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Covid 19 Part XXXIV-249,437 ROI(4,906 deaths) 120,195 NI (2,145 deaths)(01/05)Read OP

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  • #3032
    Patrick2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Patrick2010


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    Apparently the new variant is up to 90% more transmissible
    According to George

    I've never heard that high a figure

    George was saying on the news at one that “they “ estimate that if we relax restrictions we’ll be looking at 2500 cases a day by July


  • #3033
    CoronaBlocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭CoronaBlocker


    cameramonkey wrote: »
    I heard him on the radio today and it dawned on me that he really does not understand what is going on or have a good handle on the intricacies of the pandemic. He is a bit bit like a parrot just repeating inanities. Like his general reporting and his political career he seems self obsessed, unaware and a little stupid.

    He's got a masters in economics or something. He's not a trained journalist and has no experience in either science or the environment - his two portfolios in the RTE Newsroom. So what you say is perfectly true.


  • #3034
    bilston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,049 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Nqp15hhu wrote: »
    Case rate per capita in Northern Ireland is now 46% below the south’s case rate per capita:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/illustratethis/status/1378007490013622276

    Shows the impact of the vaccine.

    I posted on the vaccine thread yesterday how case numbers in the over 60s are really starting to decrease significantly now. As of yesterday over 60s were responsible for less than 9% of new cases in NI.


  • #3035
    h2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭h2005


    is_that_so wrote: »
    The deal has been superseded by newer scientific advice and we are following the science.

    What scientific evidence? Tomas Ryan is of the opinion it’s a political rather than scientific decision.


  • #3036
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,078 ✭✭✭Polar101


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    Apparently the new variant is up to 90% more transmissible
    According to George

    Which variant is he on about, still just the good old B117?


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  • #3037
    Coillte_Bhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,952 ✭✭✭Coillte_Bhoy


    CoronaBlocker wrote: »
    He's got a masters in economics or something. He's not a trained journalist and has no experience in either science or the environment - his two portfolios in the RTE Newsroom. So what you say is perfectly true.

    Not a 'trained journalist? What an odd thing to say, most of the great journalists were never 'trained' as such


  • #3038
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    bilston wrote: »
    Shows the impact of the vaccine.

    I posted on the vaccine thread yesterday how case numbers in the over 60s are really starting to decrease significantly now. As of yesterday over 60s were responsible for less than 9% of new cases in NI.

    Our politicians here are still dragging their feet to reopen.


  • #3039
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,775 ✭✭✭Knine


    Sweet.Science wrote: »
    I'm in a house of 6 . Me and my daughter have it . Rest of the house came back negative today .

    I have the new variant, 4 tested & 4 positive. One does not even live with us! He tested negative on Sunday but positive on Wednesday. You will need a second test!


  • #3040
    robbiezero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,878 ✭✭✭robbiezero


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    I thought we couldn't meet with others even outdoors?

    https://twitter.com/ronan_glynn/status/1378001147651256327?s=19

    Love this reply:

    https://twitter.com/dats_right_ie/status/1378001696006242305?s=20


  • #3041
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Sweet.Science wrote: »
    I'm in a house of 6 . Me and my daughter have it . Rest of the house came back negative today .

    Good to hear but the further tests will be the real decider.


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  • #3042
    Arturo Delgado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭Arturo Delgado


    Patrick2010 wrote: »
    George was saying on the news at one that “they “ estimate that if we relax restrictions we’ll be looking at 2500 cases a day by July

    Desperately irresponsible journalist. We need light at the end of the tunnel. Let's open up. The positive cases are affecting more and more those that will have a mild illness or none at all.


  • #3043
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    h2005 wrote: »
    What scientific evidence? Tomas Ryan is of the opinion it’s a political rather than scientific decision.
    It came from Professor Karina Butler and her team. Pretty sure she's qualified. There are a number of countries already doing that so we have data.


  • #3044
    MerlinSouthDub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭MerlinSouthDub


    h2005 wrote: »
    What scientific evidence? Tomas Ryan is of the opinion it’s a political rather than scientific decision.

    A political decision? Well, it's definitely not that. Who could think that de-prioritising teachers would play well politically?

    I'm actually quite proud of our politicians for following the scientific advice on this one. The easy thing to do politically would be to leave the cohorts as they were.


  • #3045
    GeorgeBailey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭GeorgeBailey


    h2005 wrote: »
    What scientific evidence? Tomas Ryan is of the opinion it’s a political rather than scientific decision.

    Tomas has had his time in the sun and made the most of it but it's time now for him to go back to whatever he was at before this all kicked off. We'll give him another run out if things don't work out with the vaccines.


  • #3046
    h2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭h2005


    is_that_so wrote: »
    It came from Professor Karina Butler and her team. Pretty sure she's qualified. There are a number of countries already doing that so we have data.

    What is it though? I’m not questioning anyone’s qualifications. I’d like to see what the decision is based on though.


  • #3047
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    h2005 wrote: »
    What is it though? I’m not questioning anyone’s qualifications. I’d like to see what the decision is based on though.

    She's talked about it quite a few times.
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/age-the-defining-factor-in-covid-19-risk-not-profession-1.4525022

    HSE mention it too.
    Our priority is to protect the people who are most likely to have a poor outcome or die if they get COVID-19.

    https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/rollout/rollout.html#later


  • #3048
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    is_that_so wrote: »
    She's talked about it quite a few times.
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/age-the-defining-factor-in-covid-19-risk-not-profession-1.4525022

    It mirrors research out of the UK that I have heard Whitty talk about. That once people in front line professions jave been taken out as have been vaccinated (and they will still have priority in the schedule) the remainder are at no additional risk, and age rather than occupation becomes the primary risk factor


  • #3049
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,412 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    Yeah, the Orwellian circle jerking among some in here is the saddest thing I've seen. It's the main reason I'm looking forward to things opening up again, so they can look back and see how thick they were.

    The signal to noise ratio in the thread and the forum generally was getting too high, so I decided it wasn't really worth the close attention any longer.


  • #3050
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,304 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    2 arrested after refusing to quarantine. https://m.independent.ie/news/two-women-arrested-after-refusing-to-go-to-quarantine-hotel-when-returning-from-dubai-cosmetic-surgery-trip-40269485.html


  • #3051
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,103 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    What’s all this about varadkar and Coveney blocking eu countries from being included on the quarantine list??


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  • #3052
    AxleAddict
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    Eod100 wrote: »
    2 arrested after refusing to quarantine. https://m.independent.ie/news/two-women-arrested-after-refusing-to-go-to-quarantine-hotel-when-returning-from-dubai-cosmetic-surgery-trip-40269485.html

    Interesting, I thought they wouldn't even have been able to board the aircraft in the first place without evidence of the negative PCR test - perhaps policies vary from airline to airline.


  • #3053
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,268 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    h2005 wrote: »
    What is it though? I’m not questioning anyone’s qualifications. I’d like to see what the decision is based on though.

    In simple terms what Karina Butler said that the highest risk of dying from Covid is age not occupation
    So they chose the highest risk of dying groups based on age not occupation


  • #3054
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    What’s all this about varadkar and Coveney blocking eu countries from being included on the quarantine list??
    Legal issues - mainly freedom of movement. I think there's also a sense of the DoH (and Donnelly) doing a solo run on this.


  • #3055
    Eod100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,304 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    AxleAddict wrote: »
    Interesting, I thought they wouldn't even have been able to board the aircraft in the first place without evidence of the negative PCR test - perhaps policies vary from airline to airline.

    They could have had negative but with Dubai had to do mhq anyway which they were refusing.


  • #3056
    brookers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭brookers


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I walked out of the room and waited and came back in and RTÉ were doing a depressing tour of the European continent. Can they stop for even a day ?

    Remember the outcry because we had figures on Christmas Day, so many people giving out because they wanted to spend the day without hearing about the figures. They just wanted one day...........to spend with family, with granny and not think about Covid, silly old George Lee, sure he only talking rubbish and as for Nphet, did you know they inflate figures to scare us and they are all dictators and want to rule us and couldn't give a toss whether you get Covid or not. They just doing it because they want to be on the telly. Ah Im going to turn the TV off, enough.....


  • #3057
    Qrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭Qrt


    AxleAddict wrote: »
    Interesting, I thought they wouldn't even have been able to board the aircraft in the first place without evidence of the negative PCR test - perhaps policies vary from airline to airline.

    They may well have had negative tests, but the UAE is on the Category 2 list, i.e. off to the hotel you go.


  • #3058
    SSeanSS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭SSeanSS


    Qrt wrote: »
    They may well have had negative tests, but the UAE is on the Category 2 list, i.e. off to the hotel you go.

    Wonder when they’ll be removed from list. Good progress on vaccine rollout there. Cases are still high but I would expect them to reduce over next few weeks. Not sure if we were told what metric is needed for a country to come off list


  • #3059
    FintanMcluskey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,765 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    SSeanSS wrote: »
    Wonder when they’ll be removed from list. Good progress on vaccine rollout there. Cases are still high but I would suspect them to reduce over next few weeks. Not sure if we were told what metric is needed for a country to come off list

    If Boris decided it’s off the list for the UK it’s likely going to be off the list for Ireland


  • #3060
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    If Boris decided it’s off the list for the UK it’s likely going to be off the list for Ireland

    And it looks like that is based on vaccinations


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  • #3061
    timsey tiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭timsey tiger


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Legal issues - mainly freedom of movement. I think there's also a sense of the DoH (and Donnelly) doing a solo run on this.

    aka bullshyte, Germany had no problems closing its borders. Is Austria some sort of lesser EU country that can be quarantined without the same legal issues? If they don't quarantine France with its caseload, variant profile and numbers traveling here. How could anybody argue there is any merit quarantining people from anywhere. Israel is on the list ffs.


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