Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) *Read warnings in OP*

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Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

The parade will be cancelled no doubt at all in my mind.

'Will be kept under review'....apparently.

Strazdas

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

The parade will be cancelled no doubt at all in my mind. They seem very naive thinking both our cases won't do big jumps and the cases rises in countries in Europe won't spook everybody. A day is becoming a long time now.

But if you cancel the parade(s), then you have to cancel loads of events on March 18th too.

Merely shutting down the parade would look like a PR stunt.

spookwoman

gabeeg wrote: »

To be fair I don't think that's the worst idea. You obviously don't put the oldies working with CV cases though. They'll be deployed to hopefully keep some semblance of regular health care going.

All it takes is one person to get it and then look what happened here we have 60 now in self isolation.

Away With The Fairies

spookwoman wrote: »

Also add

NEW: Varadkar says Ireland may ask retired health workers to return to service in the weeks ahead if the need arises

A group that would be in the higher risk bracket.....

So he sees a problem and asking retired health workers back, yet St. Patrick's Day is just over a week away and he sees no problem with it going ahead. Ireland won't be any different to the rest of Europe. I'm all for a parade in the summer.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Deleted User wrote: »

Yep the home is closed. They were very prompt. The announcement that all nursing homes should close went out and within ten minutes we had a text letting us know. Bit sad we won't see her on the big day but I'm definitely glad this is being done. No point in putting the residents at unnecessary risk. Of course there is still risk with changing staff etc but that's just life.

Reschedule for when it all blows over.

Call Me Jimmy

Strazdas wrote: »

But if you cancel the parade(s), then you have to cancel loads of events on March 18th too.

Merely shutting down the parade would look like a PR stunt.

I dunno because countries like Germany and France will have developed more.They and Italy will have taken pretty drastic measures which will be very hard to ignore.

The public consciousness will have changed a lot in a week.

skimpydoo

I am due to go to the Mater on Monday afternoon to do some urgent blood tests and it now looks like it might not happen.

https://twitter.com/PaulQuinnNews/status/1235922219018211329?s=20

secman

Strazdas wrote: »

But if you cancel the parade(s), then you have to cancel loads of events on March 18th too.

Merely shutting down the parade would look like a PR stunt.

It was done very successfully in 2001, moved it to June bank holiday weekend... but that was to protect cattle.....

harr

Strazdas wrote: »

It may be an issue but if you go down the route of saying gatherings of people are a health risk, then you would have to shut the entire country down - big sporting events, concerts, conferences, cinemas, theatres

There is an argument too that this would merely freak out the panic brigade even more, rather than do anything to calm them

Maybe but the likes of the paddy’s festival is bringing in thousands of over sees visitors, yes they probably will still come but at least you won’t have them crammed into a packed parade route

Boggles

Nermal wrote: »

What do you think pays for housing and trolleys? Business does come first.

By minimizing the outbreak and hoping to kill the spread ASAP does put business first.

Dial Hard

caveat emptor wrote: »

I wear gloves at the gloves at the pumps, I don't know who's dick beaters have touched it. :eek:

You could say that about pretty much every single item you ever touch outside of your house

kavanagh_h

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yep the home is closed. They were very prompt. The announcement that all nursing homes should close went out and within ten minutes we had a text letting us know. Bit sad we won't see her on the big day but I'm definitely glad this is being done. No point in putting the residents at unnecessary risk. Of course there is still risk with changing staff etc but that's just life.

Can you get someone inside to set up skype or something on the day as a big surprise?

Strazdas

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

I dunno because countries like Germany and France will have developed more and them and Italy will have taken pretty drastic measures which will be very hard to ignore.

The public consciousness will have changed a lot in a week.

But as I say, the obsession with cancelling the parade is quite bizarre. It's a two hour event.....there are large gatherings of people every day of the week.

yermandan

skimpydoo wrote: »

I am due to go to the Mater on Monday afternoon to do some urgent blood tests and it now looks like it might not happen.

https://twitter.com/PaulQuinnNews/status/1235922219018211329?s=20

Just got a call from my Dad, Naas Hospital has similar restrictions as of this afternoon. My Mam is in there with pneumonia for the past 5 weeks. He thinks it is precautionary as opposed to a suspected case

skimpydoo

Strazdas wrote: »

It may be an issue but if you go down the route of saying gatherings of people are a health risk, then you would have to shut the entire country down - big sporting events, concerts, conferences, cinemas, theatres

There is an argument too that this would merely freak out the panic brigade even more, rather than do anything to calm them

Fock the panic brigade. Something has to be done to stop things getting out of control and shutting down gatherings is the start.

Call Me Jimmy

Boggles wrote: »

By minimizing the outbreak and hoping to kill the spread ASAP does put business first.

Exactly, notice what big multinationals do when they get one case - everybody work from home now

But I understand SMEs will have a hell of time

Mic 1972

Deleted User wrote: »

62 years old. Would be in a higher risk age group unfortunately.

he died within 3 days after having the initial first mild symptoms

iamwhoiam

spookwoman wrote: »

Also add

NEW: Varadkar says Ireland may ask retired health workers to return to service in the weeks ahead if the need arises

A group that would be in the higher risk bracket.....

And many retired nurses are no longer on the register .So they would be working illegally because they are not registered

Strazdas

harr wrote: »

Maybe but the likes of the paddy’s festival is bringing in thousands of over sees visitors, yes they probably will still come but at least you won’t have them crammed into a packed parade route

For two hours - risk of picking up the corona virus along a two mile route is probably minimal.

Town will be crowded that day anyway (for the entire day).

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

skimpydoo wrote: »

I am due to go to the Mater on Monday afternoon to do some urgent blood tests and it now looks like it might not happen.

https://twitter.com/PaulQuinnNews/status/1235922219018211329?s=20

Seems to just be visitors so far!

Kermit.de.frog

Just heard that a local nursing home here in Dublin is restricting visiting.

YFlyer

I see sheep wrote: »

People would just go out anyway!

It'd be like when they 'cancelled' Rag Week :pac:

I think they did that in Cork one year. Both UCC and CIT students organised their own rag week.

frillyleaf

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

It's not 3rd world, and this does not prove anything to the effect.

I really don’t like when people compare our health system to the third world as it really undermines how awful the condition in developing countries actually are. It shouldn’t be in the state it is but by no means is it third world

ceadaoin.

gabeeg wrote: »

Hopefully it'll be huge floats driving slowly down empty streets. Sure how can you have a bloody celebration when the planet is in crisis and people are dying.

The planet is not in crisis. There are 8 billion people on earth. A minuscule number of people have been infected and an even more minuscule amount have died. The vast majority, by a wide margin, of people who get this will be absolutely fine. It's not the walking dead. Get some perspective.

By all means, take precautions -social distancing, hand washing etc. Plan for potentially staying at home for a couple of weeks. But all the complete hyperbole about how we're all going to die etc is ridiculous.

skimpydoo

Strazdas wrote: »

But if you cancel the parade(s), then you have to cancel loads of events on March 18th too.

Merely shutting down the parade would look like a PR stunt.

Well then you cancel loads of events. It's not rocket science, it just takes someone with balls to do this.

igCorcaigh

Strazdas wrote: »

But as I say, the obsession with cancelling the parade is quite bizarre. It's a two hour event.....there are large gatherings of people every day of the week.

Impossible to contact trace an event that size.

MarkY91

The usual fake razor blade people on Henry Street have changed over to selling face masks hahahaha this is pathetic.

€3 each or 2 for €5.....I'll be posting this in bargain alerts lol

Strazdas

skimpydoo wrote: »

Well then you cancel loads of events. It's not rocket science, it just takes someone with balls to do this.

I can understand the arguments for doing it, but several experts have disagreed with the scientists proposing it and said the psychological effects on the nation could well outweigh any positives.

Ireland is not a near dictatorship like China.

Mic 1972

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Guess Italy's figures before they come out in a few minutes.

A night with Mrs Piggy (to take forever) on the line for the closest. :pac:

WTF is wrong with you really?

owlbethere

Strazdas wrote: »

Govt : St Patrick's Festival or other major events not cancelled or postponed (Gavan Reilly - VM news)

Is this for real. There's a health crisis unfolding right across the world that will go down in history like the Spanish flu. 1000s of our European neighbours are sick with a new viral disease, and our government wants to continue with celebrations of at Patricks day. Very very very low of them.