edge.


  • #5584
    FintanMcluskey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,624 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    Drumpot wrote: »
    Dr John did a video where he showed the UK had 15% excess deaths in 2020 down to COVID. And he also thinks there may of been a significant under reporting of COVID deaths (think there was a difference of 5k deaths in the reports he was discussing). I won’t post the link to his video as it seems to trigger some people. :pac:

    Could he account any deaths from 2018 to Covid?

    Might bring up the count slightly


  • #5585
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    McEntee on going for burgers!
    People can travel more than 5km from home to buy food in shops or collect takeaway orders but it must be within reason and within the “vicinity” of a person’s home, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/people-can-travel-more-than-5km-to-collect-takeaway-food-says-minister-for-justice-1.4459370


  • #5586
    ginoginelli
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    mackD wrote: »
    We have a very sizeable Brazilian population here so this could prove difficult.

    Ridiculous attitude.


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  • #5587
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,697 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://www.irishpost.com/news/anti-covid-pill-could-replace-jabs-as-green-light-is-given-for-clinical-trials-to-begin-201514

    A BIOTECH firm has announced that it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in the form of a pill.

    IosBio - based in Sussex, England - has found a way to engineer a vaccine that doesn't require an injection, but can be orally administered instead, in a stunning revelation in the fight against coronavirus.

    In collaboration with Californian firm ImmunityBio, the company is currently testing the technology in clinical trials.

    Initial trials in monkeys have already shown success as the pill proved highly effective in immunising them from the virus.

    A jab version has also been developed by IosBio and has advanced to phase two/three clinical trials.

    The oral vaccine will undergo human trials in America this month, while ImmunityBio is seeking approval to commence trials in Britain too.


  • #5588
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    The UK travel ban from Brazil only applies to tourists, so it's basically pointless.

    From tomorrow, all passengers from everywhere require a negative PCR test when landing in Ireland.


  • #5589
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,697 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://twitter.com/TheSun/status/1350042546135678978



    Ah sure why not. Snowball fight in a pandemic is a good idea


  • #5590
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,512 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    seamus wrote: »
    The UK travel ban from Brazil only applies to tourists, so it's basically pointless.

    From tomorrow, all passengers from everywhere require a negative PCR test when landing in Ireland.

    That's what I was thinking, people doing their nut about Brazil and connecting flights and the regulations coming in tomorrow for everywhere anyways, we're ahead of the Brits in this regard again

    Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling



  • #5591
    Real Life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭Real Life


    mackD wrote: »
    We have a very sizeable Brazilian population here so this could prove difficult.

    We do have a sizeable Brazilian population but that shouldn't make it difficult at all. They can't fly back to Brazil and no one can return or fly in from Brazil. It would be that simple.


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  • #5592
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,929 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    55,761 new cases and 1,280 additional deaths today in the UK.

    Numbers seems quite stable there....but not in a good way!!!


  • #5593
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Necro wrote: »
    That's what I was thinking, people doing their nut about Brazil and connecting flights and the regulations coming in tomorrow for everywhere anyways, we're ahead of the Brits in this regard again

    A PCR test pre flight helps but ultimately you can guarantee the introduction of it given our sizeable South American population here.Lots of whom have been working from home and have gone back . Wouldn't blame them but we should be real about the situation.

    The only countries that keep it out have quarantine. That's not in our nature unless you have a child out of wedlock.


  • #5594
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Eod100 wrote: »
    Micheál Martin giving ''an exclusive update on the COVID-19 crisis in Ireland'' at 5:30 whatever that means..

    https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1350102946675998720

    MM should ensure that he doesn't get dragged into nonsense statements like that. I hope that this is just an interview, because it would be outrageous if he gave any significant update to just one entity.

    I'l bet Richard Hillman's right bollock that it will not be of any consequence.


  • #5595
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Eod100 wrote: »
    Micheál Martin giving ''an exclusive update on the COVID-19 crisis in Ireland'' at 5:30 whatever that means..

    https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1350102946675998720
    It's just an interview with Virgin Media news. Lots of that going on of late with all sorts of ministers.


  • #5596
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    is_that_so wrote: »
    It's just an interview with Virgin Media news. Lots of that going on of late with all sorts of ministers.

    Yup, just meant the exclusive covid update its being sold as. I'm sure it probably won't be anything too exciting though! :)


  • #5597
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    Necro wrote: »
    That's what I was thinking, people doing their nut about Brazil and connecting flights and the regulations coming in tomorrow for everywhere anyways, we're ahead of the Brits in this regard again

    I wouldn't be so sure. You could get a negative result 3 days before flying and still be infected in the intervening period and then infect several others on the journey and at the destination. I'd like to see an outright ban from Brazil until we know more about the new variant.

    That said, its probably here already.


  • #5598
    john why
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭john why


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/TheSun/status/1350042546135678978



    Ah sure why not. Snowball fight in a pandemic is a good idea

    Did you know that's from the s#n toby?


  • #5599
    Renjit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Renjit


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/TheSun/status/1350042546135678978



    Ah sure why not. Snowball fight in a pandemic is a good idea

    Ronavirus popsicles :pac:


  • #5600
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    That is not what was being discussed . The discussion was about anecdotal posts that management were getting it first before the frontline staff

    yeah, but they were getting it rather than binning it


  • #5601
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Why were there extra doses prepared?

    the tray is taken from -70C you cant just put it back in.


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  • #5602
    Arghus
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    Turtwig wrote: »
    Leo almost never admits responsibility for mistakes. Great to point at others.

    He's some buck isn't he?

    An absolute gaslighter.

    In the interview he makes it sound as if it was totally NPHET's advice to go gung ho for opening it up in December and the government just said okay to it.

    The government overruled NPHET and went ahead with hospitality AND household visits, despite being told not to do it and even brought the opening of hospitality forward to facilitate an extra weekends trading. NPHET were constantly sounding the alarm that infection levels were high and that re-opening posed a risk. The government said, "yeah, yeah" but also made noises about letting people enjoy a "meaningful Christmas" and were slow to act when the situation was deteriorating.

    What a load of absolute nonsense from Leo. He's always out to save his own skin - what a chancer. Optics and smokescreens always.


  • #5603
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,248 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    GreeBo wrote: »
    yeah, but they were getting it rather than binning it

    How would they know they had to bin any of them if they got them first ??
    The discussion was about management getting doses before the staff nurses on covid wards


  • #5604
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    UK announcing mandatory quarantine. Thought they had it already though? Presume it doesn't include travel from NI

    https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1350128612457013248


  • #5605
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,175 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Eod100 wrote: »
    UK announcing mandatory quarantine. Thought they had it already though? Presume it doesn't include travel from NI

    https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1350128612457013248

    Unless Martin will announce similar..?


  • #5606
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    MerlinSouthDub wrote: »
    Yeah, bit disappointing alright. Last couple of days GP referral data has been good, so was hoping for below 3000 today. Need to see more progress over the next week.

    What I want to know is, who is getting infected? New year's day was two weeks ago, so that's an outlier in terms of NYE parties. If house parties continued till the 4th then that narrows the timeframe but it's still beyond the average 5-7 days.

    So is it retail staff? Healthcare workers? Nursing homes? Petrol pumps and groceries??

    Are the symptoms taking longer to show? Are people seeing delays in getting GP referrals / tests?

    Or are people still, now, mixing socially and not observing social distancing?


  • #5607
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1350131949050982400?s=19


  • #5608
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1350131949050982400?s=19

    Ugh. Stubborn.


  • #5609
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    MM should ensure that he doesn't get dragged into nonsense statements like that. I hope that this is just an interview, because it would be outrageous if he gave any significant update to just one entity.

    I'l bet Richard Hillman's right bollock that it will not be of any consequence.

    I think dickie is all out of nuts. Heavily leveraged at this stage.


  • #5610
    paulie21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1350131949050982400?s=19


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  • #5611
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,473 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1350131949050982400?s=19
    Still very high :(


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