Relaxation of Restrictions, Part VIII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Cheers as Madrid bars can stay open until 11pm Link

From today in Madrid, bars and restaurants will be allowed to stay open until 11pm. There are some restrictions but not many, four people to a table inside and six outside on the terrace. The curfew has also been put back until 11pm. Last orders at 10pm.

RobitTV wrote: »

Cheers as Madrid bars can stay open until 11pm Link

From today in Madrid, bars and restaurants will be allowed to stay open until 11pm. There are some restrictions but not many, four people to a table inside and six outside on the terrace. The curfew has also been put back until 11pm. Last orders at 10pm.

I feel sick reading that. We’re a joke here, complete joke.

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

NPHET said no to construction

Tony’s got Ireland’s destiny in his hands

What science does NPHET have regarding construction that the rest of the world doesn’t?

NPHET are now all powerful, especially after Christmas

Construction remaining closed is a disgrace tbh. We need to be building houses. Covid is not the only crisis in this country.

There will likely be a huge drop in compliance to restrictions after this. If they think people are going to continue to not visit people or have visitors or let kids have play dates etc for the next 3 months they are very much mistaken.

A poor job was done with contact tracing from the very start. Asking people where there were for two days previous doesn’t break up clusters effectively.

Majority of people know and accept there has to be restrictions. But they have to be targeted restrictions.

Example how many of us know people working in offices who are now working in the office when they previously were able to work at home.

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

A lot of people have spoken lately about how hard they are finding this lockdown on their mental health. Stress and loneliness take a toll on your physical health also.

Children’s brains are still developing and maturing I really hope long term damage isn’t being done to them.

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

Donnelly on newstalk suggesting we can’t open construction because people will want to play golf

There’s the science we are following

Missed that interview---what a plonker. We pay this guy €200K a year and that's his take on the current situation.

We really are led by bunch of morons. 12 months into this pandemic they cant think about nuanced openings and closures.

Martin hung his hat on schools last September and it appears that's his sole goal to claim how great a job we did getting the schools re opened.
The fact that close to 500,000 are on PUP appears to be of no consideration to government.

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

NPHET said no to construction

Tony’s got Ireland’s destiny in his hands

What science does NPHET have regarding construction that the rest of the world doesn’t?

NPHET are now all powerful, especially after Christmas

NPHET need to go ..... Unforgivable the damage thy are causing now.

Followed out the door with all those high paid HSE chiefs who have left the whole health service in a mess for many years. Millions and millions wasted and f all to show for it.

We’re not protecting the people of this country from covid. What we’re doing is protecting our healthcare system at the cost of the people.

It’s a total mismanaged disaster right through from the clueless government to the over cautious NPHET alongside the HSE shambles.

Will anything change once this is all over? Absolutely not on and on we’ll roll with the same old same old.

Sad state of affairs...

It’s worth pointing out that the mirror are the only media outlet carrying that report so take it with a health warning

Multipass wrote: »

I agree, but that’s the problem - the over 70s won’t be vaccinated by Easter.. My 89 yr old Dad has no appointment yet, but has been told 3 weeks. That’s mid March, so his 2nd shot would be sometime in April. I’d say we’ll be lucky if the elderly are vaccinated by June at this stage. Which is a total joke, but we have the EU to thank for that.

My GP put up a notice on his website on Monday that over 85s would be done by the end of the week. Not sure if that will be delivered in thiugh

Gael23 wrote: »

My GP put up a notice on his website on Monday that over 85s would be done by the end of the week. Not sure if that will be delivered in thiugh

All over 85's are done in Wexford

jester77 wrote: »

They were never going to reduce restrictions until after Easter, considering how Christmas turned out. Not really a surprise.

Can see this line being trotted out about the May bank holiday weekend too.

Penfailed wrote: »

I've mentioned previously that the CMO and the health minister in the north have both mentioned the possibility of restrictions extending into 2022. I rarely hear from the CMOs of other countries around Europe. It's probably because I don't speak the language. That's probably why you haven't heard it from other countries in Europe.

EU countries have already said you will see some restrictions into 2022. They are all on the very safe side right now because the new variant is a big unknown.


UK are not going to be fully open by July and they are miles ahead of us in the vaccine race.

PhuckHugh wrote: »

Where are the political opposition? RTE are solely onboard the scaremongering train as are all the so called health experts. Are any alternative or dissenting voices being sought? Do they exist?

What political party will go up against them now after what happened at xmas. It be a stupid move.


The opposition will wait in the wings till its all over and then point the finger.
They are all the same

Leftwaffe wrote: »

People will ultimately need to take to the streets at some stage. One of the biggest issues with social media is that is that people are less likely to protest wrongs when they can just vent from their living room.

ready

NPHET are worried that construction workers may mix together at breaks apparently