Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

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Good to see the citizens of Northern Ireland out on the streets today

Thats exaggerating! It was 5959.

I reckon they will wait until after Christmas.

Judging by what was done here during other waves we are in the kite flying stage and 1 or 2 weeks from restrictions being introduced.

I think we should involve restrictions but keep them at a distance

I received a positive result today. I was doing a bit of work in London last week. The place is a basket case so did antigen tests when I came back. Eventually came up positive. Have very little in the way of symptoms that I would regard as being ‘unwell’. I was congested for a few hours on Wednesday and I was a bit more tired than usual on Wednesday until yesterday. But right now, nothing. It really does make you wonder how many are walking around with this at the moment.

Hope I'm wrong but another lockdown like last winter will very likely lead to a lot of demands on Mental Health services this time around.

Of course there will be, no question about it.

There won't be a "lockdown", because the NPHET government won't call it that, they don't want to get accused of more failed lockdowns.

Instead there will be more of the curfew style restrictions where they shut businesses down without having the balls to actually do it formally.

Then they will blame the people for making them do it. Gaslighting ****.

Of course, gaslighting works spectacularly. It’s a proven formula for controlling people. That and turning people on each other.

I am not an expert (but neither is Tomas Ryan) - are the high cases number in vaccinated people bringing us towards herd immunity, and this with the booster programme may mean that hospitalisation and ICU numbers should reduce naturally in January and February?

If people don’t get vaccinated then there is little we can do…

I don’t know how I picked it up there, but I do know that they’ve basically dissed masks, excepts on transport where there’s about 50% compliance. The reason I did the antigen tests was because I wanted to be sure I didn’t pick it up because you lose the ability to control your situation there, particularly if you’re using transport.