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Chuck Noland · 02-10-2020 7:10pm

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

They played last weekend

As did many other “fresher” college teams in different codes but they are all off this weekend and next

Jim Gazebo · 02-10-2020 7:23pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

UCC senior hurlers, because elite sport is allowed under level 3....

And soccer which isnt allowed under level 3. Something is up because same games from last week are off this week. Not trying to argue just saying the poster may have a point

ACitizenErased · 02-10-2020 7:24pm

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

And soccer which isnt allowed under level 3. Something is up because same games from last week are off this week. Not trying to argue just saying the poster may have a point

Because the college started on monday, and they're at level 3. The college wasn't open last week.

Padraig Mor · 02-10-2020 7:33pm

There have indeed been cases (and several negatives) in UCC this week - I'm not going to expand beyond that. As I'm an anonymous internet poster though you can you can accept that as fact or not!

Edit: this wasn't a surprise and was expected.

Jim Gazebo · 02-10-2020 7:49pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Because the college started on monday, and they're at level 3. The college wasn't open last week.

So the level 3 didn't apply to UCC soccer team playing last weekend. Because the college wasn't open?

ACitizenErased · 02-10-2020 8:25pm

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

So the level 3 didn't apply to UCC soccer team playing last weekend. Because the college wasn't open?

Yep, level 3 applied from Monday. If the soccer team is senior they can continue playing.

Padraig Mor · 02-10-2020 8:32pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Because the college started on monday, and they're at level 3. The college wasn't open last week.

Just to add some clarification. UCC is not at level 3, but level 2 with additional restrictions at the request of the government. The university buildings have been almost entirely open since July 20th and have a footfall of probably a couple of thousand daily between staff, researchers etc Things were actually quite busy again (with students) last week for the first time since all this began, but dead again this week - most of the reopened restaurants have had to close again

Jim Gazebo · 02-10-2020 8:46pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Yep, level 3 applied from Monday. If the soccer team is senior they can continue playing.

Yes and all their Fixtures seem to be in doubt this weekend at the moment.

JP Liz V1 · 02-10-2020 9:18pm

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

And soccer which isnt allowed under level 3. Something is up because same games from last week are off this week. Not trying to argue just saying the poster may have a point

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Because the college started on monday, and they're at level 3. The college wasn't open last week.

I'm confused I thought Cork is still level 2

SleetAndSnow · 02-10-2020 9:21pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'm confused I thought Cork is still level 2

Colleges/Universities are being treated as level 3

JP Liz V1 · 02-10-2020 9:27pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Colleges/Universities are being treated as level 3

In all ROI?

ACitizenErased · 02-10-2020 9:40pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

In all ROI?

Yes

fin12 · 02-10-2020 11:02pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I was in Oliver Plunkett for breakfast no contact details taken, btw food not nice and expensive

I was there the start of this year and had noticed that the quality of their food has gone down hill. Still think it’s a nice place to go for drinks. Hoping to go there 2morrow, was the social distancing good?

JP Liz V1 · 03-10-2020 1:05am

fin12 wrote: »

I was there the start of this year and had noticed that the quality of their food has gone down hill. Still think it’s a nice place to go for drinks. Hoping to go there 2morrow, was the social distancing good?

Yes not many in there early in the morning

ACitizenErased · 03-10-2020 2:04pm

As expected, 75% of cases in Cork & Kerry are cluster related. Seems as if we're being unlucky with the vast size of clusters.

"Figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show that in the 14-days up to October 1st, 566 cases of Covid-19 were reported in the community healthcare organisation (CHO) 4 area which comprises Cork and Kerry.

Of these, 415 cases, or 73 per cent, were associated with clusters."

https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Covid-19-latest-Almost-3-in-4-cases-in-Cork-and-Kerry-linked-with-clusters--3fcfd942-f21e-4c0e-83c8-881bce566831-ds

Be right back · 03-10-2020 6:18pm

46 cases in Cork.

Itssoeasy · 03-10-2020 6:18pm

Be right back wrote: »

46 cases in Cork.

Gone down again.

Be right back · 03-10-2020 6:23pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Gone down again.

Let's hope they keep going down.

Ludo · 03-10-2020 6:37pm

It is more or less steady averaging around 50 a day. Pointless saying it has gone down based on one day. Three or four days in a row going down would be good. One is meaningless.

ACitizenErased · 03-10-2020 7:13pm

Seems to have stabilised a little alright, hopefully low tomorrow too

igCorcaigh · 03-10-2020 7:18pm

Hope so. Good thing it's mostly cluster related and they have been detected.

ACitizenErased · 03-10-2020 9:17pm

Likely why we haven't gone to level 3.
Cork/Kerry (CHO4) currently have the highest percent of cases being tracked to clusters. Good news for cases.

the beer revolu · 04-10-2020 10:35am

I challenged 2 young fellas in Aldi without masks last night. I got the, "I have breathing difficulties", line followed by, "there's no need to be so rude".

I wasn't in the mood for a row so I simply stated that I had not, in any way, been rude.
I said, word for word, "lads, wearing masks in shops is mandatory."

Another customer approached a staff member about them but was, understandably, told that staff don't challenge this.
I do think, though, that security should challenge these muppets.

JP Liz V1 · 04-10-2020 3:10pm

I thought masks face coverings were mandatory too

freshpopcorn · 04-10-2020 3:25pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought masks face coverings were mandatory too

Yes they are but it doesn't mean everybody will wear one. People who have conditions have the excuse not to wear them and others will just say they've a condition.

fin12 · 04-10-2020 3:28pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

I challenged 2 young fellas in Aldi without masks last night. I got the, "I have breathing difficulties", line followed by, "there's no need to be so rude".

I wasn't in the mood for a row so I simply stated that I had not, in any way, been rude.
I said, word for word, "lads, wearing masks in shops is mandatory."

Another customer approached a staff member about them but was, understandably, was told that staff don't challenge this.
I do think, though, that security should challenge these muppets.

Well it’s pretty simple they should be refused entry to the shop. Saw that happening in a mace shop in Kilkee, girl working there told this woman entering the shop without a mask that she couldn’t come in cause she has no mask.

freshpopcorn · 04-10-2020 3:34pm

fin12 wrote: »

Well it’s pretty simple they should be refused entry to the shop. Saw that happening in a mace shop in Kilkee, girl working there told this woman entering the shop without a mask that she couldn’t come in cause she has no mask.

Serious question. What happens if the person has a medical condition and letter from their GP?

If it was Gemma O'Dorothy she'd just barge past the staff member.

fin12 · 04-10-2020 3:41pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Serious question. What happens if the person has a medical condition and letter from their GP?

If it was Gemma O'Dorothy she'd just barge past the staff member.

I’m guessing if someone had a letter or said they had a medical condition , they would be able to go in.

JP Liz V1 · 04-10-2020 3:47pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Yes they are but it doesn't mean everybody will wear one. People who have conditions have the excuse not to wear them and others will just say they've a condition.

Visors or Face Shields

freshpopcorn · 04-10-2020 3:56pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Visors or Face Shields

There doesn’t seem to be a push for these though. Just people who’ve conditions have a opt out of wearing them.
If anything they might ban visors.
It’s a very messy issue for shop owners and workers. I know of somebody with a petrol station and he was strict about the matter and it caused him lots of hassle.

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