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

Quite relieved at some of the responses here, in my social circle there are more than a few seeming to get some perverse pleasure from watching the segregation of the unvaccinated, and it's not public health that they're expressing this joy from.

This covid experience has shown me more about society and people than the rest of my life had combined, depressingly sobering.

Just a question on the Government controlling public communications from NPHET.

Will the letters from the CMO to Donnelly still be published on gov.ie website?

I don't always agree with NPHET's advice or what the Government choose to do with their advice but I would still like to know how the Government arrived at whatever restrictions they impose.

Tbh, I am ok with that if I can still easily find the advice NPHET give to Government if I want to.

Damn middle lane hoggers!!! Pet hate.

Thankfully my toilet blocked up this morning. Gave me 10 minutes when I didnt have to worry about the Covid and it made me realise theres more to life.

Thank you Toiletman

Every day this goes on its looking more and more like it is.

Is that aimed at yourself? You appear to be the most covid-obsessed poster here all day every day. Ironic really.

Guest on Claire Byrne talking about 'long-term scarring' from the pandemic.

"Could that be positive scarring?" says CB 😐️ wtf

I was due in for a long awaited surgical procedure today, but the hospital called this morning and cancelled because they're overrun and have no beds. I'm left in limbo and they said they'd call back when they know more.

This is one of the reasons why the selfishness and stupidity of anti-vaxxers absolutely does impact the rest of us, even if you don't believe they spread covid more than responsible people.

536 in hospital this morning, which isn't a bad outcome from the weekend. Exactly what one would expect.

Hospital data has done a really odd levelling-off in the last 3-4 days. New admissions, new cases and discharges, have all settled, nearly flatlined. There's usually some level of variance day-to-day, but is the first time since August they've all levelled off so consistently. It's only a few days mind, so an anomaly more than anything else.

But it suggests a certain amount of equilibrium between case numbers and hospital numbers. Though average discharges are outstripping average admissions, so there's a good chance we'll see it drop for a bit yet before settling. I think I had previously said based on the UK figures that around 500 in hospital (100 in ICU) seemed to be their settling point, so that could be ours too.