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

CIARAN_BOYLE · 25-01-2021 07:28PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Are numbers late today

Press briefing scheduled for 6:30.

Stheno · 25-01-2021 07:28PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Are numbers late today

Late press briefing

lukas8888 · 25-01-2021 07:30PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well, the word is that the UK is going to announce the plan to close its borders tomorrow and require mandatory hotel quarantine for all, including all from Ireland, whether by air or sea. 10 days mandatory quarantine for everyone from Ireland is certainly not what I expected and puts me in a bind, with my living and work arrangements spread across the two places.

Whether that ‘quarantine border’ is in the Irish Sea, or at the land border remains to be seen, and don’t know how long will be in place for, but seems like all of cabinet now want to throw up a ring of steel (and those who were opposed are now “resigned to it”)

I would be very surprised if the hotel quarantine proposals are as wide ranging as that.

Eod100 · 25-01-2021 07:37PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Caution of a sort but I'd say panic in some quarters. There's a whole load of may, might and could floating around about them and that's not a good way to drive decision making.

Well there's also the precautionary principle. There's no easy decisions but hopefully when we do ease it's sustainable. Everyone wants that at the end of the day. Just have different ideas to how to get there.

Eod100 · 25-01-2021 07:38PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Are numbers late today

You'd nearly forget about the cases when it's so late. Maybe it's been eradicated.. One day sure..!

Gradius · 25-01-2021 07:41PM

Scally on the news dropping truth bombs. Quite diplomatically too.

Lock the country up airtight for 12 months minimum, get to New Zealand level or better with modification.

Should have been implemented 7 months ago but better late than never.

redarmy · 25-01-2021 07:42PM

7 additional deaths and 1,372 additional cases

Harry Palmr · 25-01-2021 07:42PM

Finally!

"Only" 7 deaths.

Missed the infections as RTE are so ****ing crap.

edit 1,372 cases.

Jim_Hodge · 25-01-2021 07:46PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Finally!

"Only" 7 deaths.

Missed the infections as RTE are so ****ing crap.

edit 1,372 cases.

First two sentences in the RTE report

The Department of Health has reported seven more coronavirus-related deaths.

A further 1,372 new cases of Covid-19 have also been reported.

SPDUB · 25-01-2021 07:46PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Finally!

"Only" 7 deaths.

Missed the infections as RTE are so ****ing crap.

edit 1,372 cases.

Odd watching RTE News now and heard the infection figure

CruelSummer · 25-01-2021 07:47PM

Can someone explain why we’re all running to mandatory quarantine? Test at borders is a good tool. Quarantine if no testing and other procedures at airports are used. But mandatory quarantine didn’t stop Melbourne or the state of Victoria being in lockdown from July to November, their winter. The virus in endemic here - it just doesn’t seem practical for our location (NI & EU) & the nature of our economy.

Ficheall · 25-01-2021 07:47PM

"Only" 7 is good. Hopefully not just a blip.
And the world has passed the hundred million cases mark.

manofwisdom · 25-01-2021 07:47PM

Seven day average is 2018 cases per day. Last Monday it was 3201 and two weeks ago Monday the 11th it 6370.

hotmail.com · 25-01-2021 07:48PM

Strong chance the schools will reopen in 2 weeks now.

marno21 · 25-01-2021 07:49PM

There's a persistently lower death number on Mondays followed by a higher number on Tuesdays.

Ficheall · 25-01-2021 07:49PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Can someone explain why we’re all running to mandatory quarantine? Test at borders is a good tool. Quarantine if no testing and other procedures at airports are used. But mandatory quarantine didn’t stop Melbourne or the state of Victoria being in lockdown from July to November, their winter. The virus in endemic here - it just doesn’t seem practical for our location (NI & EU) & the nature of our economy.

Test at borders is a good tool if the tests are instantaneously reliable, but they're not, so quarantine makes them more effective.

is_that_so · 25-01-2021 07:49PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Can someone explain why we’re all running to mandatory quarantine? Test at borders is a good tool. Quarantine if no testing and other procedures at airports are used. But mandatory quarantine didn’t stop Melbourne or the state of Victoria being in lockdown from July to November, their winter. The virus in endemic here - it just doesn’t seem practical for our location (NI & EU) & the nature of our economy.

It's all about the variants. B.1.1.7 seems embedded here and circulating elsewhere and they are running scared of the SA one.

Grandeeod · 25-01-2021 07:50PM

We appear to be getting there. I'm hoping we can break below the 1000 mark per day in early February. As for lifting restrictions, I hope we and I include the Government, don't balls it up. I really want to get my business going again.

Kunta Kinte · 25-01-2021 07:50PM

Gradius wrote: »

Scally on the news dropping truth bombs. Quite diplomatically too.

Lock the country up airtight for 12 months minimum, get to New Zealand level or better with modification.

Should have been implemented 7 months ago but better late than never.

Is that what Scally has stated or what you believe should happen?

C__MC · 25-01-2021 07:52PM

Story on schools

oceanman · 25-01-2021 07:52PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Strong chance the schools will reopen in 2 weeks now.

very much doubt that..

seamus · 25-01-2021 07:52PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

Can someone explain why we’re all running to mandatory quarantine?

The same thing happened in the last two waves. All the negativity spawns these late reactions. In spite of clearly improving case numbers over the last 10-14 days, the narrative has been relentless "things are going to ****e and there's no improvement in sight".

This leads to headless-chicken style panicking and people screaming "Ahhhhh we have to do something!"

So the talking heads pop up and go, "Zero Covid! Quarantine! These are something. We must do them!".

In a week's time when case numbers or firmly in 3 digits and still dropping, it'll all be forgotten about. Again.

is_that_so · 25-01-2021 07:53PM

Kunta Kinte wrote: »

Is that what Scally has stated or what you believe should happen?

Scally has a view that is not far off that. Some elements of the media are pushing it, whether for "balance" or clicks.

Kunta Kinte · 25-01-2021 07:54PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Strong chance the schools will reopen in 2 weeks now.

4 weeks from now at the earliest for any regular schools to reopen.

Widdensushi · 25-01-2021 07:55PM

Now to frighten the old and vulnerable

Flyer1 · 25-01-2021 07:55PM

Gradius wrote: »

Lock the country up airtight for 12 months minimum, get to New Zealand level or better with modification.

Simply not an option.

caveat emptor · 25-01-2021 07:56PM

US starting to get it's **** together post trump. Biden listening to advice of covid-19 team.

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1353775678450233346?s=20

10000maniacs · 25-01-2021 07:56PM

Ficheall wrote: »

"Only" 7 is good. Hopefully not just a blip.
And the world has passed the hundred million cases mark.

People don't generally get tested at the weekend unless they are really sick. Tomorrow's figures will be the real measure.

Eod100 · 25-01-2021 07:56PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well, the word is that the UK is going to announce the plan to close its borders tomorrow and require mandatory hotel quarantine for all, including all from Ireland, whether by air or sea. 10 days mandatory quarantine for everyone from Ireland is certainly not what I expected and puts me in a bind, with my living and work arrangements spread across the two places.

Whether that ‘quarantine border’ is in the Irish Sea, or at the land border remains to be seen, and don’t know how long will be in place for, but seems like all of cabinet now want to throw up a ring of steel (and those who were opposed are now “resigned to it”)

Didn't think Ireland would be included with the CTA. Presume Northern Ireland excluded?

snotboogie · 25-01-2021 07:57PM

seamus wrote: »

The same thing happened in the last two waves. All the negativity spawns these late reactions. In spite of clearly improving case numbers over the last 10-14 days, the narrative has been relentless "things are going to ****e and there's no improvement in sight".

This leads to headless-chicken style panicking and people screaming "Ahhhhh we have to do something!"

So the talking heads pop up and go, "Zero Covid! Quarantine! These are something. We must do them!".

In a week's time when case numbers or firmly in 3 digits and still dropping, it'll all be forgotten about. Again.

And how did that work out the last two times?

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