Covid-XIX Part VI - 90 cases ROI (1 death) 29 in NI (as of 13 March) *Read OP*

Gods Gift

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

In the event of a Mad Max scenario?

I remember reading somewhere that you should throw all your major electronic valuables (TV etc) out on the front lawn and smash in a downstairs front window.

Makes it look like your place has already been looted.

Not that I think this is going to get anywhere near that bad!

Like Clondalkin

iguana

Schools and universities to close presumably. I wonder if kids/teens leisure facilities will also be closed?

DOCARCH

leahyl wrote: »

Friend of mine works in a newspaper and said a reporter there said they are making an announcement to close schools with immediate effect.

What happens if kids are already in school? Leave them there?

Ulysses Gaze

lawred2 wrote: »

jesus

LOL....I know right?

Mad stuff you find online sometimes.

:pac:

Funsterdelux

iguana wrote: »

Schools and universities to close presumably. I wonder if kids/teens leisure facilities will also be closed?

The insurance industry has that done already

LirW

iguana wrote: »

Schools and universities to close presumably. I wonder if kids/teens leisure facilities will also be closed?

I would say so. They're germ field days.
I'm planning on taking my son hiking when he's off so we don't go insane and I'm positive that many trails in my area will be empty.

BigMo1

Link anyone?

Ulysses Gaze

Gods Gift wrote: »

Like Clondalkin

Well I didn't want to point fingers but....

jam_mac_jam

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

This. Absolutely this. Question the toilet roll thing all you want, I thought it was a bit 'trendy' but the bottom line is, if everyone is doing it *for whatever reason* it means if you don't do it you'll have to go out during the rush or be without. Or if you are in an at risk group or afraid of spreading it to someone in such, you obviously will just want to steer clear of shops for a good while.

There is a difference between sensible stock piling buying a few extra items and some non perishables and panic buyers.

It makes sense to have mire than you need and if not needed you can eat it anyway

MonkstownHoop

BigMo1 wrote: »

Link anyone?

Should be on rtes twitter page

caveat emptor

Italy seeking to learn from chinese experience in combating Covid. All about ICU management from what I could make out.

https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1238047079739473920?s=20

jam_mac_jam

BigMo1 wrote: »

Link anyone?

Google it yourself

Akrasia

banie01 wrote: »

Tom hanks' wife's name is Wilson!!!!!

This has only clicked in my head right now...
I may be retarded!

Little know fact, he met Rita Wilson after castaway finished filming
He was on the rebound

(cause wilson was a volleyball... ahem..)

Necro

leahyl wrote:

Friend of mine works in a newspaper and said a reporter there said they are making an announcement to close schools with immediate effect.

Source or GTFO

Sierra Oscar

George Lee suggesting on RTE 1 that we are moving to the delay phase.

School closures and restrictions on large gatherings expected.

Mwengwe

Pseudonym121 wrote: »

Not if they’re dead they don’t. People still don’t seem to be understanding quite where this could end up unless we take decisive action as a nation and as individuals.

I think a lot of people do understand that but also understand their chances of surviving go down if they're homeless. These things aren't black and white.

retro:electro

Akrasia wrote: »

Little know fact, he met Rita Wilson after castaway finished filming
He was on the rebound

(cause wilson was a volleyball... ahem..)

They’re married since 1988

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

ChikiChiki wrote: »

The whole crisis is really helping identify the selfish amongst us.

When I am taking the precautions, I am not thinking about myself. Tbh, if I get it I get it. That does not concern me and I will face it down.

I am concerned thinking about passing it onto my network of family, friends, their families and anyone else who is vulnerable in them groupings. Putting those people who are compromised in a precarious position.

The best way to contain this crisis and minimize the damage is social distancing. It really is frustrating that as I take these measures, others do not seem that bothered.

I said upthread that I’m potentially (not for certain) immunocompromised and my husband and I only today cancelled trips; me across the country and him on the continent. That might seem like we were careless but we both were very prepared to drop the trips last minute and I think we both knew deep down that we would.

Why didn’t we cancel sooner? Well, my whole life for the last five years has been minding myself and desperately trying to stay alive. We are kinda used to the life that everyone else is adjusting to and we’ve taken lots of trips. So we just are maybe a bit indifferent to danger because we cha-cha with it every single day. And we deal with such heavy shit that we cherish our trips away. The escapism is so important to our mental states.

Hurrache

leahyl wrote: »

Friend of mine works in a newspaper and said a reporter there said they are making an announcement to close schools with immediate effect.

And how would that work with all the parents in work?

laurah591

josip wrote: »

Be very careful with that murphaph.
If his grandparents die, he will blame himself.
Speaking from experience, I killed my own grandmother when I was 8.

Now is the time to isolate away from grandparents

leahyl

Hurrache wrote: »

And how would that work with all the parents in work?

All I'm saying is what was said to me - perhaps the immediate is incorrect then??? We'll find out soon enough I guess

DrumSteve

Deleted User wrote: »

Aw man, they are really ****ing over blind people there.

Funsterdelux

Theyre getting the flag ready

Ulysses Gaze

Hurrache wrote: »

And how would that work with all the parents in work?

I assume it is a wider announcement that people will have to work from home by Government decree?

10000maniacs

Listening to Sean O'Rourke and he was interviewing a guy from Pakistan in a Direct Provision Centre.
He was worried about himself and his family contracting the virus.
But the bigger question is why is a guy from Pakistan and his family in a Direct Provision Centre?
Last time I checked, it's a reasonably safe country and is not at war.

Sir Oxman

Leo's up early!

Lord TSC

Hurrache wrote: »

And how would that work with all the parents in work?

A lot of people won’t be in work next week...

Charles Babbage

iguana wrote: »

Schools and universities to close presumably. I wonder if kids/teens leisure facilities will also be closed?

Not much point closing schools if these are not closed also.
Equally no point in stopping classes in universities if there are still student nights in nightclubs.

Hurrache

leahyl wrote: »

All I'm saying is what was said to me - perhaps the immediate is incorrect then??? We'll find out soon enough I guess

It is, maybe from this weekend, but not immediately, it's impossible.