Coronavirus (COVID-19)

JP Liz V1

0 deaths reported today too

funnydoggy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

0 deaths reported today too

How are you feeling?

Itssoeasy

Good to see there be zero death and the number of cases go below 500 because the number of cases had come down hugely and was stubbornly stuck around the 500 number. I know it’s one day below but hopefully it’s the start of something.

JP Liz V1

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1369020718499958796

JP Liz V1

funnydoggy wrote: »

How are you feeling?

I'm good now but sore back thanks for asking

the beer revolu

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'm good now but sore back thanks for asking

Is this related to the Covid, do you think?
Kidneys, possibly ?

Cork Lass

21 in Cork today

saabsaab

who_me wrote: »

Might be a contentious issue - but I'm starting to think regional easing of restrictions might be a good idea. Here's why:

If you only do national restrictions, then reopening is dictated largely by the largest and worst affected areas. One county could have zero infections for days/weeks and it might not make a difference to the national re-opening. But if there were case targets (or positive test % targets) set, and any county that reaches and maintains that target starts re-opening, it could help with transparency and motivate people.

The downsides - it's hard to set targets given we might not know which variants most people have, and a smaller number of the more infectious variants is a bigger deal than a higher number of the original strain. And you have the issue of people leaving to go to counties with lower restrictions.

Good points! I think we can go that way when we hit the 2,000,000 mark in May. problem cities like Galway could be longer.

KrustyUCC

Cork Lass wrote: »

21 in Cork today

Still doing well thankfully

who_me

who_me wrote: »

Might be a contentious issue - but I'm starting to think regional easing of restrictions might be a good idea. Here's why:

If you only do national restrictions, then reopening is dictated largely by the largest and worst affected areas. One county could have zero infections for days/weeks and it might not make a difference to the national re-opening. But if there were case targets (or positive test % targets) set, and any county that reaches and maintains that target starts re-opening, it could help with transparency and motivate people.

The downsides - it's hard to set targets given we might not know which variants most people have, and a smaller number of the more infectious variants is a bigger deal than a higher number of the original strain. And you have the issue of people leaving to go to counties with lower restrictions.

saabsaab wrote: »

Good points! I think we can go that way when we hit the 2,000,000 mark in May. problem cities like Galway could be longer.

Yes, indeed. I said similar recently

Augeo wrote: »

I reckon they'll have Dublin restrictions at a higher level than much of the country in April, May perhaps.

ACitizenErased

“Covid cases increase again”

The Echo have turned into some rag

https://twitter.com/echolivecork/status/1369348139874988036?s=21

JP Liz V1

Cork Lass wrote: »

21 in Cork today

Of the 311 cases notified today:
• 159 are men / 149 are women
• 64% are under 45 years of age
• The median age is 34 years old
• 135 in Dublin, 29 in Kildare, 21 in Cork, 18 in Limerick, 14 in Louth and the remaining 94 cases are spread across 16 other counties

30 deaths RIP

Cork2021

ACitizenErased wrote: »

“Covid cases increase again”

The Echo have turned into some rag

https://twitter.com/echolivecork/status/1369348139874988036?s=21

Christ! Our media has really gone to the dogs! IT still haven’t retracted an article about the 850k vaccines yet the Paul Reid says it’s 1.1m due by month end and will hit that target in the first few days of April.

namloc1980

ACitizenErased wrote: »

“Covid cases increase again”

The Echo have turned into some rag

https://twitter.com/echolivecork/status/1369348139874988036?s=21

The Echo has gone to the dogs for a long time. Although this is plumbing new depths. Ridiculous headline.

I used to buy it once a week for the car adds 20+ years ago. Was always a crap enough paper. Aimed at the "Neil, it's all a disgrace....." crowd!

mean gene

I think people only get it just for the death notices

fin12

Cork2021 wrote: »

Christ! Our media has really gone to the dogs! IT still haven’t retracted an article about the 850k vaccines yet the Paul Reid says it’s 1.1m due by month end and will hit that target in the first few days of April.

It’s been nothing but sickening since day 1.

ACitizenErased

Haven't done a hospital update in a while

As of 8pm tonight:

CUH - 10 patients with 5 in ICU
Mercy - 2 patients with 1 in ICU

JP Liz V1

the beer revolu wrote: »

Is this related to the Covid, do you think?
Kidneys, possibly ?

I am not sure but do think it is as heard of some other survivors with bad sore backs or cold shoulders, it is tolerable

shtpEdthePlum

Kingsley Hotel, the overflow, outside the door, has a full carpark every evening. Dublin, Westmeath, Kerry regs, weeknights and all. What's the deal with that? Not annoyed about it or anything, I just don't know how there are so many people for whom it's essential to be staying in a hotel. We get travel expenses in my job but we're doing everything remotely so I don't get to go away

ACitizenErased

shtpEdthePlum wrote: »

Kingsley Hotel, the overflow, outside the door, has a full carpark every evening. Dublin, Westmeath, Kerry regs, weeknights and all. What's the deal with that? Not annoyed about it or anything, I just don't know how there are so many people for whom it's essential to be staying in a hotel. We get travel expenses in my job but we're doing everything remotely so I don't get to go away

I know there's a lot of contractors from up the country who are doing work in the CUH right now staying in the Rochestown Park so I assume there's some in the Kingsley too, not necessarily for the CUH but essential workers

JP Liz V1

shtpEdthePlum wrote: »

Kingsley Hotel, the overflow, outside the door, has a full carpark every evening. Dublin, Westmeath, Kerry regs, weeknights and all. What's the deal with that? Not annoyed about it or anything, I just don't know how there are so many people for whom it's essential to be staying in a hotel. We get travel expenses in my job but we're doing everything remotely so I don't get to go away

I thought that hotel was used for health workers isolating or quarantining

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought that hotel was used for health workers isolating or quarantining

It might well have been but they are all vaccinated now iirc so that need is no more.

I don't know about the hotel in question but there are many hotels open to facilitate essential workers etc.

titan18

shtpEdthePlum wrote: »

Kingsley Hotel, the overflow, outside the door, has a full carpark every evening. Dublin, Westmeath, Kerry regs, weeknights and all. What's the deal with that? Not annoyed about it or anything, I just don't know how there are so many people for whom it's essential to be staying in a hotel. We get travel expenses in my job but we're doing everything remotely so I don't get to go away

Could be people living in Cork parking there to walk the Lee Fields/straight road too.

Pen Rua

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1369706538252828677

41 in Cork

ACitizenErased

Makes sense, I thought the <5 the other day was an anomaly

Kerry25x

Augeo wrote: »

It might well have been but they are all vaccinated now iirc so that need is no more.

Healthcare workers are still required to isolate if they are close contacts regardless of vaccinations.

JP Liz V1

Pen Rua wrote: »

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1369706538252828677

41 in Cork

We are in lockdown but still high cases and Cork on the up

fin12

Is there a checkpoint in Castlemarytr?

JP Liz V1

Pen Rua wrote: »

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1369706538252828677

41 in Cork

RIP those 47