Covid-19 Kerry

barryribs wrote: »

Off work and holidays are not the same

Working remotely and being off work aren't the same thing

29 cases today, bringing our incidence rate to 264 per 100,000:

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/ac874-statement-from-the-national-public-health-emergency-team-wednesday-21-october/

barryribs wrote: »

The majority of that burden was carried by the parents, hence the reason schools are not remote now.

No It was not. Coming from a household where I'm working Remote and the OH is a teacher I can assure you more work was done trying to organize Lessons , get homework organized , Emails from parents at all hours with queries I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Factor that in with trying to home-school your own 2 its a logistical nightmare.

I can 100% see why teachers are anxious . The thoughts of going remote and going through it all again is crap.

Then the opposite is they keep the schools open with no social distancing. You see kids getting into other households cars after school. Parents gathering without masks at school gates I can't say I blame unions for pushing for the teachers .

There has already been teacher who tested positive in my OH's school.

I've also heard of another Tralee school where another teacher tested positive along with 6-7 Students. An entire class sent home.

Its all well and good saying keep the schools open but at what cost.
Should the teachers continue to be fully paid in the case of a lockdown . Absolutely.


Keep in mind its the unions pushing this and unions dont speak for everyone

kev_Makaveli wrote: »

Keep in mind its the unions pushing this and unions dont speak for everyone

Which was my point all along. Teachers guidance and support on remote working varied massively from school to school, the union did nothing. The school in tarbert being forced to reopened, the union are doing nothing.

LEA data update:

Listowel: 162 cases (565 incidence rate)
Corca Dhuibhne: 10 cases (70.5 incidence rate)
Castleisland: 18 cases (105 incidence rate)
Tralee: 58 cases (175.6 incidence rate)
Kenmare: 41 cases (163.6 incidence rate)
Killarney: 74 cases (249.4 incidence rate)

Cases appear to have doubled in Tralee since last Thursday, but the Listowel incidence rate is jaw-dropping.

phormium wrote: »

Is the big increase in Tralee numbers due to any obvious cluster? Don't want names and addresses but just curious as to whether it is spreading from something particular or just more random groups.

Communions two weeks ago. Lots of parties...

Interesting! Actually that just reminds me I was in a petrol station in Tralee couple of weeks ago and a big white stretch car of some sort came in, I assumed it was a communion gang, I remember thinking not much distancing inside there!

Sardonicat wrote: »

I predicted this spike when I heard about some of the parties being planned. Gazebos, bouncy castles and the usual refreshments for the adults attending. It's pure speculation on my part, but the rise in Listowel corresponded to communion in that town. People just aren't getting the message.

I predicted the Horse Racing Festival being allowed to go ahead was a disaster waiting to happen and was an open invitation to the virus.

Communions happened all over the country without a corresponding rise in cases.

John_Rambo wrote: »

That's incorrect and silly talk. Communion parties along with other parties are a big part of the problem in Donegal and Cavan. Any get together that involves household gatherings (have done) and will spread the virus. All you need is one person that attended a horse racing festival or another communion gathering to attend said parties and you have a super spread.

Any gathering with multiple households will cause a rise in cases. Communion, bar mitzvah, Pagan gathering, Amrit.. the virus knows no religion. Have a party for whatever reason, you're taking a big risk, acting irresponsibly, and endangering the vulnerable in your society and will be responsible for a further rise on C-19 in Kerry.

I fully understand how it can be spread, to blame communions for the spread in Listowel after that little isolated town went ahead and hosted visitors from all the most infected parts of the country when it was practically Covid free is what is silly talk.

Rows Grower wrote: »

I fully understand how it can be spread, to blame communions for the spread in Listowel after that little isolated town went ahead and hosted visitors from all the most infected parts of the country when it was practically Covid free is what is silly talk.

Any parties or gatherings spread the virus.

To say communions were held all over the country without a rise in cases is wrong. You should refrain from saying things like this, silly people listen to silly talk.

LuasSimon wrote: »

It’s a certain demographic of this country that hold ridiculous extravagant parties in marquees etc with large extended families with loads of cousins that created spikes in a number of towns. . The vast vast majority of joe soaps had very low key small family gatherings and were fine .
It’s just like everything else in Ireland there’s one law for the law abiding and one group of Irish people do whatever suits them .

NO family gatherings without social distancing were safe.

John_Rambo wrote: »

Any parties or gatherings spread the virus.

To say communions were held all over the country without a rise in cases is wrong. You should refrain from saying things like this, silly people listen to silly talk.

It's very wrong John, and I never said it.

In fact I said the complete opposite after witnessing the scenes outside Kenmare church a few weeks ago, go back and check my posts.

I also pointed out well before Listowel Races were held that it was a ridiculous decision to allow them to go ahead simply because the regular visitors had their accommodation booked since the previous festival.

A committee decided the races would go ahead, but the crowds that were booked in for the week would not be able to watch them at the track.

The visitors came from far and wide and partied around the town, a couple of weeks later the town that had less than 5 cases up until then was riddled in Covid 19.

Two weeks after the races the isolated little town had become one of the worst hit districts on the western seaboard with 63 positive cases.

Now if you think that's just a coincidence John, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it.

Silly people listen to silly talk and other people look at facts and statistics.

kerry cow wrote: »

fact is the town was deserted for race week , any other talk is bull**** .
I was there , I saw it , there was hardly anyone around race week .

We can agree to disagree on that because I don't accept that the influx of people to the town somehow caused the town to be deserted.

Rows Grower wrote: »

The rate of Covid 19 infections did not rise in any other town that held communions at a similar (or anywhere near the) rate to Listowel.

I don't know how you're going to prove that Rows but anyone will tell you that multiple gatherings throughout the entire country will have a bigger affect than one gathering in Listowel.

40 cases in Kerry today


https://www.radiokerry.ie/4-new-covid-19-related-deaths-859-new-cases-evening/

Rows Grower wrote: »

That's a shame, it was going the right way there for a while.

When I saw that the figure was down for the entire country, I was hopeful, but then the Kerry figure appeared, and that was that

Another 41 Kerry cases today

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1320456091701006337

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

And 18 today.

Well, that's a move in the right direction. I know it's Monday but let's hope this is the start of a downward trend for Kerry.

Rows Grower wrote: »

I wonder is it a case of the test results coming back in delayed batches for Kerry, there doesn't seem to be any kind of pattern or trend lately.

Could probably say the same for everywhere. We really need to look at this on a weekly basis at least as there be any one of a myriad of reasons for an especially high or low number on any given day.

In the Bons Secours or Ballymullen?

kn wrote: »

Could probably say the same for everywhere. We really need to look at this on a weekly basis at least as there be any one of a myriad of reasons for an especially high or low number on any given day.

Gavan Reilly gives a context to county stats, so looks like 21 is bang on the average for the last fortnight:

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1321154473692114947

The trend is downwards:

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1321516764082114561

Worrying that deaths are high every day now.