Covid 19 Part XXXII-215,743 ROI (4,137 deaths)111,166 NI (2,036 deaths)(22/02)Read OP

Atlantic Dawn · 21-02-2021 06:54PM

SPDUB wrote: »

679 cases

1 Death

TV3 News

The media must be getting worried, the end is in sight.

aziz · 21-02-2021 06:55PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The media must be getting worried, the end is in sight.

George lee just shed a tear 😢

CIARAN_BOYLE · 21-02-2021 06:56PM

SPDUB wrote: »

679 cases

1 Death

TV3 News

Fall of 109 from last Sunday.

Slowly but surely falling.

Vicxas · 21-02-2021 06:57PM

Great numbers today. Aside from the one death of course

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 06:57PM

aziz wrote: »

George lee just shed a tear 😢

Only 80,000 more deaths and McDonkey is correct

Locotastic · 21-02-2021 06:57PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

How can government give something solid when the lifting of the restrictions is largely behaviour driven? It's not going to introduce a promise into the mix which reduce compliance even further.

The current levels of restrictions are not likely to last beyond April, simply because the most vulnerable will be vaccinated. While we may see cases rise going into summer, it's quite likely we will still see hospitalisations fall and consequently pressure eased on the health service. Expect a slow unwinding to mitigation measures over summer to September and vigilance into winter.

The obsession with dates are targets is curious, borderline **** stirring tbh. The path we are on is obvious

They are going around like headless chickens talking to any journalist that will listen to their leaks.

Do they have a plan or don't they?

We are on the path we decide for ourselves, we are no longer all in this together.

Gael23 · 21-02-2021 06:57PM

SeaMermaid wrote: »

That reads like such a childish tantrum. We know the goal is to get the numbers down into the low 100s so that a reopening or easing of restrictions can be as successful and as safe as possible.

Yes but there could be conditions set out so people have a goal and some hope

Happydays2020 · 21-02-2021 06:59PM

Last 7 Sunday's

January 10th - 4842
January 17th - 3231
January 24th - 1910
January 31st - 1414
February 7th - 1024
February 14th - 788
February 21st - 679

is_that_so · 21-02-2021 07:00PM

SeaMermaid wrote: »

That reads like such a childish tantrum. We know the goal is to get the numbers down into the low 100s so that a reopening or easing of restrictions can be as successful and as safe as possible.

No, it's a poster expressing concerns and definitely not expecting to be judged like this but there's always someone who knows what's best for everyone!

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 07:00PM

Happydays2020 wrote: »

Last 7 Sunday's

January 10th - 4842
January 17th - 3231
January 24th - 1910
January 31st - 1414
February 7th - 1024
February 14th - 788
February 21st - 679

And with us floating around 800-900 cases a day, hospitalisations are plummeting.

But of course we aren’t where we need to be.

blowitupref · 21-02-2021 07:02PM

SPDUB wrote: »

679 cases

1 Death

TV3 News

7 day average in cases is 792. Last Sunday it was 863.

7 day average in reported deaths is 27. Last Sunday it was 41.

CruelSummer · 21-02-2021 07:04PM

https://www.rte.ie/eile/2021/0209/1196058-have-your-say-about-rte/

Rte looking for the public’s opinion about them.

Just to add their main headline on 6 news is ‘Holiday Outdoors’ based on a comment from Philip Nolan, who isn’t an elected official or in Government.

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 07:05PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/eile/2021/0209/1196058-have-your-say-about-rte/

Rte looking for the public’s opinion about them.

I’d never normally bother with those but there is a lot that needs to be said

Ficheall · 21-02-2021 07:12PM

Happydays2020 wrote: »

Last 7 Sunday's

January 10th - 4842
January 17th - 3231
January 24th - 1910
January 31st - 1414
February 7th - 1024
February 14th - 788
February 21st - 679

Looks like the restrictions are working!

SeaMermaid · 21-02-2021 07:13PM

Gael23 wrote: »

Yes but there could be conditions set out so people have a goal and some hope

What are you waiting for the government to tell you what the goal is? We know what the goal is. The goal is to get transmissions in communities down to as low as possible into the 100s perhaps. That will allow that safe and successful reopening with less viral transmissions.

Why are you waiting for the government to build you hope? There is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel. You just need to open your eyes and see it. The vaccines are here and they will be ramped up, we need to give them a chance to work. It's such a long process with 2 injections, weeks apart, immunity isn't going to happen over night.

retro:electro · 21-02-2021 07:14PM

SeaMermaid wrote: »

That reads like such a childish tantrum. We know the goal is to get the numbers down into the low 100s so that a reopening or easing of restrictions can be as successful and as safe as possible.

Have a word with yourself please. Some people need something to work towards in order to make this clusterfcuk feel somewhat worthwhile. Without it this just all feels a little torturous and pointless

Windmill100000 · 21-02-2021 07:15PM

TheDoctor wrote: »

And with us floating around 800-900 cases a day, hospitalisations are plummeting.

But of course we aren’t where we need to be.

Of course we aren't. Imagine the outrage if we opened now and numbers blew up and ICUs filled up again and we were pulled back into lockdown for an even longer period of time.....

We won't be opening up till numbers are consistently lower than the 700 mark we saw today. I'd have thought most people had worked that out by now.

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 07:18PM

Windmill100000 wrote: »

Of course we aren't. Imagine the outrage if we opened now and numbers blew up and ICUs filled up again and we were pulled back into lockdown for an even longer period of time.....

We won't be opening up till numbers are consistently lower than the 700 mark we saw today. I'd have thought most people had worked that out by now.

Flu season is ending and the high risk groups are being vaccinated.

Could have 1000 cases a day now, hospitalisations won’t go up

Kivaro · 21-02-2021 07:18PM

CruelSummer wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/eile/2021/0209/1196058-have-your-say-about-rte/

Rte looking for the public’s opinion about them.

Just to add their main headline on 6 news is ‘Holiday Outdoors’ based on a comment from Philip Nolan, who isn’t an elected official or in Government.

If we did it together, their servers would crash.
(Much like their RTE Player).

Windmill100000 · 21-02-2021 07:19PM

TheDoctor wrote: »

Flu season is ending and the high risk groups are being vaccinated.

Could have 1000 cases a day now, hospitalisations won’t go up

It's more ICU I'd be concerned about

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 07:24PM

Windmill100000 wrote: »

It's more ICU I'd be concerned about

I cant see that being an issue again until next the next Winter surge by the time April comes around.

Factoring the drop over the next will see which we are defintely closed for and the increased vaccine roll out.

gifted · 21-02-2021 07:26PM

TheDoctor wrote: »

Flu season is ending and the high risk groups are being vaccinated.

Could have 1000 cases a day now, hospitalisations won’t go up

As soon as the high risk group are vaccinated I can see the government opening nearly everything....the young people will catch it but it won't take out many of them.

is_that_so · 21-02-2021 07:27PM

gifted wrote: »

As soon as the high risk group are vaccinated I can see the government opening nearly everything....the young people will catch it but it won't take out many of them.

What a lovely turn of phrase!

TheDoctor · 21-02-2021 07:29PM

gifted wrote: »

As soon as the high risk group are vaccinated I can see the government opening nearly everything....the young people will catch it but it won't take out many of them.

I'd replace "take out many of them" with "require them to take up hospital beds".

And I agree with the rest.

Gael23 · 21-02-2021 07:38PM

SeaMermaid wrote: »

What are you waiting for the government to tell you what the goal is? We know what the goal is. The goal is to get transmissions in communities down to as low as possible into the 100s perhaps. That will allow that safe and successful reopening with less viral transmissions.

Why are you waiting for the government to build you hope? There is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel. You just need to open your eyes and see it. The vaccines are here and they will be ramped up, we need to give them a chance to work. It's such a long process with 2 injections, weeks apart, immunity isn't going to happen over night.

How about something like at 200 per day non essential retail opens, 150 household visits allowed,

Ignore numbers, just trying to make a point

marno21 · 21-02-2021 07:45PM

It's clear from the data now that we are starting to see a divide in the country between levels of outbreak severity.

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1363550312787755009/photo/1

Kerry are now at incidence level of 50 per 100k whereas Monaghan have 430 per 100k.

Cork, with Ireland's second city, is 2nd from bottom of the incidence level table at 97 per 100k which is impressive given the third level institutions, density of population etc.

If Cork can achieve that level of suppression with a large city, no reason why many of the counties with much higher levels of incidence can't.

There is heavy Garda enforcement of travel restrictions in Cork which may be helping.

Ficheall · 21-02-2021 07:49PM

Gael23 wrote: »

How about something like at 200 per day non essential retail opens, 150 household visits allowed,

Ignore numbers, just trying to make a point

Are the numbers not the important bit...?

CIARAN_BOYLE · 21-02-2021 07:50PM

TheDoctor wrote: »

I cant see that being an issue again until next the next Winter surge by the time April comes around.

Factoring the drop over the next will see which we are defintely closed for and the increased vaccine roll out.

Its still an issue at the moment.

Can't see opening up until numbers in icu are less than 50.

The most important opening up we need is routine medical care and elective procedure. We can't do that fully till icu numbers are sub 50.

WoollyRedHat · 21-02-2021 07:51PM

Happydays2020 wrote: »

Last 7 Sunday's

January 10th - 4842
January 17th - 3231
January 24th - 1910
January 31st - 1414
February 7th - 1024
February 14th - 788
February 21st - 679

Cases have reduced seven-fold since January 10th, excellent.

FintanMcluskey · 21-02-2021 07:52PM

marno21 wrote: »

It's clear from the data now that we are starting to see a divide in the country between levels of outbreak severity.

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1363550312787755009/photo/1

Kerry are now at incidence level of 50 per 100k whereas Monaghan have 430 per 100k.

Cork, with Ireland's second city, is 2nd from bottom of the incidence level table at 97 per 100k which is impressive given the third level institutions, density of population etc.

If Cork can achieve that level of suppression with a large city, no reason why many of the counties with much higher levels of incidence can't.

There is heavy Garda enforcement of travel restrictions in Cork which may be helping.

Likely more low paid workers in Monaghan working in various food and horticultural production, living and working in poor conditions spreading the disease.

Covid 19 Part XXXII-215,743 ROI (4,137 deaths)111,166 NI (2,036 deaths)(22/02)Read OP

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