Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Kerry25x wrote: »

Specsavers Opera Lane are closing Wednesday, they don't know when they'll reopen. Presume their other branches will do the same, not sure. I stocked up on a 5 month supply of contact lens today, hopefully that'll see me through this!

Yeah, they're pretty much doing pick-ups only the last few days. I'd ordered now glasses a few weeks back, so just got the call yesterday to collect. (Thankfully, as without glasses I'm dependent on lenses and can't wear them for too long, nor do I have enough to last!)

igCorcaigh wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NeilRedFM/status/1242776552179470337?s=19

Only way to get that lot to listen is through their pocket. Or their parents pockets. Hand out fines to encourage them to observe some form of civic responsibility. For once.

Although whats the point. We all know there's a certain 'demographic' lets say who will never contribute anything to society.

Suprised she went on air to be honest, can only hope that other people like her might cringe seeing themselves reflected in her ignorance and stupidity.

Kerry25x wrote: »

Suprised she went on air to be honest, can only hope that other people like her might cringe seeing themselves reflected in her ignorance and stupidity.

Chavs like her don't honestly know/ care what anyone thinks,her and ilk are annoying/ terrifying older folk for yonks up there,and so it'll go on and on ,I'm hitting 61 left Cork for 29 plus years, before I left, during,and since I returned there's parents in tbe Northside that don't care where, or what their kids/teens are at,and in 20 years time parts of knocka,Farranree,etc will still be experiencing this crap,feel for the majority of good Northside parents

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Eurogiant in wilton staying open.. are they seriously calling themselves "essential"

Disgrace

Luap wrote: »

Carry Out still open.

Only In Ireland

Beyond a disgrace we as a nation are a pity ref booze

corks finest wrote: »

Yes obviously for the duration, only going to cause major hassle ref 🠠parties as it goes on

You don't see banning alcohol sales having any unintended consequences?

Like civil unrest and protest?
Like a massive unregulated black market in the sale of existing alcohol?
Like a proliferation of potentially dangerous illegal alcohol?

corks finest wrote: »

Yes obviously for the duration, only going to cause major hassle ref ðŸ parties as it goes on

Frankly, I think that's ridiculous, and overblown. Are you looking to stop the supermarkets selling booze too? :rolleyes:

Treat people as adults, not babies. Obviously, there will always be exceptions to the rule, but on the whole, I think people can be sensible. I certainly will be continuing to buy drink if we want it.

Worztron wrote: »

Does sunlight kill the CV? E.g. If a house had a south facing door - would UV light kill the virus on the door handle?

Based on intuition, I would have thought that if it was this simple, this would be discussed constantly by official sources, but, as far as I am aware, it is not, and so I would assume that there is no truth in that.

Worztron wrote: »

Does sunlight kill the CV? E.g. If a house had a south facing door - would UV light kill the virus on the door handle?

Technically yes, but not fast. More like hours/days, so just clean it anyway.

Worztron wrote: »

I wonder if 'Social Distancing' should be renamed 'Physical Distancing' since ee can be social without being in physical contact - e.g. phone calls, video calls, online gaming, etc.

This is one of my pet peeves too. Ultimately what we need is physical seperation. Social distancing sounds almost like something someone in a corporate office would come up with as an alternative to touching base.

Worztron wrote: »

Can someone be asymptomatic, never get sick and still infect others?

Yes, a few studies out there showing that some asymptomatic patients who were tested were found to have a viral load equal to or higher than symptomatic patients.

Luap wrote: »

Carry Out still open.

Only In Ireland

In Oregon, the state government has deemed the marijuana shops to be essential retailers. Moreover, they’ve decided that to reduce the need for people to leave their homes, the marijuana shops are now permitted to do home delivery. So it’s not “only in Ireland”. Sorry but it winds me up when people come out with that line.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Which is why we need to test test test, I think we should test everyone

Oh dear God. We would need another 5 million test kits, and the lab capacity to do the analysis. Even the Koreans can’t manage that!

Worztron wrote: »

Can someone be asymptomatic, never get sick and still infect others?

Seriously, why are people looking for this advice on boards.ie? And why are people answering. All the information you could possibly want is on the Dept of Health website. What you read over there has been written or fact-checked by an actual doctor. The DoH and the WHO have both called out the masses of amateur information flowing around on social media as one of the biggest issues they face in dealing with this crisis. When are people going to cop on? Don’t ask. Don’t answer.

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/

cantalach wrote: »

Oh dear God. We would need another 5 million test kits, and the lab capacity to do the analysis. Even the Koreans can’t manage that!

Testing the entire population over the next 8 weeks, say, would require over 85,000 tests a day. We are hoping to get to 15,000.

Not to mention that there's nothing stopping you from contracting it on the way home from getting your negative test results.