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

Kerrydude1981

tails_naf wrote: »

Singapore did an amazing job in fairness. One of the first places outside of China to get it, and managed to keep the daily case rate below 10. It looks like they have successfully contained it.

There was a great video posted a few days back on here about Singapore, they really acted quick

Tacitus Kilgore

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

I was right

I'm going to mystic meg it and say that all non-essential workplaces will be closed by this day next week.

Candamir

RugbyLad11 wrote: »

It seems like trumps travel ban woke up the EU, so fair play to trump. He might be a looper and I gave him **** last night but he is a genius

Do you think the government/HSE made those decisions since Trump announced his travel ban during the night?
This plan has been in motion for a bit longer than that. Give our guys some credit!

Downlinz

Everything about this is surreal. Things are happening every 10 minutes that are so shocking and significant that they'd be a headline on a normal day.

It's impossible to focus on getting any work done with so much happening.

Jinglejangle69

Anyone returning from Cheltenham needs to be ****ed in the sea for idiocy.

lawred2

Get Real wrote: »

And what about their near-minimum wage staff? Or keeping the rent, bills and insurance going?

Be better if there was a creche to have your child to return to no?

Not saying I disagree entirely. But it's not a straightforward case of refunds at all. Nobody knows.

Well people pay for a service. It is not the parent's responsibility to pay staff.

Cupatae

MarkY91 wrote: »

This is what people do here.

Leo does nothing.... calls him a clown
Leo does something.... Calls him a clown

Absolutely pathetic.

I think the general consensus is he is a clown.

tabby aspreme

Andrew00 wrote: »

Talks that Cheltenham could be called off tomorrow

It should continue for a month and anyone there should be made stay there

Poor_old_gill

MarkY91 wrote: »

This is what people do here.

Leo does nothing.... calls him a clown
Leo does something.... Calls him a clown

Absolutely pathetic.

But Mary Lou would sort it - anyone who had the coronavirus would be kneecapped so they couldnt leave the house.
Problem solved.

kg703

Andrew00 wrote: »

Talks that Cheltenham could be called off tomorrow

I was supposed to be at Cheltenham this week for work for the entire week. I fell down my stairs and broke my ankle last week.

Think my guardian angel pushed me

Thats a joke but I was gutted when it happened, now I'm delighted!

Dante7

Blueshoe wrote: »

Quote him. Prove it

"During a Feb. 28, 2020, campaign rally in South Carolina, President Donald Trump likened the Democrats' criticism of his administration's response to the new coronavirus outbreak to their efforts to impeach him, saying "this is their new hoax." During the speech he also seemed to downplay the severity of the outbreak, comparing it to the common flu."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-rally-remark/

People spend there time giving out ****e about the government

This action was fairly swift in all fairness

So credit them for that

Poor_old_gill

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

I was right

PM me

iguana

DrumSteve wrote: »

Why?

This is necessary.

It's not gonna be nice but it's gotta be done.

I know it's necessary and frankly, for me and my son, it actually is going to be quite nice. I've been preparing for this for some time and have a range of great at home activities planned for the next while. I have been hoping for this to happen and believe it's a positive step given what we are facing, albeit possibly a week too late. But I guess it actually happening is still a horrible shock. I can't imagine what it's like for people who've been going through life blithely ignorant for the last few weeks.

Croohur1

So libraries, council buildings, car testing etc. Are these open, are these public institutions?

Blueshoe

lawred2 wrote: »

Well people pay for a service. It is not the parent's responsibility to pay staff.

Crèches should double their prices because of the risk and extra work load.

the butcher

Now to isolate those dopes that went to Cheltenham

Jinglejangle69

the butcher wrote: »

Now to isolate those dopes that went to Cheltenham

Into the sea.

gmisk

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

I was right

So was I.
But it ain't a competition
No one is winning anything in this thing I am afraid.

Talk of redeploying people in CS to do contact tracing. Would seem sensible

lawred2

Blueshoe wrote: »

Crèches should double their prices because of the risk and extra work load.

d51984

Could this not harm us more, we might get a lot more people from Europe coming to Ireland to fly to the USA now or am I missing something? A lot of airlines going to hit the wall here and a lot of jobs at risk.

completedit

Know a few lads who went Cheltenham, good lads but have to say that was retarded. Buuuut, there was no clear message last week. And there should have been

LirW

Blueshoe wrote: »

Crèches should double their prices because of the risk and extra work load.

They're closed from tomorrow on anyway, what are you on about?

el Fenomeno

I really feel for those who can't work from home, whose employers have not implemented any contingency, and now have to stress over what they'll do with any children they have in childcare.

gmisk

completedit wrote: »

Know a few lads who went Cheltenham, good lads but have to say that was retarded. Buuuut, there was no clear message last week. And there should have been

Maybe they could take some personal responsibility?
They sound like d#ckheads to me

Sir Oxman

Croohur1 wrote: »

So libraries, council buildings, car testing etc. Are these open, are these public institutions?

And Post offices?

el Fenomeno

completedit wrote: »

Know a few lads who went Cheltenham, good lads but have to say that was retarded. Buuuut, there was no clear message last week. And there should have been

Personal responsibility is a thing.

There are no excuses.

yourdeadwright

Obviously im not expert but surely this will still be around on the 29th of march , I reckon for months ,

Will the kids at home not be in more contact with different adults than they would be on a school day ,
Lets face it they all won't be kept in ,
So then when they go back on the 29th will they not be super spreaders ?

completedit

d51984 wrote: »

Could this not harm us more, we might get a lot more people from Europe coming to Ireland to fly to the USA now or am I missing something? A lot of airlines going to hit the wall here and a lot of jobs at risk.

This is some weird everything is an opportunity mentality.

namloc1980

Deleted User wrote: »

People spend there time giving out ****e about the government

This action was fairly swift in all fairness

So credit them for that

No matter what the experts here would say it's a very difficult call to make but the right one.