Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Away With The Fairies

FrStone wrote: »

What shops are you frequenting?

I haven't seen someone without a mask in a shop for months.

What shops do you go to? Was in Eason's last week, one fella with mask under the nose, a few more staff with no masks as well.

freshpopcorn

I work in a shop. You do see the odd person without a mask and people wearing them incorrectly.
I'm also looking out a window at people taking off masks going in and out of other shops and in their cars and it's can be fairly sloppy.

Cork2021

ACitizenErased wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of 'nobodys wearing masks' nonsense on here when its simply not true

Wearing there masks but pulling them down to talk to people or wearing them under the nose! We’ve a few numptys who don’t believe in COVID and have been told they’re not allowed shop in store anymore unless wear a mask

JP Liz V1

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

How are healthcare workers still getting this?

I know they can probably pick it up outside the hospital but surely not all of them?

I know a nurse and home help worker would got it from out socialising, even the front line workers who should know better slip up and act the idiot

ACitizenErased

Cork2021 wrote: »

Wearing there masks but pulling them down to talk to people or wearing them under the nose! We’ve a few numptys who don’t believe in COVID and have been told they’re not allowed shop in store anymore unless wear a mask

The reason we have lots of cases rn is not cos a small small minority can't be arsed to properly wear a mask, its because people went ballistic at christmas

mikeecho

FrStone wrote: »

What shops are you frequenting?

I haven't seen someone without a mask in a shop for months.

Head on down to Mahon point.. you've the natives from the halting site "Meelagh" wandering around without masks cos they are ...*insert derogatory term*

Denny61

Health care workers immune system would be low as they work now in a very stressful environment plus not properly eating and tired as well so they are the most likely to pick up the virus or the virus target their vulnerable system.

corks finest

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I work in a shop. You do see the odd person without a mask and people wearing them incorrectly.
I'm also looking out a window at people taking off masks going in and out of other shops and in their cars and it's can be fairly sloppy.

Centra Togher plenty of ppl not wearing masks

Away With The Fairies

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

How are healthcare workers still getting this?

I know they can probably pick it up outside the hospital but surely not all of them?

Their PPE isn't anywhere near perfect protection from the virus.

limnam

FrStone wrote: »

What shops are you frequenting?

I haven't seen someone without a mask in a shop for months.

There's plenty of chin nappies around in most shops (Most of the ones I've been in that is)


Even the staff.

GarIT

Before Christmas someone standing beside me in Boots took off their mask to cough and put it back on.

The local newsagent doesn't require masks for staff or customers.

Around Christmas I saw a lot of teens without masks.

I can't understand why families still need to all shop together. Why are two adults and three children needed to obtain groceries, just send one adult while the other keeps the kids.

H8GHOTI

GarIT wrote: »

Before Christmas someone standing beside me in Boots took off their mask to cough and put it back on...

I know it’s bad but that made me laugh.

Away With The Fairies

H8GHOTI wrote: »

I know it’s bad but that made me laugh.

Here's another one for you to laugh at. Had someone a few weeks ago in front of me in a queue take their mask off to sneeze!!!

There's stupid people everywhere. Like, we're meant to be wearing masks because we might be contagious, so how does someone think it's ok to take it off in a shop to cough and sneeze. Absolute idiots.

GarIT

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Here's another one for you to laugh at. Had someone a few weeks ago in front of me in a queue take their mask off to sneeze!!!

There's stupid people everywhere. Like, we're meant to be wearing masks because we might be contagious, so how does someone think it's ok to take it off in a shop to cough and sneeze. Absolute idiots.

I don't want to get my mask dirty so I'll spray it on everyone else.

GarIT

I've been following things in Reddit and there are claims of offices open all over Dublin including government offices.

I was in a retail park in Mullingar and everything was open as usual. Pet shop, hardware shop, electrical shop fully open, furniture shop was click and collect. Down the road Carphone warehouse, Three and Eir were open.

The government need to get strict on what can and can't open. Offices should simply be closed and not leave it up to people who will pick money over safety and open.

Acosta

GarIT wrote: »

Before Christmas someone standing beside me in Boots took off their mask to cough and put it back on.

The local newsagent doesn't require masks for staff or customers.

Around Christmas I saw a lot of teens without masks.

I can't understand why families still need to all shop together. Why are two adults and three children needed to obtain groceries, just send one adult while the other keeps the kids.

Are they part of the ''It's just the flu'' brigade? I wouldn't go in there again.

I've heard reports of members of this brigade getting an awful land over Christmas.

Away With The Fairies

GarIT wrote: »

I don't want to get my mask dirty so I'll spray it on everyone else.

Would they be happy if I piss on them?

GarIT

Acosta wrote: »

Are they part of the ''It's just the flu'' brigade? I wouldn't go in there again.

I've heard reports of members of this brigade getting an awful land over Christmas.

I think they just don't care, it's mostly teenage staff and in a rough area.

Pen Rua

GarIT wrote: »

I've been following things in Reddit and there are claims of offices open all over Dublin including government offices.

I was in a retail park in Mullingar and everything was open as usual. Pet shop, hardware shop, electrical shop fully open, furniture shop was click and collect. Down the road Carphone warehouse, Three and Eir were open.

The government need to get strict on what can and can't open. Offices should simply be closed and not leave it up to people who will pick money over safety and open.

TBF, telecommunications are pretty essential so I can see why Carphone Warehouse et al are still open. During Lockdown 1.0, Fonez on Patrick St remained open.

As for offices, I don't think it's a case of "simply" closing offices. My wife tried WFH during Lockdown 1.0 and it just does not suit the work she does. Conversely, I know friends who CAN WFH, but their employers are flat out refusing. But, I'm not sure how authorities can combat that.

jadie

Pen Rua wrote: »

TBF, telecommunications are pretty essential so I can see why Carphone Warehouse et al are still open. During Lockdown 1.0, Fonez on Patrick St remained open.

As for offices, I don't think it's a case of "simply" closing offices. My wife tried WFH during Lockdown 1.0 and it just does not suit the work she does. Conversely, I know friends who CAN WFH, but their employers are flat out refusing. But, I'm not sure how authorities can combat that.

They can’t. Plenty open around Cork. CIT open today with apprentices in from all over the country for classes.

GarIT

Pen Rua wrote: »

TBF, telecommunications are pretty essential so I can see why Carphone Warehouse et al are still open. During Lockdown 1.0, Fonez on Patrick St remained open.

As for offices, I don't think it's a case of "simply" closing offices. My wife tried WFH during Lockdown 1.0 and it just does not suit the work she does. Conversely, I know friends who CAN WFH, but their employers are flat out refusing. But, I'm not sure how authorities can combat that.

If work does suit working from home, and it's not essential, for January it should be stopped. At least until we are back under 1k daily cases.

They can fine employers upon reports from employees of not being allowed to work from home.

Carphone warehouse could open a click and collect model, or only for warranties and possibly that on an email and then drop off the device system. Opening for sales, and having special offers doesn't seem right to me at the moment.

Pen Rua

GarIT wrote: »

If work does suit working from home, and it's not essential, for January it should be stopped. At least until we are back under 1k daily cases.

They can fine employers upon reports from employees of not being allowed to work from home.

Carphone warehouse could open a click and collect model, or only for warranties and possibly that on an email and then drop off the device system. Opening for sales, and having special offers doesn't seem right to me at the moment.

I've checked the gov.ie listing and her line of work should be essential. So her office is fine, relatively speaking.

Fine employers under what legislation? And what about retaliation from employers against employees who report them? Friends of mine are having a very, very hard time trying to get their employer to permit them to WFH when they can and want to. The employer is being stubborn despite the Level 5 restrictions.

Agreed special offers etc seem unsavoury, but there is nothing explicitly preventing them (afaik).

newuser99999

jadie wrote: »

They can’t. Plenty open around Cork. CIT open today with apprentices in from all over the country for classes.

CIT is about one of the safest places you could be today. The staff have done a phenomenal job to keep it that way. The rest of the country could learn something from it.

jadie

How can you honestly say one of the safest places? The safest place is to be at home. Bringing in students and staff from everywhere was not a wise decision.

newuser99999

jadie wrote: »

How can you honestly say one of the safest places? The safest place is to be at home. Bringing in students and staff from everywhere was not a wise decision.

The only people who are on campus are the ones who have to be there to carry out their work. I’d say 95% of the student body and staff are working from home.

There’s a temperature check when you go in, hand sanitizer everywhere, everyone is wearing masks and social distancing. You can’t even go into the library without being booked in.

jadie

There are lots of staff that are in that could work at home so I’d say 70% more accurate. They have the controls granted but at this serious stage it’s not enough.

GarIT

Thinking about the number is madness inducing at the moment. If we don't get significantly better January 2021 will have more cases than all of 2020. We had 1/20th of the cases on 1 of 300 days.

Chuck Noland

Anyone really see the schools re opening next week? I don’t personally

JP Liz V1

mikeecho wrote: »

Head on down to Mahon point.. you've the natives from the halting site "Meelagh" wandering around without masks cos they are ...*insert derogatory term*

Is any security stopping them, I assumed you could not go anywhere without a mask now

I wish people would cover their nose also with the mask :mad:

Widdensushi

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is any security stopping them, I assumed you could not go anywhere without a mask now

I wish people would cover their nose also with the mask :mad:

I have never broken the mask rule and wear a proper tight fitting mask, but for filling stations and supermarkets (which are the only shops I go to) with high ceilings, big areas I don't think they are making any difference, there were little cases of staff being infected prior to masks becoming mandatory, less of a percentage of supermarket staff were being infected than the general public iirc.