Covid 19 Part XXVI- 50,993 ROI (1,852 deaths) 28,040 NI (621 deaths) (19/10) Read OP

Jack1985

Positivity rate which had reduced yesterday from 6.2% to 5.6%, is now back up to 6.2% today.

is_that_so

Stheno wrote: »

What are the populations of Meath and Cavan?

Meath 200K, Cavan 70K

AlphaDelta1

AlphaDelta1 wrote: »

L3 just not working in the capital. Tough decision ahead. If they just go to L4 or L5 without closing the schools it's completely pointless though.

There are some counties that need level 5, conversely there are some counties that are borderline level 2... it may have been a mistake that you can't put counties in their most appropriate level.

weldoninhio

Sonny678 wrote: »

Absolute disaster has been county finals in gaa.

1 A club in Armagh won county final, 31 out of 33 of the panel had covid afterwards and 100 people in surrounding village also.
2 Moycullen in Galway won first ever senior county title. Afterwards massive outbreak in panel which has spilled over into local area
3 Ballivor and Rataoth won county titles in Meath. Afterward many players tested positive and both Ballivor and Rataoth have huge numbers of cases in the town.
One of the things that happened was players filled the cup up with drink and all drank from the same cup afterwards and then preceded to visit all the local pubs and many local houses in the parish. GAA response to this, we should have took the cup off the winning team after the ceremony, just after the match.
Then you had
4 The scenes in Blackrock Cork after the County final.win when the team and supporters marched through the town with the cup like a st patricks day parade. No social distancing at matchs as crowds all atop of each other and more then 200 people at county finals.
5 An ex county player resigned from management of Offaly club team as he was not happy with issues over a case
6 In Waterford hurling final, player was waiting for test yet he was allowed to play in final. His later test proved he had the virus.
7 A minor player was waiting on a test he was allowed to travel on packed bus with rest of panel to county final he was tested positive
8 Roscommon played Donegal in challenge match in Boyle over the weekend and had a meal afterwards in parish hall for the team. Gardai were called regards were restrictions being followed
9 Donegal, Fermanagh and Armagh have had to cancel matchs and training as players in all 3 counties have got the virus. Fermamagh are playing Clare at weekend and so many Fermanagh players have the virus they might not
be able to field a team.


There are some of the known cases whats happenned in GAA, its pretty certain there is many more cases like the above not being reported in GAA. We have seen with the soccer team how quickly with sportspeople how they can get afftected. Yet in the next 2 weeks 32 counties in the island will engage in a national competition, (basically amateur players many of them frontline workers )will be on packed buses and criss cross the country and criss crossing the border, which happens to be one of the areas with the worst effected cases in Europe. Yet starting at the weekend, this is only starting. It reminds me of what a once great gaa president from Mayo who was also a doctor said when he talked about the scourge of drink on Irish society. He wrote a book called "No one shouted stop". I think that title of that book is apt now, No one shouted stop.

What the hell are the GAA at, an amateur organistion having a national competition in two jurisdictions, one of which has highest number of cases in Europe, what are they at, having an All Ireland championship as a world wide pandemic is its second wave as cases explode across the island. You couldnt think of a worst 2 months then November and December to have the championship as the second waves peaks. Will anyone in the GAA hierachy shout stop? It really looks like an amateur association acting like amateurs. In March the GAA did excellent work now they will have PR disaster on there hands at the very least, just because in the words of great late Eugene McGee who once said every decision the GAA makes goes back to money. You take the Sky deal, the super 8s and now the championship going ahead. Its all to do with money, games played means the GAA will get money from broadcasters. Its totally against what GAA should stand for. Just when the GAA should be showing example and leadership to young people, to everyone they are doing the opposite and if anything are super spreaders in terms of cases currently. I can see the championship starting but there is not a hope in hell , zero chance of it finishing. But the issues, the growing rate of numbers will increase and the GAA will have played an helping hand in that. It really is crazy when you sit down and think of it. Call of the All Ireland championship and play them when it is safe to do so. Its very simple. But where is the leadership in the GAA. No where to be seen.

How many of them died?

Golfman64

AlphaDelta1 wrote: »

L3 just not working in the capital. Tough decision ahead. If they just go to L4 or L5 without closing the schools it's completely pointless though.

It's working in terms of significantly reducing the growth and stabilising versus many other counties. More nuanced and targeted measures now required in Dublin potentially. Could probably start by looking at anywhere people still congregate on a daily basis....:pac:

Busi_Girl08

UrbanFret wrote: »

That's the backlog all through now. 30 tomorrow . They've deliberately kept them back for the shock value to justify level 4.

There were over 1200 positive swabs today

Blondini

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Definitely not the schools. Definitely.

Careful now father. You'd have to be up very early in the morning to blame schools ...VERY early in the morning. Good day Padre.

bb1234567

Can't believe how quickly it's going out of control in Europe, average about 300-350 ICU admissions every 24 hours in the EU now, about 1.5%-2% of the total EU ICU capacity disappearing every 2 days. Europe is very quickly going to ****

ACitizenErased

Have Donegal’s numbers reduced slightly? I haven’t been keeping up, they had 29 today

mr_edge_to_you

Gael23 wrote: »

Meath now seeing the effect of the GAA celebrations

My GP is in one of these towns. Was told it would be Monday week at the earliest before I they open the surgery for visitors. The place is riddled with the virus.

Jack1985

George Lee now using tracker polls to propose increase in levels. This the state broadcaster. :rolleyes:

Goldengirl

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I know that of the 20 in the CUH right now about 17 have tested positive as inpatients due to a ward outbreak

Why do you think there are ward outbreaks?
And don't say it was a porter.
Hospital staff are living in the community, their children go to school, they go to shops etc.
Community transmission is rising.
It has been said before many times that once community transmission starts to go up it gets harder and harder to kero vulnerable people safe.
And that is what you have on that ward you are talking about, a haematology ward with some of the most vulnerable people you can get in hospital.
It is devastating for the health services and the patients and families that this is happening.
And it is down to all those who wouldn't listen and continued on partying and socialising without a care , make no mistake, that is where the blame lies.

@roger007
A Covid patient in hospital, is a very sick patient whether admitted with it, or contracting it in hospital while suffering from another illness and very ill.
It affects hospital numbers, staffing and other services, irrespective of where they got it.

is_that_so

statesaver wrote: »

And maybe it's proximity to Dublin like border counties with NI

Louth has lower numbers

Stheno

UrbanFret wrote: »

Don't be so lazy. Google it.

So much for "we're in this together":p

bennyl10

So level 3 doesn’t work
Duckin and Donegal show this

At what point do the government follow nphet?

Atlantic Dawn

Jack1985 wrote: »

George Lee now using tracker polls to propose increase in levels. This the state broadcaster. :rolleyes:

And RTE having an advert to tell people to verify their sources for news, lol.

SimonTemplar

I think more needs to be done now than just politicians and HSE officials pleading with people to take collective responsibility and to heed the guidelines. If someone isn't following the guidelines by now, nothing more people can say will change that.

It is a tough decision but I think we need a circuit breaker at this stage.

weldoninhio

weldoninhio wrote: »

How many of them died?

At an r rate of just 1.2, a single initial case will lead to 1 death in around 2-3 months.

Funsterdelux

is_that_so wrote: »

Meath 200K, Cavan 70K

Also Meath 7, Cavan 5

All Irelands

Goldrickssan

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Have Donegal’s numbers reduced slightly? I haven’t been keeping up, they had 29 today

Yea I don't see how level 4 is fair for Donegal now. Far worse counties further south.

Jinglejangle69

You'd be surprised how easily it has spread from those GAA parties.

One town got 48 positives from a celebration in a pub after winning a match.

FortuneChip

Stheno wrote: »

So much for "we're in this together":p

That mentality is long gone.
Everyone for themselves now

0gac3yjefb5sv7

Level 4 and 5 won't do much more. Level 3 is already restrictive. Not eating outdoors won't bring the virus down. Maybe people are just fed up with it...

PowerToWait

PTH2009 wrote: »

Mental Health caused by restrictions is a concern and should be looked at more seriously

How is 'Mental Health' caused by anything?

mr_edge_to_you

weldoninhio wrote: »

How many of them died?

Doesn't matter. I'm still unemployed because people are acting the b****x.

CruelSummer

Who partakes in the Amárach polls George Lee is referring to? They always seem to peddle the RTÉ or agenda of the day. However no-one I know holds the view let’s close down the shops and lockdown again...

Goldrickssan

bennyl10 wrote: »

So level 3 doesn’t work
Duckin and Donegal show this

At what point do the government follow nphet?

Donegal definitely showing results. Dublin might just be too big and populated to control with L3

ongarite

mloc123 wrote: »

Meath... Wow

Blame it on the GAA.
Huge outbreak in Ratoath now from county final 2 weeks ago.

Blondini

bennyl10 wrote: »

So level 3 doesn’t work
Duckin and Donegal show this

At what point do the government follow nphet?

You can go to Level 174 if you want, but as long as schools are fully open with no SD, crappy ventilation and loose rules about testing and contacts it's a waste of time.

JP100

But but level 3 is working!!