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

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  • #44432
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 676 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119141225#Comment_119141225

    The 17 staff that were missing must have been Liverpool fans disappointed at the result from the night before 😁



  • #44433
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,647 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119141561#Comment_119141561

    Rubbish. I fly a lot transatlantic a year for the last 17 years. I have found it an excellent airport to use.



  • #44434
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119141784#Comment_119141784

    Yeah, that probably wasn't necessary though really. It feels like DAA took an easy way out when they could easily have asked Eamonn Ryan for special funding to ensure that they were adequately staffed to resume business again quickly. It's not like they had any reason to believe the airport would take a long time to recover when travel reopened.

    Imagine if Dublin Bus had let 30% of its workforce go during the pandemic because busses were at 25% capacity. There would be absolute chaos now with not enough busses and management would be quite rightly getting torn to shreds for being insanely short-sighted.

    This is what DAA did. They thought they could let people go, save a few bob and rehire what they needed quickly (and probably on worse contracts).

    And they would have got away with it if they'd had even a little of cop on and started to ramp up hiring last October when it was clear that everything was starting to come back.



  • #44435
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,206 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143113#Comment_119143113

    Very possible ..have a few of those here myself who couldn't talk for 24 hours afterwards .😊

    Apparently a gang of trainees wrongly rostered ...😯

    But it's not inefficiencies , you know ...its Covid lockdowns fault !

    Post edited by Goldengirl on


  • #44436
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,206 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    @seamus DAA management getting ripped into at the oireachtais committee ...about eight top management there , and they are coming up with triaging passengers, moving staff from Cork airport security , all laudable but should have been happening before this surely ...and leaving passengers outside in the rain in 'holding areas ' if they have the temerity to arrive early !

    This punishes people who very understandably don't trust DAA to get them through security on time .

    Why don't DAA rent out part of one of the nearby hotels with a shuttle bus , to 'hold' those passengers who arrive early with services like refreshments and loos ?

    So many rely on Airport buses to get to Dublin Airport from around the country or other forms of transport and may not have the option to arrive just bang on 2.5 or 3.5 hours in advance .

    It is disgraceful the thought of families or anyone tbh being told to hang around outside the building in any weather at any time of the day .

    Maybe some of the airlines need to move more of their holiday flights to Cork and Shannon ?

    Not to mention what they think will happen when The New Runway opens in August ! Doesn't bear thinking about .


    For sure this was total shambles overseen by an inefficient DAA management structure who have obviously just stood by and allowed this to happen .

    Trainees( 17! ) somehow being rostered as regular staff on a busy weekend roster and nobody picked this up ?

    The main fact that they allowed short staffing run into this summer season , is beyond belief .


    I feel sorry for the staff working there under that sort of ineptness as they are the ones who have to face the public and take the resultant anger , and face abuse from some .

    I know only too well what that is like unfortunately .

    The ones getting paid the most are rarely facing the public anger .



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  • #44437
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    So after two plus years and the vaccines etc... both myself and wife have COVID, she seemed to get it first and is PROPER unwell in bed with it. I tested today and two good solid lines in the test but I've only mild symptoms.

    Is there anything other than the isolation that we should be doing, logging this in some HSE system or something



  • #44438
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,647 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    https://twitter.com/laoneill111/status/1532084301059211265?s=21&t=N3FfVVcRNaX1VKHuExG6jg

    It looks like Omicron is deadlier for over 65’s than Delta.



  • #44439
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,571 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    After what we learned towards the end of this pandemic I'd be hesitant to put too much trust into any graphs of which I don't know the exact makeup of.

    Just a random comment, happened to bump into this thread by accident, first time in a long time. No particular grief with this particular message. Only saying.

    You just don't know what to believe anymore. If 'they' have achieved one thing its that.



  • #44440
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    So I have the positive Antigen test, do I need to get a PCR now to get a COVID-19 Recovery Cert.

    IS this actually needed??



  • #44441
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119147999#Comment_119147999

    Yep if you want that cert. Very straightforward to book a free PCR, you're just online pretending you're over 55 or in healthcare.



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  • #44442
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119148075#Comment_119148075

    But I am fully vaxed and boosted, is there a requirement or a benefit of a recovery cert? I'm happy to leave it otherwise. But if there is a requirement I would also be happy to go and get it done



  • #44443
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119146419#Comment_119146419

    No, the Omicron wave was deadlier, but only by force of sheer numbers.

    The peak of the Omicron wave saw case numbers five times higher than the Delta wave in the US. If Omicron had 1.63 times the death rate of Delta with 5 tmies the number of cases, it means that Omicron is actually around 68% less deadly than Delta on a per-case basis. Which is roughly in line with the original estimates that had been made from the data which came out of South Africa.



  • #44444
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119148102#Comment_119148102

    No, don't bother your hole. There's no benefit to it unless you want a record that you were officially infected as a memento.



  • #44445
    timmyntc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,789 ✭✭✭timmyntc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119148134#Comment_119148134

    "I survived covid and all I got was this lousy t-shirt"



  • #44446
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119148134#Comment_119148134

    Thanks very much this is what I was looking for..



  • #44447
    Spudman_20000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭Spudman_20000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119147948#Comment_119147948

    And especially anything from that shyster Luke O'Needles...



  • #44448
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 183 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ...

    Post edited by [Deleted User] on


  • #44449
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,206 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119146346#Comment_119146346

    You can report it if you want , anonymously to the HSE . That's for case numbers in case anyone is interested anymore .

    If fully boosted no benefit to a recovery cert except as a memento as someone else said.

    Only reason now to get a PCR is if you or your wife fall into any of the vulnerable categories or you live with someone who is .... Listed on the HSE website .

    If you or your wife is sick enough to be in bed be a good idea to let the GP know for any further advice or help .

    Good thing is you both have got the mildest variant and are both well vaccinated.



  • #44450
    live4tkd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭live4tkd


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119151572#Comment_119151572

    You might need to for your employer. I know in my case, I had my own antigen tests and when I tested positive I logged it with the HSE. My employer asked for proof i.e. the text they sent back to me. Only for this I probably wouldn`t have logged it at all and just isolate for the few days.



  • #44451
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119151572#Comment_119151572

    Indeed, the GP should also have access to the anti-viral meds, so as said, if you're in a vulnerable category, it would be worth chasing that up.



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  • #44452
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,943 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Looks like we are at the beginning of yet another wave with positive percentages and hospital numbers moving up again.

    Most people, myself included, not wearing masks anymore hopefully it remains a mild illness overall. I'd imagine vaccine effectiveness is on the wane by now for many.

    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/


  • #44453
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,206 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    I get that it is irrelevant for most but as the above posts show there are still some good reasons to get a PCR.

    There is also the desirability of proof of Covid infection , if people develop the dreaded lurgey of long Covid, and need to access any supports that might be available ( health and financial) in the future.

    This is not yet happening but is being looked at , atm, and not saying you will get or need this, or your oh , Flubber, but who knows what is coming down the line with this.

    Good news is that Omicron infection , so far, does not appear to be causing Long Covid, unlike infection with previous variants.

    Totally up to the individual now what they decide to do.



  • #44454
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    I left the PCR test as I spoke to the GP and they stated not required,

    Currently I have a TW@T of a headache (constant), no energy, no taste or smell and a constantly running nose, hoping this is quite short term as I hate being ill, seems like such a waste of time.



  • #44455
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,647 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119154436#Comment_119154436

    I noticed the hospitalizations rising slightly over the last few days. Probably the BA.4/5 bounce. If the other countries are to go by it shouldn’t be much to worry about. Unfortunately we’ll have the zealouts drooling and flooding social media calling for restrictions again no doubt.



  • #44456
    dominatinMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,262 ✭✭✭dominatinMC


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119155532#Comment_119155532

    To be fair, do people still talk about Covid anymore? I see very little mention of it anywhere, apart from this thread. It certainly seems to be the case that the general public have moved on. Most people wouldn't even be aware of BA.4 or whatever terminology they're using now.



  • #44457
    Apothic_Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭Apothic_Red


    https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/06/05/covid-19-hospital-cases-rise-40-in-a-week/

    Now before you start panicking [there's no need to panic btw] the real numbers are 167 up to 232.

    I haven't seen Covid data for a long time so assumed we'd still be around the 500 mark. Think Brendan O'Connor cited a behavior & attitudes poll this morning that quoted only 1% of the population were concerned about Covid. Anyway, remember to clear the supermarket when Mary comes in with the diabetes.



  • #44458
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119160320#Comment_119160320

    Give them the opportunity and they'll be lining up for air time again.

    Next wave I can almost guarantee we'll have calls for masks by some.

    We're very lucky the economy is no longer strong.



  • #44459
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 895 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Good to hear buried away in the latest articles that basically no one in the public (doing the surveys anyway) care about Covid and barely anyone reporting wearing masks etc. Surprised that these surveys are still going tbh but it’s a welcome change from them people answering their loaded questions to make it seem like we were all terrified.

    The Indo’s resident Covid lover lamenting that and talking about us being at the start of a wave.



  • #44460
    ericfartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭ericfartman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119154528#Comment_119154528

    36 and Had it this week, was in bed two days with no energy and headaches. Panadol does help with the headache.

    Grand now, bit tired but i'm waking up in bed with no saliva every two hours when I go to bed whatever the feck that is, hopefully it'll pass soon.



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  • #44461
    FlubberJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭FlubberJones


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119162384#Comment_119162384

    Back working from home again today as I do feel I can be productive again, the headache is in the background as is the fatigue (both still active though) and still no taste or smell. My cough has faded a good deal too as has the raging temperature, thankfully... Going to try a test tomorrow to see what it looks like. But will not be attending the office until next week.



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