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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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  • #3512
    blowitupref
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,170 ✭✭✭blowitupref


    Good weekly progress.

    7-day average in cases 520 it was 570 last Sunday.

    7 day average in reported deaths is 7 it was 11 last Sunday.

    80 fewer in hospital


  • #3513
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,265 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Numbers staying stable despite people meeting outdoors for weeks now . Good news .


  • #3514
    KrustyUCC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,087 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    MerlinSouthDub wrote: »
    457 new cases
    3 deaths


    No swab data on Sundays so don't know if numbers are good or bad or backlog

    No breakdown on county basis not even top six for second day running

    Something definitely up there


  • #3515
    Cork2021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Cork2021


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    No breakdown on county basis not even top six for second day running

    Something definitely up there

    Trying not to keep counties banging the regional restrictions drum.....
    I’ve eaten too much ****e today


  • #3516
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,222 ✭✭✭prunudo


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    No breakdown on county basis not even top six for second day running

    Something definitely up there

    I'd say there is a skeleton staff on due to the Easter holidays. Like the period between Christmas and New Years, wouldn't be surprised to see case numbers and data fluctuating or lacking next week.


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  • #3517
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Effect of vaccination wil hopefully become more apparent in the next few weeks/months.

    https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1378740925971587073


  • #3518
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    funnydoggy wrote: »
    So ****ing annoyed. Down at Blackrock Village at the Marina in Cork earlier enjoying nice weather, coffee and a lovely buzz. Not busy, everyone sitting spaced out in great form enjoying themselves. Three lads busking, playing nice chilled out music. An ideal mid-day treat.

    Then two guards came along and moved them on. Killed the atmosphere immediately and lots of people went away.

    Livid. I know they've got a job to do too but it's still really annoying. They went after the low hanging fruit today IMO

    Lovely buzz everyone spaced out you say? Blackrock is it


  • #3519
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,076 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    No breakdown on county basis not even top six for second day running

    Something definitely up there

    You can get yesterday's county figures on the covid tracker app. Dublin 245, Cork 36, Kildare 23, Laois 20......


  • #3520
    funnydoggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,065 ✭✭✭funnydoggy


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Lovely buzz everyone spaced out you say? Blackrock is it


    Yeah, Blackrock in Cork. Was genuinely nice!


    Edit: I just got it hahahahaha


  • #3521
    lukas8888
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭lukas8888


    vienne86 wrote: »
    You can get yesterday's county figures on the covid tracker app. Dublin 245, Cork 36, Kildare 23, Laois 20......
    I think the last county update was Friday,nothing since.


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  • #3522
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,710 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    KrustyUCC wrote: »
    No breakdown on county basis not even top six for second day running

    Something definitely up there

    Yes why no county breakdown because low counties will want more lifting of lockdown restrictions, as Dublin and other Leinster counties highest

    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • #3523
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,305 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Yes why no county breakdown because low counties will want more lifting of lockdown restrictions, as Dublin and other Leinster counties highest

    More to do with it being an extra long bank holiday weekend.


  • #3524
    TheDoctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭TheDoctor


    Nice to see the daily death count stay consistently in single digits


  • #3525
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Yes why no county breakdown because low counties will want more lifting of lockdown restrictions, as Dublin and other Leinster counties highest

    Absolute state of this.

    NPHET don’t want to keep us in lockdown forever.

    Anyone who suggests otherwise should be in the conspiracy theory forum.

    I swear the internet has been one of the best and worst inventions of all time.


  • #3526
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    I see that around half of patients currently in ICU are under the age of 60. Is it known are these generally with underlying conditions or generally healthy prior?


  • #3527
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    I see that around half of patients currently in ICU are under the age of 60. Is it known are these generally with underlying conditions or generally healthy prior?

    They don’t give that information away.

    B117 is known to be more virulent so either way it’s a concern, especially as it’s more likely that cases will be high among younger cohorts.

    Might explain the governments decision to change the vaccine priority list by age


  • #3528
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,061 ✭✭✭Polar101


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Yes why no county breakdown because low counties will want more lifting of lockdown restrictions, as Dublin and other Leinster counties highest

    Or maybe not everything is a conspiracy.


  • #3529
    jams100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭jams100


    A neighbour across the street just started shouting "lockdown, level 5" at another neighbour who arrived back home in a car (presumably with his girlfriend or whatever).

    What the f**k is the world coming to? People need to stop with the curtain twitching, especially at the stage we are at, if your particularly worried about covid then avoid going out but to be verbally assaulting each other is fruitless and all it will do is cause further division.


  • #3530
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    jams100 wrote: »
    A neighbour across the street just started shouting "lockdown, level 5" at another neighbour who arrived back home in a car (presumably with his girlfriend or whatever).

    What the f**k is the world coming to? People need to stop with the curtain twitching, especially at the stage we are at, if your particularly worried about covid then avoid going out but to be verbally assaulting each other is fruitless and all it will do is cause further division.

    You should still follow the restrictions, they're not there for the fun of it but those who get down other people's throats for not doing so are worse than anyone not following them.


  • #3531
    FintanMcluskey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,725 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    Faugheen wrote: »
    Absolute state of this.

    NPHET don’t want to keep us in lockdown forever.

    Anyone who suggests otherwise should be in the conspiracy theory forum.

    I swear the internet has been one of the best and worst inventions of all time.

    They don’t want to keep us in lockdown forever.

    What they are concerned with though, is lowering Covid case numbers to almost 0.

    They don’t have any consideration for the related costs of reaching that goal.

    That goal is almost impossible in Ireland so until the metrics or end goal changes lockdown is here for a long time yet


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  • #3532
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    They don’t want to keep us in lockdown forever.

    What they are concerned with though, is lowering Covid case numbers to almost 0.

    Go back and watch Wednesday’s briefing if you genuinely believe this.

    Inform yourself rather than making up absolute bollocks.

    I also see you took more of an issue with my post rather than the one which was spreading wild conspiracies.


  • #3533
    FintanMcluskey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,725 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    Faugheen wrote: »
    Go back and watch Wednesday’s briefing if you genuinely believe this.

    Inform yourself rather than making up absolute bollocks.

    I also see you took more of an issue with my post rather than the one which was spreading wild conspiracies.

    I didn’t take issue with your post.

    I was merely entering a civilised discussion

    Something that you clearly aren’t capable of

    I’ve watched all the briefings, the constant defence of NPHET is something I still can’t figure out


  • #3534
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,775 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »

    I’ve watched all the briefings, the constant defence of NPHET is something I still can’t figure out

    Especially when you consider the fact that health bodies in almost all other countries are not placed on a vocal pedestal in the way that NPHET are.

    Yes, these health bodies are important (as is their advice), but they should not be effectively governing policy. They should contribute - and do so to the government; and not to the public via biweekly conferences.

    The COVID-19 pandemic is a political and economic problem, as much as it is a health problem - though these three are heavily interlinked. The focus is too much on NPHET, at the grave expense of the other two.


  • #3535
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,305 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    I didn’t take issue with your post.

    I was merely entering a civilised discussion

    Something that you clearly aren’t capable of

    I’ve watched all the briefings, the constant defence of NPHET is something I still can’t figure out

    But, go back to the start of the exchange. A poster stated;
    Yes why no county breakdown because low counties will want more lifting of lockdown restrictions, as Dublin and other Leinster counties highest
    This is the context. A blatant conspiracy piece and the reason for the further replies. You have to be able to call out this level of conspiracy thinking regarding NPHET without having to be chastised for defending NPHET in the process.


  • #3536
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,062 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    They don’t want to keep us in lockdown forever.

    What they are concerned with though, is lowering Covid case numbers to almost 0.

    They don’t have any consideration for the related costs of reaching that goal.

    That goal is almost impossible in Ireland so until the metrics or end goal changes lockdown is here for a long time yet

    Tbf, whilst I'd agree, the people ignoring restrictions have zero consideration for the costs of doing that. People ignore restrictions and we end up staying in lockdown unfortunately. It does feck all for the economy though as places still can't reopen.


  • #3537
    FintanMcluskey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,725 ✭✭✭FintanMcluskey


    titan18 wrote: »
    Tbf, whilst I'd agree, the people ignoring restrictions have zero consideration for the costs of doing that. People ignore restrictions and we end up staying in lockdown unfortunately. It does feck all for the economy though as places still can't reopen.

    If the same people continue to ignore the same restrictions, longer restrictions won’t solve that problem.

    If a company has policies in place that employees aren’t adhering to, or policies aren’t working, management will be advised to change the policies, not the staff.

    We’re a year into this and the policy is still to blame the people, not the policy itself in Ireland.

    Is there a reason why we spent 5 of the last 6 months contained within 5km of our homes, when no other citizens in Europe had such a measure? I’ve worked in different counties in Europe, don’t tell me they follow rules better than us, the Irish are by far the most subservient across the continent


  • #3538
    PCeeeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭PCeeeee


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    If the same people continue to ignore the same restrictions, longer restrictions won’t solve that problem.

    If a company has policies in place that employees aren’t adhering to, or policies aren’t working, management will be advised to change the policies, not the staff.

    We’re a year into this and the policy is still to blame the people, not the policy itself in Ireland.

    Is there a reason why we spent 5 of the last 6 months contained within 5km of our homes, when no other citizens in Europe had such a measure? I’ve worked in different counties in Europe, don’t tell me they follow rules better than us, the Irish are by far the most subservient across the continent

    You've worked in various countries during the pandemic or just your experience tells you that people would be less like to follow the rules?


  • #3539
    timsey tiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭timsey tiger


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    If the same people continue to ignore the same restrictions, longer restrictions won’t solve that problem.

    If a company has policies in place that employees aren’t adhering to, or policies aren’t working, management will be advised to change the policies, not the staff.

    We’re a year into this and the policy is still to blame the people, not the policy itself in Ireland.

    Is there a reason why we spent 5 of the last 6 months contained within 5km of our homes, when no other citizens in Europe had such a measure? I’ve worked in different counties in Europe, don’t tell me they follow rules better than us, the Irish are by far the most subservient across the continent

    lol - must be public sector company. In the real world the staff get changed not the policies.


  • #3540
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    FintanMcluskey wrote: »
    I didn’t take issue with your post.

    I was merely entering a civilised discussion

    Something that you clearly aren’t capable of

    I’ve watched all the briefings, the constant defence of NPHET is something I still can’t figure out

    You've watched all the briefings yet believe that NPHET wants to bring everything down to zero.

    You'll have to excuse me if I call bollocks on this one, because it most certainly is.


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  • #3541
    [Deleted User]
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    Faugheen wrote: »
    You've watched all the briefings yet believe that NPHET wants to bring everything down to zero.

    You'll have to excuse me if I call bollocks on this one, because it most certainly is.

    NPHET have made pregnant the problem that if cases are 300-600 now, with 900,000 vaccinations, is that equivalent to 300-600 cases with zero vaccinations at all?

    Self-evidently not.

    Having 900,000 jabs into patients arms serves as a significant advantage.

    So, why is case numbers not similarly revised?

    Why isn't 1,000-2,000 cases considered now acceptable given that almost a million vaccines have been administered?

    Why is no difference made between the situation as then was, versus the situation we now face?

    It's all very unusual.

    There are clear differences - and the position is now in our favour. But we hear next to nothing about this; only that 600 cases is still VERY HIGH.


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