Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ACitizenErased

Some good news - as of 8pm last night the Mercy is COVID-free.

Be right back

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Some good news - as of 8pm last night the Mercy is COVID-free.

Fabulous!

frank8211

frank8211 wrote: »

Right near the DP centre.....

The folk mandated to stay in the Travel Lodge will be under security procedures, they won't be able to wander up to the DP centre for a stroll or anything.

The proximity of the DP centre to the Travel Lodge has no significance whatsoever.

ACitizenErased

Question: Has anyone else noticed post office staff around the city not wearing masks? I've been to Passage and Douglas post offices 4-5 times in the past 2 weeks and none of them wear masks, I've heard it's not just those two post offices either

ofcork

They are behind the counter completely separated from the outside area by glass etc in my local post office anyway.

No doubt that's the "logic" behind it but the air mixes from one side of the glass to the other, they should be wearing masks.

ACitizenErased

ofcork wrote: »

They are behind the counter completely separated from the outside area by glass etc in my local post office anyway.

They're not working alone though, none of the people in there wear masks. Found it shocking tbh in March 2021 to see employees not wearing masks.

JP Liz V1

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Question: Has anyone else noticed post office staff around the city not wearing masks? I've been to Passage and Douglas post offices 4-5 times in the past 2 weeks and none of them wear masks, I've heard it's not just those two post offices either

Yes I have noticed the same

I think the pension payments should go back to fortnightly with no electronic signing, I collect for an uncle and I hate signing as it not cleaned

ACitizenErased

14 cases in Cork today

marno21

ACitizenErased wrote: »

14 cases in Cork today

~12% of the population with 2% of the cases.

Real capital.

JP Liz V1

18 further COVID19 related deaths (RIP) and 683 cases (14 Cork)

308 in Dublin, 68 in Donegal, 49 in Kildare, 35 in Meath, 30 in Offaly

Itssoeasy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

18 further COVID19 related deaths (RIP) and 683 cases (14 Cork)

308 in Dublin, 68 in Donegal, 49 in Kildare, 35 in Meath, 30 in Offaly

Same five counties again more or less with the big numbers.

KrustyUCC

Cork back down to second last at 42.9 cases per 100,000

Sad to think we'll be treated to the exact same restrictions as the worst areas until at least mid may

ACitizenErased

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Same five counties again more or less with the big numbers.

And not one walk-in centre in Donegal, Kildare or Meath. Shocking.

saabsaab

ACitizenErased wrote: »

And not one walk-in centre in Donegal, Kildare or Meath. Shocking.

Kildare the nearest to Cork.

User142

Cork has made a huge effort to reduce Covid by not meeting in houses and instead heading to public parks. Anyone can see the complete boom in coffee stands to reflect this.

The only recognition of this effort to date have been Garda checkpoints to try and clamp down these outdoor meetings.....


https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1365630082388267011

Stark

The entire Cork city is within 5km of the Marina. Pointless exercise.

shtpEdthePlum

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Question: Has anyone else noticed post office staff around the city not wearing masks? I've been to Passage and Douglas post offices 4-5 times in the past 2 weeks and none of them wear masks, I've heard it's not just those two post offices either

Same on Bandon Road and High Street

Chuck Noland

Heard members of staff (young and healthy people) who work in an opticians have been vaccinated today in the South Infirmary. Why would these get them before all the elderly?

pwurple

Chuck Noland wrote: »

Heard members of staff (young and healthy people) who work in an opticians have been vaccinated today in the South Infirmary. Why would these get them before all the elderly?

They are frontline healthcare workers. Like dentists, orthodontists, ophthalmologists etc.

Chuck Noland

pwurple wrote: »

They are frontline healthcare workers. Like dentists, orthodontists, ophthalmologists etc.

Thanks. I didn’t think of it that way and found it strange. I suppose when they are face to face with people for long periods of time, in an enclosed space it makes sense

Mardyke

frank8211 wrote: »

Right near the DP centre.....

I don't understand what this is supposed to mean... Frank?

JP Liz V1

ACitizenErased wrote: »

And not one walk-in centre in Donegal, Kildare or Meath. Shocking.

You would think by know testing centres would be at least sorted in all counties

I thought Kildare had The Curragh Army Base as a testing centre

Ludo

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

You would think by know testing centres would be at least sorted in all counties

I thought Kildare had The Curragh Army Base as a testing centre

Punchestown race course was one back in December.

JP Liz V1

Chuck Noland wrote: »

Heard members of staff (young and healthy people) who work in an opticians have been vaccinated today in the South Infirmary. Why would these get them before all the elderly?

I know some special needs assistants autism teaching aids etc., getting tested tomorrow in PUC, I assumed by now all hospital staff and care home staff are vaccinated

Morries Wigs

pwurple wrote: »

They are frontline healthcare workers. Like dentists, orthodontists, ophthalmologists etc.

Absolute bollix opticians getting it before pensioners farce

Icantthinkof1

Had to bring a family member to get a Covid test yesterday and the test centre was the quietest I’ve ever seen it. While we were there, there was only one other car, no cars going in either as we were coming out.
Was reassuring to see

shtpEdthePlum

Chuck Noland wrote: »

Heard members of staff (young and healthy people) who work in an opticians have been vaccinated today in the South Infirmary. Why would these get them before all the elderly?

I work with special needs people, including care facilities where they haven't yet been vaccinated and my agency still hasn't received our invitation for vaccination.

If opticians have gotten it before us I'm going to the paper because the people in the homes I work in have been sick and died over and over. I haven't heard of that happening with any optician.

Morries Wigs

Morries Wigs wrote: »

Absolute bollix opticians getting it before pensioners farce

I imagine the opticians are likely getting the AZ vaccine?
Opticians are considered frontline...... https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/rollout-covid-19-vaccines-ireland.html#p2

Group 2
Frontline healthcare workers
Frontline healthcare workers were the second group to be offered COVID-19 vaccines. This is because they have a greater risk of becoming infected with COVID-19.

We are now vaccinating at hospital and community services sites around the country, and at special clinics for GPs and their practice staff.

It's no secret they are being vaccinated.

Pensioners (over 70s anyway are Group 3) is also in progress.......

Group 3
People aged 70 and older
Vaccination of people aged 70 and older living in the community is happening now. We are vaccinating this group in stages so that the people most at risk from COVID-19 are vaccinated first.

Order of vaccinations for people over 70
Vaccinations will be offered in the following order to people aged:

85 and older.
80 to 84.
75 to 79.
70 to 74.
We expect to have everyone in this group vaccinated, with both doses, by the middle of May.


There's no scandal here, it's the rollout as per the HSE plan. Nothing is perfect.

newuser99999

shtpEdthePlum wrote: »

I work with special needs people, including care facilities where they haven't yet been vaccinated and my agency still hasn't received our invitation for vaccination.

If opticians have gotten it before us I'm going to the paper because the people in the homes I work in have been sick and died over and over. I haven't heard of that happening with any optician.

Their risk is the same as yours so not sure why you’re getting so aggressive.

They are literally in peoples faces all day long.