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    #2582
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,415 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    If you carry an EpiPen why would you be given or volunteer on the first day of a new vaccine?

    Other news (not news) Covid 19 has been detected in a child swabbed in Italy on the 30th Nov 2019


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    #2583
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Water John wrote: »
    If you carry an EpiPen why would you be given or volunteer on the first day of a new vaccine?

    Other news (not news) Covid 19 has been detected in a child swabbed in Italy on the 30th Nov 2019

    Good to see some evidence.
    Anecdotally many people believe covid was in circulation late 2019. Even in ireland we were seeing people in hospital and dying from a shocking unusual fly/chest infection that didn’t fit previous seen issues.


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    #2584
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,142 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Water John wrote: »
    If you carry an EpiPen why would you be given or volunteer on the first day of a new vaccine?

    Other news (not news) Covid 19 has been detected in a child swabbed in Italy on the 30th Nov 2019

    I don't think it's serious reaction, ie not a type to be fatal.
    Vaccine is the lesser of two evils especially if you were in the front line


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    #2585
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,142 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Numbers edging upwards already I'm afraid, 4000 died in america yesterday because, they say , of Thanksgiving


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    #2586
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    wrangler wrote: »
    Numbers edging upwards already I'm afraid, 4000 died in america yesterday because, they say , of Thanksgiving

    Friends who are living in America are coming home next week for good. Get tested at Dublin airport at a cost of 99 euro each. 5 days isolation when they get home. Their dog will be on the same flight and can be collected that evening in swords


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    #2587
    alps
    Registered Users Posts: 5,018 ✭✭✭alps


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Friends who are living in America are coming home next week for good. Get tested at Dublin airport at a cost of 99 euro each. 5 days isolation when they get home. Their dog will be on the same flight and can be collected that evening in swords

    Spray the dog...


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    #2588
    GoneHome
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Friends who are living in America are coming home next week for good. Get tested at Dublin airport at a cost of 99 euro each. 5 days isolation when they get home. Their dog will be on the same flight and can be collected that evening in swords

    Only 5 days isolation, Jesus I wouldn't be going near them for at least 2/3 weeks, America is riff with Covid, have you heard of A-Synthamatic


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    #2589
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,142 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    GoneHome wrote: »
    Only 5 days isolation, Jesus I wouldn't be going near them for at least 2/3 weeks, America is riff with Covid, have you heard of A-Synthamatic

    Everyone that travels , near or far, is extending this virus


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    #2590
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    wrangler wrote: »
    Everyone that travels , near or far, is extending this virus

    I wouldn't begrudge them coming home as long as they keep to the rules. . Must have been very hard not seeing family etc for over a year. No one would have thought the virus would come. It was grand up to last year as everyone was just a flight away


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    #2591
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Thought I would give a bit of an update I'm living in Sydney, its been 60% - 80% normal since June with the last few months being well over 80%. Now its about 90% normal I would say its equivalent to Level 0.3- 0.5 in Ireland, there are some restrictions mostly nightclubs and gym capacities but rom what I have seen cafes, restaurants and food courts have returned their table capacities to more or less pre-covid. Pubs have restricted 1 person 2m2 so a 10m x10m floor space can accommodate 50 people, you are not stuck in someone's arm pit but you can stand and sit and the pubs are quite full but not not the really overly overcrowded.

    I was out on my xmas party last night, venue we used last year right on the harbour. There were 138 of us, 8 to a table which I think was same last year and no one wearing masks except staff, we had a live band and signs up indicating max 50 dancing at a time although previous years you wouldn't have that many dancing anyway. Bar staff just uncapped bottles and wine and left on the bar and you help yourself, was all very civilized.

    Shopping centres are packed, I managed to make it to my local one this afternoon once I recovered and 8005 car parking spaces were all full plus it has a metro station underneath so you can imagine how many people were there. All shops had max capacities signs a few months ago they seem to be gone now all shops were absolutely packed.

    You are restricted to 50 people at your house or 30 people in your apartment, masks are only advisory on public transport you see maybe 50/50. In shops mask wearing is probably 10% but would be a lot higher in Asian suburbs.

    outdoor stadiums are at 100% capacity, indoors 75% same as cinemas, theaters etc.

    They have restricted the NYE fireworks events in the city this year in a toned down version but it will proceed as a beam of hope to the world.
    Attendance in all the spots is for permit holders, if you live in the CBD you and your guests can have a permit, anyone who attends a restaurant, hotel or a ticketed pub event can have a permit and frontline workers can have a permit to the premium spots.


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    #2592
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,415 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Sad to lose country singer Charlie Pride to Covid.


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    #2593
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    My Aunts brother died today down the country. They thought he was improving. It's not going away.


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    #2594
    dzer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,946 ✭✭✭dzer2


    whelan2 wrote: »
    My Aunts brother died today down the country. They thought he was improving. It's not going away.

    What age would he being Whelan


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    #2595
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    dzer2 wrote: »
    What age would he being Whelan

    51. His daughter had suspected appendicitis and they brought her to kilkenny hospital where they picked up covid. She was sent home and subsequently got them out in crumlin. They all got a mild dose of covid but he got it bad. Word was last week hed be ok. Sadly he died yesterday. Scary stuff


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    #2596
    Donegalforever
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭Donegalforever


    Water John wrote: »
    Sad to lose country singer Charlie Pride to Covid.

    I agree entirely.
    I had the pleasure of attending one of his concerts a couple of years ago.


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    #2597
    dzer2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,946 ✭✭✭dzer2


    whelan2 wrote: »
    51. His daughter had suspected appendicitis and they brought her to kilkenny hospital where they picked up covid. She was sent home and subsequently got them out in crumlin. They all got a mild dose of covid but he got it bad. Word was last week hed be ok. Sadly he died yesterday. Scary stuff


    That who I thought it was

    My condolences to your family


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    #2598
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    dzer2 wrote: »
    That who I thought it was

    My condolences to your family

    I didn't know him. His eldest sister is married to my uncle. Big family in it.


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    #2599
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    National school close to Cavan town.

    Teacher for 1st and 2nd class tested positive. She sent her own kid into the class the day she was being tested.
    She tested positive, class was tested and her own child and two others positive.
    Parent I know really annoyed that she sent her kid into the classroom when she was going for a test. Classes off now and whole families restricted movements until the 23rd.

    If people could just follow the guidelines.


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    #2600
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭naughto


    _Brian wrote: »
    National school close to Cavan town.

    Teacher for 1st and 2nd class tested positive. She sent her own kid into the class the day she was being tested.
    She tested positive, class was tested and her own child and two others positive.
    Parent I know really annoyed that she sent her kid into the classroom when she was going for a test. Classes off now and whole families restricted movements until the 23rd.

    If people could just follow the guidelines.

    The sh1te show in claremorris is going to come to haunt them a sh1teload of kids have/had ut and the principal closed but the powers that be are demanding it be open tomorrow.
    Word is that its coming from a local plant where none are irish and no masks or testing going on and it spread to the school


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    #2601
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Tulsa offices in Monaghan had 17cases last week.
    Word is it came across the border with a worker from NI and then poor social distancing and no mask wearing let it spread through the offices.


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    #2602
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,774 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    I was in Tescos's earlier in Limerick. Came out the door to be met by a group of about 20 young lads. They looked like they had just bought beer and were celebrating the Limerick win. All in a tight group and not one wearing a mask.:mad:

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #2603
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,415 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I was in Tescos's earlier in Limerick. Came out the door to be met by a group of about 20 young lads. They looked like they had just bought beer and were celebrating the Limerick win. All in a tight group and not one wearing a mask.:mad:

    That's the main problem of spread.
    The Claremorris school Principal can't go on a solo run. The school system has to operate to a common set of guidelines.


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    #2604
    selectamatic
    Registered Users Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    _Brian wrote: »
    National school close to Cavan town.

    Teacher for 1st and 2nd class tested positive. She sent her own kid into the class the day she was being tested.
    She tested positive, class was tested and her own child and two others positive.
    Parent I know really annoyed that she sent her kid into the classroom when she was going for a test. Classes off now and whole families restricted movements until the 23rd.

    If people could just follow the guidelines.

    If you're being tested as a close contact and do not have symptoms the rest of your family don't have to restrict their movements.
    Water John wrote: »
    That's the main problem of spread.
    The Claremorris school Principal can't go on a solo run. The school system has to operate to a common set of guidelines.

    The Claremorris school attempted to close on health and safety grounds as they are entitled to do or at least used to be because they have 3 out of 5 teachers out and can't get subs. However DES overruled and have forced them to reopen. Where subs have been found I don't know and it'll be very interesting to see how many kids are there tomorrow.

    Over 10% of the school positive and the local area running at near 3 times the national cases per 100k. Absolute madness keeping it open and could well end up completely ruining Christmas for some of the kids something which definitely isn't conducive to their wellbeing.


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    #2605
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I was in Tescos's earlier in Limerick. Came out the door to be met by a group of about 20 young lads. They looked like they had just bought beer and were celebrating the Limerick win. All in a tight group and not one wearing a mask.:mad:

    Saw in another thread - that the Coonagh Roundabout Tesco has had an outbreak among its staff.

    https://clarechampion.ie/tesco-confirms-covid-19-outbreak-as-clare-cases-remain-low/?fbclid=IwAR00_uWkTp049JMx7pSuyrHdc9QiJgPYDEYK5d6uJ2RA25AG_SuRzqmVGOM


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    #2606
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    _Brian wrote: »
    National school close to Cavan town.

    Teacher for 1st and 2nd class tested positive. She sent her own kid into the class the day she was being tested.
    She tested positive, class was tested and her own child and two others positive.
    Parent I know really annoyed that she sent her kid into the classroom when she was going for a test. Classes off now and whole families restricted movements until the 23rd.

    If people could just follow the guidelines.

    This is a cluster of 25 now with a few whole families tested positive.

    Jesus when it gets on it spreads easily.


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    #2607
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    _Brian wrote: »
    This is a cluster of 25 now with a few whole families tested positive.

    Jesus when it gets on it spreads easily.

    Over 40 cases in louth today....big outbreak at a bakery


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    #2608
    ruwithme
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭ruwithme


    _Brian wrote: »
    This is a cluster of 25 now with a few whole families tested positive.

    Jesus when it gets on it spreads easily.

    What area is this?


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    #2609
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    ruwithme wrote: »
    What area is this?

    Outside Cavan town


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    #2610
    selectamatic
    Registered Users Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    _Brian wrote: »
    This is a cluster of 25 now with a few whole families tested positive.

    Jesus when it gets on it spreads easily.

    Sounds highly likely that the teacher caught it in the school so.

    There's so little in place to prevent spread it's definitely not surprising to see. Windows being open policy is definitely helping to somewhat keep a lid on things though.

    Is there any word on the school being closed? Clearly it should be considered especially this close to Christmas but DES are extremely reluctant to take such action but thankfully parents are seeing the wood from the trees, only 7 attending the claremorris school yesterday highlighted as much.


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    #2611
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    selectamatic wrote: »
    Sounds highly likely that the teacher caught it in the school so.

    There's so little in place to prevent spread it's definitely not surprising to see. Windows being open policy is definitely helping keep a lid on things.

    Is there any word on the school being closed? Clearly it should be considered especially this close to Christmas but DES are extremely reluctant to take such action but thankfully parents are seeing the wood from the trees, only 7 attending the claremorris school yesterday highlighted as much.

    School open but many many kids not being sent.
    Even the secondary school bus serving this area is very quiet.


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