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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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  • #5702
    Always_Running
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Always_Running


    This week compared to last week

    72 fewer cases and 169 fewer positive swabs from 5299 extra tests carried out

    7 day Positivity in testing 3.7% down from 4% last Saturday.

    76 fewer in hospital
    17 fewer in ICU

    8 more reported deaths


  • #5703
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    snotboogie wrote: »
    Crookhaven the Charleville takes 3 hours and you haven't even left Cork!

    I had a car like that once.


    3 hours will get you from Dundalk to Charleville.


    County restrictions favour large counties.


  • #5704
    PCeeeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭PCeeeee


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »


    County restrictions favour large counties.

    They do Jim. They'd be unfair. As are the current restrictions to certain areas.


  • #5705
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,268 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    I had a car like that once.


    3 hours will get you from Dundalk to Charleville.


    County restrictions favour large counties.

    Those poor divils in Carlow would be driving around in circles while those in Cork could go on holiday to the furthest point away


  • #5706
    Tomrota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Kildare and Meath featuring in the top counties for daily cases again.

    Questions need to be asked at the next press conference regarding outbreaks in these counties. Something is clearly happening
    I’m pretty sure Kildare has been one of the highest in terms of numbers throughout the pandemic. It has one of the highest populations in the country and half its workforce works in Dublin. So if Dublin is high, Kildare/Meath will most likely be high too.


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  • #5707
    Always_Running
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Always_Running


    Tomrota wrote: »
    I’m pretty sure Kildare has been one of the highest in terms of numbers throughout the pandemic. It has one of the highest populations in the country and half its workforce works in Dublin. So if Dublin is high, Kildare/Meath will most likely be high too.

    Kildare last four days 232 cases, previous 4 days they had 94 cases.


  • #5708
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Well UK gov really ****ed themselves over with the aggressive treatment of peaceful protestors at the vigil, probably populated by some of the most ardent supporters of lockdowns. Say it'll cause a turn in the tide there. I'm in favour of anyone being allowed to protest peacefully but we all know how some kind of anti lockdown protest would have been dealt with by the Met in UK, so at least there aren't glaring double standards being allowed, which wouldn't have been surprising though.

    Would be interesting to see how similar protest would have gone down here, would we have gardai turning young women around at checkpoints to go home as happened in Cork and Dublin a few weeks ago, hard to call. BLM was allowed slide here and in UKbut the low cases across Europe meant an exception was made in that case, maybe not the same at the moment.


  • #5709
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,206 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    Always_Running wrote: »
    This week compared to last week

    72 fewer cases and 169 fewer positive swabs from 5299 extra tests carried out

    7 day Positivity in testing 3.7% down from 4% last Saturday.

    76 fewer in hospital
    17 fewer in ICU

    8 more reported deaths

    What case numbers do you have for 2nd of March?

    It was reported as 359 but 369 is on Covid-19 geohive site.


  • #5710
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    The situation appears pretty grim now in mainland Europe. Could be quite bad in a few weeks.


  • #5711
    Always_Running
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Always_Running


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    What case numbers do you have for 2nd of March?

    It was reported as 359 but 369 is on Covid-19 geohive site.
    369.


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  • #5712
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 939 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Exponential growth is mitigated against via Lv. 3 restrictions / social distancing and the rest - as it was proven to be in October; and as it proved to be in many European countries over the past year. Yes, at some points, additional more severe measures are needed. But not to the extent that Ireland has imposed over the past year.

    I'd never argue for some free for all.

    The issue now is, at level 5* restrictions our r rate now appears to be approaching 1. The next week or so will see if that is the case. We release the valve and the r rate goes over 1, as happened at Christmas. We have so little margin for error. If there was 100% compliance with hand cleaning, distancing, mask wearing, this might keep us at or below 1, but to be honest with an Airborne virus that has mutated to become more transmissible I have my doubts. Certainly for activities like indoor dining, I don't see any scope for that right now.

    Part of the problem is everything has just gotten lax, 20% of people still don't wear a mask properly, lots of shops aren't limiting numbers, people are no longer keeping their distance, businesses have stopped keeping the sanitizer full, too many workplaces have people in that could be at home. The good sensible measures are dying by a thousand cuts.

    I'm hoping the changing seasons will somehow ease the r rate naturally like it appeared to do last year but that's probably wishful thinking on my part.


  • #5713
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    wadacrack wrote: »
    The situation appears pretty grim now in mainland Europe. Could be quite bad in a few weeks.

    I've been ignoring covid news. What's happening in Europe?


  • #5714
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    I've been ignoring covid news. What's happening in Europe?

    Seems to be another wave, Italy going back to a more severe Easter lockdown etc


  • #5715
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Seems to be another wave, Italy going back to a more severe Easter lockdown etc

    So is this wave 4?


  • #5716
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    I've been ignoring covid news. What's happening in Europe?

    Italy and France look like they are heading fo a lockdown. ICU nearly full and they had about 30,00 cases today

    https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1370672061681655808


  • #5717
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,592 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Seems to be another wave, Italy going back to a more severe Easter lockdown etc

    Is this going to make out Government even more cautious reopening?
    I've a feeling as we're weeks behind vaccinations compared to the UK, they will wait and see how the UK numbers look after opening back up.
    We've been matching there curve very closely this year, so it could be a good comparison, especially with the same variant being 95%+.


  • #5718
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    So is this wave 4?

    I have lost count tbh, it’s only the start Spain, Greece etc will be on their knees again by summer.


  • #5719
    Tyrone212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭Tyrone212


    Until this lockdown in Italy they had regional restrictions for the last 4 months. Areas with the least incidence had bars and restaurants open until 6pm daily.


  • #5720
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    Is this going to make out Government even more cautious reopening?
    I've a feeling as we're weeks behind vaccinations compared to the UK, they will wait and see how the UK numbers look after opening back up.
    We've been matching there curve very closely this year, so it could be a good comparison, especially with the same variant being 95%+.

    It definitely will imo. Glynn has mentioned Europe in some of his press conferences. I hadnt really followed it and am a little shocked now at how bad it appears to be in many countries.


  • #5721
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    I have lost count tbh, it’s only the start Spain, Greece etc will be on their knees again by summer.

    Sad to hear.

    Guess we will have to take a cautious approach to opening back up. By we, I mean Ireland. Aren't you in Australia? How's life over there?


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  • #5722
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,646 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    I have lost count tbh, it’s only the start Spain, Greece etc will be on their knees again by summer.

    What are you basing this prediction on?


  • #5723
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    So is this wave 4?

    No. Most of Europe did not have lockdowns in October so what for us was wave 2 and 3, was all wave 2 for Europe. Strictly speaking I would suggest what we call wave 3 was in fact a delayed continuation of wave 2 following the autumn level 5


  • #5724
    mandrake04
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Sad to hear.

    Guess we will have to take a cautious approach to opening back up. By we, I mean Ireland. Aren't you in Australia? How's life over there?

    Yeah life is great here, been fairly normal (Sydney) for about 7-8 months and but since mid Feb we are now probably back pre-Covid life. 31C yesterday but raining today �� hopefully it’s dry next Sunday for the St Patrick’s day parade.


  • #5725
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    It's really a disgrace to see most of Europe going into lockdown again just because they completely ****ed up their vaccine rollout. What waste of everybody's time. I know it's **** here too but it's nearly better that our hopes weren't up for return to normality only to be dashed yet again as in europe..


  • #5726
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Yeah life is great here, been fairly normal (Sydney) for about 7-8 months and but since mid Feb we are now probably back pre-Covid life. 31C yesterday but raining today �� hopefully it’s dry next Sunday for the St Patrick’s day parade.

    Sad that Australia gets a St Patrick's parade but ourselves can't for a second year. Always a nice day out.


  • #5727
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,049 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    It's really a disgrace to see most of Europe going into lockdown again just because they completely ****ed up their vaccine rollout. What waste of everybody's time. I know it's **** here too but it's nearly better that our hopes weren't up for return to normality only to be dashed yet again as in europe..

    47million vaccines have been injected so far in the EU, out of a global total of 345million.


  • #5728
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    If a 4th wave hits Europe and cases increase in Ireland, we may be about to teach the world a very important lesson in how useless lockdowns actually are.

    Almost half a year of severe lockdown and cases spiking wouldn’t be a good look for lockdown.

    While I certainly don’t want cases to increase, it would be great for people to understand that the illness peaks when it peaks regardless of restrictions.

    We can stop blaming Christmas if cases increase while in severe lockdown.


  • #5729
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,197 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    If a 4th wave hits Europe and cases increase in Ireland, we may be about to teach the world a very important lesson in how useless lockdowns actually are.

    Almost half a year of severe lockdown and cases spiking wouldn’t be a good look for lockdown.

    While I certainly don’t want cases to increase, it would be great for people to understand that the illness peaks when it peaks regardless of restrictions.

    We can stop blaming Christmas if cases increase while in severe lockdown.

    We are not in lockdown and never were.

    If you were out today you would know that.


  • #5730
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,506 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    We are not in lockdown and never were.

    Ah here


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  • #5731
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Deleted User wrote: »
    47million vaccines have been injected so far in the EU, out of a global total of 345million.

    That's impressive but not nearly enough.


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