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Covid 19 Part XXXIII-231,484 ROI(4,610 deaths)116,197 NI (2,107 deaths)(23/03)Read OP

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  • #5012
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,775 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    KrustyUCC wrote: »

    I don't think the Leitrim story will get the same coverage

    You're right - because it hasn't, and won't.


  • #5013
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I think the mother can attend the funeral, and also the father and up to 8 more family members, is the figure not 10 for funerals now?

    NOt if they are Covid positive surely?


  • #5014
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,283 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Gabija?
    She's the one who asked Dr Holohan to apologise 3 times over a topic here Verboten, she has my respect.

    I thought that was a waste of time to be honest. It was a NPHET briefing and everything had to come to a screeching halt for twenty minutes for her to ask Tony Holohan about issues that had nothing to do with NPHET's remit or purpose. He answered the questions quite well, I thought. I thought of the two of them, she came off worse in the exchange.

    Aside from that she asks consistently dumb questions, usually in a passive aggressive manner, frequently fails to understand the answer or doesn't heed the answer - when she isn't asking something that's literally impossible to answer, last week she ridiculously asked Ronan Glynn for the exact date we'd achieve herd immunity - and will repeatedly ask things that have already been answered or have been shown to be without an answer. She's bad enough to be honest.


  • #5015
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,270 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    If you have < 5minutes to spare, this answers and poses some good questions indeed, as to why some may not take a vaccine, as to if we perhaps all might have super antibodies and as to how long immunity really might last.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-56324050


  • #5016
    shamco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭shamco


    Why are talking about 6 weeks at level 5 at the press conference when in fact it is 10 weeks and counting


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  • #5017
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,686 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Stheno wrote: »
    NOt if they are Covid positive surely?

    yeah I didn't think of that. But the chances are this woman's husband was also positive along with his wife and their little baby . So if it was me I would be at the funeral of my baby, even if was just the 3 of us. A stillbirth is a very personal time and happened to my sister some years ago. Even then it was just the 2 of them at their baby's funeral. RIP


  • #5018
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    I wonder why NPHETs response would have been had no vaccine ever been produced - including through all of 2021-2015.

    Would they have recommended Lv.5 until 2025?


  • #5019
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,105 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Roman Glynn says we are looking at 2 to
    3 more months of this


  • #5020
    Rebelbrowser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,368 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    muddypuppy wrote: »
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    New map of the semaphore EU system is out, Ireland moved from all red to mostly orange this week (https://reopen.europa.eu/en).

    Why don't they use more colours in these maps. Most of Ireland is one of the four different shades of mustard they are using but I'm f***ed if I know which one....


  • #5021
    Sweet.Science
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Sweet.Science


    Genuinely what is the point of NPHET and their briefings

    Last briefing worst is over everything looking great

    This briefing with hospitals numbers falling and cases falling it's a worrying outlook


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  • #5022
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    There was a story on the front page of the Irish Times earlier but I can't find it now

    It said there were some 2,000 Covid cases acquired in Irish hospitals since the year began

    That's worrying isn't it? It goes against the recent report that less than 1% of a recently mass tested hospital came out positive

    Maybe some of the reliable regulars; Stephen, GoldenGirl, Spookwoman etc can help us find the link elsewhere apart from the IT


  • #5023
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,532 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    Sweet.Science wrote: »
    Genuinely what is the point of NPHET and their briefings

    Last briefing worst is over everything looking great

    This briefing with hospitals numbers falling and cases falling it's a worrying outlook

    The mood has certainly changed since Monday.
    There's obviously a reason, I'm guessing no journalist asked?


  • #5024
    Maestro85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭Maestro85


    Gael23 wrote: »
    Roman Glynn says we are looking at 2 to
    3 more months of this


    I think he meant that in regards to reaching a certain vaccination level, but that is just my read on it.


  • #5025
    Sweet.Science
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Sweet.Science


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    The mood has certainly changed since Monday.
    There's obviously a reason, I'm guessing no journalist asked?

    3 days . Milk in my fridge would last longer


  • #5026
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,263 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Sweet.Science wrote: »
    Genuinely what is the point of NPHET and their briefings

    Last briefing worst is over everything looking great

    This briefing with hospitals numbers falling and cases falling it's a worrying outlook

    I am only guessing but possibly the fact that AZ is once again not reaching its production targets is an issue . Or should I say AZ production for the EU issues


  • #5027
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    Sweet.Science wrote: »
    Genuinely what is the point of NPHET and their briefings

    Last briefing worst is over everything looking great

    This briefing with hospitals numbers falling and cases falling it's a worrying outlook

    Completely agree.

    What is the purpose of Nolan giving a detailed breakdown of statistics, when no other version of Nolan exists in continental Europe?

    Why do we need Glynn appearing to tell us to wash our hands and "keep the distance"?

    What's the need of all of this?

    Honestly, at this stage, I CRINGE when I hear Ronan say, "Today we are reporting 364 new cases of COVID-19", as if it's some bubonic plague - but 1-year later, we realize it's not as bad as what was once feared.

    The uselessness is compounded by the people who attend, who anoint themselves "journalists" - but who go on to ask the stupidest questions known to mankind.


  • #5028
    lukas8888
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭lukas8888


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    True

    RTE made a major deal out of the Limerick student party story

    I don't think the Leitrim story will get the same coverage

    Update from Carrick On Shannon.

    I live in the town and the latest news from a local guard is roughly 150 to 200
    mourners... having a drinking session in the newly erected state of art marquee.
    The alcohol was transported from the local Tesco and the youngsters ran past the assembled gardai cheering and goading as they passed.
    People may ask why are the Gardai allowing this but they are worried of a wholesale riot if they intervene.
    pretty galling to all who have buried family members over the last twelve months,and also on anyone who has received a fine for travelling out of their local area not to mention the resultant inevitable covid outbreak.But but its our culture.


  • #5029
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    lukas8888 wrote: »
    Update from Carrick On Shannon.

    I live in the town and the latest news from a local guard is roughly 150 to 200
    mourners... having a drinking session in the newly erected state of art marquee.
    The alcohol was transported from the local Tesco and the youngsters ran past the assembled gardai cheering and goading as they passed.
    People may ask why are the Gardai allowing this but they are worried of a wholesale riot if they intervene.
    pretty galling to all who have buried family members over the last twelve months,and also on anyone who has received a fine for travelling out of their local area not to mention the resultant inevitable covid outbreak.But but its our culture.

    If true, this is a total and utter disgrace.


  • #5030
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,919 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    frank8211 wrote: »
    Things getting a bit exciting in Carrick now...
    Mourners at a Traveller funeral held in Carrick-on-Shannon today afterwards broke through a Garda checkpoint on foot to get to a marquee they had erected in the Shannonside View estate.

    Following the funeral in St Mary's Church and burial in St Mary's Cemetery which was attended by over 300 people, Gardai attempted to prevent the mourners from returning to a marquee that had been erected the previous day.

    A number of vehicles and pedestrians were turned away at checkpoints on both sides of Attirory but a large number of mourners gathered on foot in a local car park near the estate and rushed at the checkpoint, breaking through.

    It makes you wonder, where's the riot police? Why one set of rules for one lot and a different set of rules for another.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #5031
    muddypuppy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭muddypuppy


    Rebelbrowser wrote: »
    Why don't they use more colours in these maps. Most of Ireland is one of the four different shades of mustard they are using but I'm f***ed if I know which one....

    You can find a color blind version if it helps (and a few other maps too) in https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/situation-updates/weekly-maps-coordinated-restriction-free-movement and https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea


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  • #5032
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    lukas8888 wrote: »
    Update from Carrick On Shannon.

    I live in the town and the latest news from a local guard is roughly 150 to 200
    mourners... having a drinking session in the newly erected state of art marquee.
    The alcohol was transported from the local Tesco and the youngsters ran past the assembled gardai cheering and goading as they passed.
    People may ask why are the Gardai allowing this but they are worried of a wholesale riot if they intervene.
    pretty galling to all who have buried family members over the last twelve months,and also on anyone who has received a fine for travelling out of their local area not to mention the resultant inevitable covid outbreak.But but its our culture.

    In fairness, Pavee Point tweeted today. Oh, sorry, about importance of vaccines, not about importance of staying the fúck away from large funerals.

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  • #5033
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    RTE - "NPHET to recommend two visits a week to nursing home residents"

    It is nice that they want nursing home residents to get two visits a week, but they should concentrate on how many are allowed instead. Unless, of course, RTE can't get a headline right.

    Do RTE read boards?

    Article headline is now: "Nursing home residents to be allowed two visits a week under new guidelines" :pac:


  • #5034
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,283 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    The mood has certainly changed since Monday.
    There's obviously a reason, I'm guessing no journalist asked?

    No, they asked alright.

    Zara King - in fairness to her - asked why was the tone so different today in comparison with Monday.

    Nolan acknowledged that it was a shift in mood, at odds with their mood earlier in the week, but his reasoning was that there were certain aspects of the data that were potentially something of significance - potentially not, as well - but that he felt it was better to mention it, without claiming that it was something definitive and that he'd be delighted to be proved wrong about the significance of it in time. He was, as usual, quite fair and measured.


  • #5035
    Vicxas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    They really are making this up as they go along


  • #5036
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    One year ago today

    I remember it on the radio news and thinking "uh oh"


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  • #5037
    nj27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭nj27


    I remember jokingly saying imagine if this lasts years around this time last year. :pac:


  • #5038
    TheDoctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭TheDoctor


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    The mood has certainly changed since Monday.
    There's obviously a reason, I'm guessing no journalist asked?

    NPHET has advised to not ask questions of NPHETs actions.


  • #5039
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,283 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    TheDoctor wrote: »
    NPHET has advised to not ask questions of NPHETs actions.

    Journalist's did literally ask about it.


  • #5040
    Batattackrat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭Batattackrat


    Meh, high case numbers, hospital numbers dropping, 2 visits a week into nursing homes . Is this not a wake up call.

    Not saying a full relaxation of restrictions until over 65 and with underlying conditions are vacinated. This group needed to look after themselves until vacinated.

    Level 3 would suffice now bug time. Once hospitals can manage its time to open up.


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  • #5041
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,263 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Arghus wrote: »
    No, they asked alright.

    Zara King - in fairness to her - asked why was the tone so different today in comparison with Monday.

    Nolan acknowledged that it was a shift in mood, at odds with their mood earlier in the week, but his reasoning was that there were certain aspects of the data that were potentially something of significance - potentially not, as well - but that he felt it was better to mention it, without claiming that it was something definitive and that he'd be delighted to be proved wrong about the significance of it in time. He was, as usual, quite fair and measured.

    It sounds like he was speaking in riddles


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