Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Might get 2 fiddy if they're lucky

That farce of 8pm closing for places came in after we panicked and done SFA people binge drinking in pubs

Yep but de variants and the fact panic could set in by our leaders. Its a game who blinks first

99.5% of people do not want restrictions to return

Yea a few honest people left

In fairness if they didn't blink in March with 1600+ cases in hospital and calls from unions/RTE etc etc I don't think they'll blink in the future

906 In hospital this morning with COVID, up by 130 from last week and up by 221 from 2 weeks ago... Worst case it should hit 1,000 by Friday or Monday

CMO warning of a big surge which will have an obvious effect on these figures, but an extra 600 would be a lot I think

Possibly they are in a sense but conflicted parties having there own opinions on them

A real kick in the gut for Vaccines could be when we see a country go back into lockdown, Ireland must still have one of the largest uptakes in them still ?

Sorry to hear Shesty . Remember us talking about how long it takes to get over it and thought you had recovered after a few weeks .

I got over Omicron but the original dose at the beginning of the pandemic knocked me for six for a long time and I was about 2 months before I could go back to work at all never mind full time . . That year I had breathlessness , chest pain , palpitations and bone pain before finally putting it behind me a year later . Went halftime because was just physically unable to continue otherwise and am now retired .

I know some others who like me would have been fit and active with minimal health issues , but around my age, which is no spring chicken😁 and most took a while to get back to ourselves.

But we did , eventually , and I was in dread when I caught this again last Christmas , but thankfully it was much less virulent, although I had a worse dose than the rest of the family .

This variant can reinfect again and again so you are right to be careful . I won't be risking my health or my family's again . However I am not wearing a mask unless I really have to and have been out and about doing everything I would have done before .

For the majority who will be fine it is an annoyance , for some it is a nasty dose , but they recover quickly , and for another group for whom at this moment we cannot predict , the after effects are very debilitating . People really can do as they wish at this stage and I think that is the way it will continue

I don't think MM will be making any decisions to change the status quo and doubt if Leo will either . .

I don't think anybody wants to see a return to wholesale restrictions , but likewise nobody should be castigating others if they are cautious and want to wear masks or are concerned about high numbers of community infection .

Best wishes for a complete recovery .

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For the love of God, will you stop talking about lockdowns ffs

Cyprus has a 53% vaccination rate, probably something to do with it

Ireland is over 90% vaccinated, plus we're nearing the end of this wave, by the time any restrictions take effect it will be too late for them to have any real meaning

I predict the powers that be will say ...

" let's wait and see " ..

Sure isn't that what is going on atm ? Advisory on masks in certain situations and push on vaccination ?

Who do you think is advising the government on this all along ?

'Pi will likely be more transmissable and less severe again than omicron but the govt will loose their ****'

Pi?!

"Don't come near me, get back!...I've got the 3.14"

Posts like these are the reason I love coming back to this thread

Pi is the next in the greek alphabet after omicron, although they skipped Nu and Xi so no guarantee

Yes the official reason is that globally it's a lot of peoples sur-names. Includnig the chinese premier Xi Jinping (Chinese put the sur-name first)

Of course not. It will be adjusted for inflation. ;)

Except for you who needs to log on to an Irish forum to discuss it

It's not really discussed in Ireland either apart the media are drumming it up.

I can't remember the last time Covid was mentioned on BBC Radio Ulster or LBC. I've said it before - there's a lot to be said for not watching/listening to RTE.