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

seamus · 22-02-2021 02:05PM

Early numbers today.

Sunday: 764 swabs out of 14,901, 5.13%
Today: 609 swasb out of 11828, 5.15%

7-day is now 5.29%, lowest since 24th December.

While the trend has definitely slowed, it's still there and still downward. Settled on roughly 10% drop week-on-week.

We've now had
- 5 days of less than 900 positive swabs.
- 6 days with positivity rates under 5.5%

Contextually, less than 800 positive swabs and 5.5% tomorrow would be good.

ninebeanrows · 22-02-2021 02:15PM

Very interesting, Mike Ryan on Radio 1 asked about variants and basically dismissed them and said measures work on them and vaccines work on them.

I hope McConckey listened to it, what he said yesterday is appalling.

landofthetree · 22-02-2021 02:21PM

https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1363839794615357441

Plumbthedepths · 22-02-2021 02:21PM

ninebeanrows wrote: »

Very interesting, Mike Ryan on Radio 1 asked about variants and basically dismissed them and said measures work on them and vaccines work on them.

I hope McConckey listened to it, what he said yesterday is appalling.

M Martin should also take note of what Ryan said.

Cluedo Monopoly · 22-02-2021 02:24PM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

M Martin should also take note of what Ryan said.

All the cabinet are using 'variants' for excuses around communications and delays. They sound so coached.

Plumbthedepths · 22-02-2021 02:26PM

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

All the cabinet are using 'variants' for excuses around communications and delays. They sound so coached.

Like toddlers that learned a new word.

22-02-2021 02:31PM

ninebeanrows wrote: »

Very interesting, Mike Ryan on Radio 1 asked about variants and basically dismissed them and said measures work on them and vaccines work on them.

I hope McConckey listened to it, what he said yesterday is appalling.

I see McConkey on twitter has started laying out a 20 point plan on what more the government could do.

18hours later he has made it to point 3

Best reply was:
https://twitter.com/noelio85/status/1363829608349589508

Widdensushi · 22-02-2021 02:35PM

timmyntc wrote: »

You can't dismiss valid criticisms of the govt as someone just posting negative news for the sake of it.

Are we supposed to ignore any hard questions because they are negative and might hurt your feelings?:pac:

? I praised him for being consistent, my feelings are good, thanks for your concern

hotmail.com · 22-02-2021 02:38PM

The public are not angry about the communication. They're angry about the message.

9 weeks is too long. Things need to reopen.

hynesie08 · 22-02-2021 02:41PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The public are not angry about the communication. They're angry about the message.

9 weeks is too long. Things need to reopen.

Really? Because the overwhelming message I'm seeing is "we thought it would be may, but we didn't expect to read it in the mirror"

Kha1993 · 22-02-2021 02:42PM

According to the IT, one third of people ventured outside of 10km from home last week. And that’s just those being honest.

Yesterday’s nice weather will surely push that figure higher.

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 22-02-2021 02:42PM

Is this plan due tomorrow?

hotmail.com · 22-02-2021 02:46PM

hynesie08 wrote: »

Really? Because the overwhelming message I'm seeing is "we thought it would be may, but we didn't expect to read it in the mirror"

Stuff gets leaked all the time.

The people expressing annoyance about the communication are just the moaners that favoured Level 5 but now are secretly against it but can't complain about it..So they moan about the "messaging".

titan18 · 22-02-2021 02:47PM

landofthetree wrote: »

https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1363839794615357441

That's feck all of a decrease from last week. Not good

22-02-2021 02:50PM

Kha1993 wrote: »

According to the IT, one third of people ventured outside of 10km from home last week. And that’s just those being honest.

Yesterday’s nice weather will surely push that figure higher.

Surprised its that low. Large parts of the country need to travel further than that for the supermarket, work, doctor and a whole lot of other valid reasons

hotmail.com · 22-02-2021 02:50PM

titan18 wrote: »

That's feck all of a decrease from last week. Not good

Compliance is the issue now. A lot of people have given up.

titan18 · 22-02-2021 02:52PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Compliance is the issue now. A lot of people have given up.

Ya, I get that, as I am one of those people, but still with nowhere to actually go, I'd still expect it to decrease. Not like we've any spread in shops, gyms, restaurants etc.

KrustyUCC · 22-02-2021 02:52PM

titan18 wrote: »

That's feck all of a decrease from last week. Not good

Whilst we all would like to see numbers decrease quicker it's still a 5% decrease on the same day last week

Plumbthedepths · 22-02-2021 02:52PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Compliance is the issue now. A lot of people have given up.

Roscommon where I live according to the CSO figures, 51% stayed within 10km of their home. As the weather picks up I expect that figure to decline further.

hotmail.com · 22-02-2021 02:55PM

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Roscommon where I live according to the CSO figures, 51% stayed within 10km of their home. As the weather picks up I expect that figure to decline further.

The km thing is irrelevant. People can visit someone within 5k and spread the virus.

I don't agree with km limits.

titan18 · 22-02-2021 02:56PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Whilst we all would like to see numbers decrease quicker it's still a 5% decrease on the same day last week

From what I can see, the two day figures are

764 and 609 (this week) vs 752 and 645 (last week) which isn't a big decrease when you look at the two days. Positivity is down at least on both days as we did more tests this week.

22-02-2021 02:57PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Compliance is the issue now. A lot of people have given up.

And they want to send kids back to school?

Compliance will be a thing of the past as kids and young adults return to the classrooms and playgrounds.

KrustyUCC · 22-02-2021 02:59PM

titan18 wrote: »

From what I can see, the two day figures are

764 and 609 (this week) vs 752 and 645 (last week) which isn't a big decrease when you look at the two days. Positivity is down at least on both days as we did more tests this week.

Yes not big changes but at least it's still decreasing

is_that_so · 22-02-2021 03:00PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The km thing is irrelevant. People can visit someone within 5k and spread the virus.

I don't agree with km limits.

It's a blunt instrument to persuade as many people as possible not to move too far from home. The household restrictions are supposed to take care of the infection risk. If they haven't already been broken they will be first to go in the next month or so. It is noticeable that most Gardai now just ask about work and wave you through.

KrustyUCC · 22-02-2021 03:01PM

Deleted User wrote: »

And they want to send kids back to school?

Compliance will be a thing of the past as kids and young adults return to the classrooms and playgrounds.

Kids need to go back to school

Online learning doesn't work for younger kids in particular

One of the reasons we're all being asked to stick to restrictions is to get kids their education

Tyrone212 · 22-02-2021 03:04PM

I caught the end of the news. Mentioned that it would take another couple of weeks for legislation regarding quarantine and 1 month until hotels will be ready.

Wtf is going on. Biggest inept shower of slow coach idiots I have ever seen in my life. Ban flights from these countries and anyone who stepped foot in these countries in the previous 3 weeks until yous get the finger out. It is not that difficult. Jesus Christ.

is_that_so · 22-02-2021 03:07PM

Tyrone212 wrote: »

I caught the end of the news. Mentioned that it would take another couple of weeks for legislation regarding quarantine and 1 month until hotels will be ready.

Wtf is going on. Biggest inept shower of slow coach idiots I have ever seen in my life. Ban flights from these countries and anyone who stepped foot in these countries in the previous 3 weeks. It is not that difficult. Jesus Christ.

Legislation is rarely if ever quick. The concept of forced quarantine is a new one and needs to be done right legally. We have no direct flights from Brazil, nor SA as far as I know, Britain is CTA and then there is the EU.

Ficheall · 22-02-2021 03:11PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Legislation is rarely if ever quick. The concept of forced quarantine is a new one and needs to be done right legally.

It's been nearly a year, though. Developing vaccines isn't quick either, but people really pulled the thumb out there.

seamus · 22-02-2021 03:12PM

Tyrone212 wrote: »

It is not that difficult.

If restricting inbound travel was not that difficult, it would have been done last May. It's an easy PR win for any government.

Turns out it is that difficult.

tucker1971 · 22-02-2021 03:12PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Legislation is rarely if ever quick. The concept of forced quarantine a new one and needs to be done right legally.

This is an emergency. Surely it can be passed without all this nonsense?

The bottom line is we remain in lockdown over a govt failure to introduce mandatory quarantine at the airport.
They keep saying we have to keep an eye on variants, that they are failing to stop coming in! Its actually comical at this stage.

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