Covid 19 Part XXIX-85,394 ROI(2,200 deaths) 62,723 NI (1,240 deaths) (26/12) Read OP

fawlty682

fawlty682 wrote: »

Heads down to Easter. Forget two weeks. Put NPHET and experts out vaccinating, doing something useful, forget the figures and statistics. After all the planning and Modelling, they messed up Christmas. It’s just another Friday with a Turkey and some beer. We will enjoy a NPHET Christmas, no Pubs, Hotels, Everything terminated. Roll on 2021. Good health to all.

Whatever about the rest of the post, I think that it probably is “heads down to Easter”

wadacrack

Happy Christmas to all, good debate on here at times with varying opinions. Hopefully 2021 we will see something near normality returning

Duke of Url

Time to unfollow for the day.

Happy Christmas peeps

Funsterdelux

Have a cool Yule guys!

CalamariFritti

Ficheall wrote: »

It's not a random selection, though. Theoretically, the most likely to be infected should be the first tested, and therefore within the smaller cohort. Expanding the size of said cohort should therefore reduce the positivity rate.
If you test double the numbers and get double the number of cases, it suggests you might as well be testing people at random and ignoring those who were contact-traced or symptom-referred.

Agreed. I wouldnt imagine its linear. Like test 10,000 find 500, test 20,000 find 1000. I guess there is a random element and a non-random element. Hard to quantify what each is. But testing more will certainly have some impact.

MarkY91

fawlty682 wrote: »

Heads down to Easter. Forget two weeks. Put NPHET and experts out vaccinating, doing something useful, forget the figures and statistics. After all the planning and Modelling, they messed up Christmas. It’s just another Friday with a Turkey and some beer. We will enjoy a NPHET Christmas, no Pubs, Hotels, Everything terminated. Roll on 2021. Good health to all.

You have a very sad life if not being able to go to the pub is the reason why your Christmas is ****. Seek help.

Gael23

Heard a lady I know died early this morning. She has 16 living children. How do you do that sort of funeral these days

Away With The Fairies

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I do hope you are joking

They were distanced and singing in mass. Distance doesn't matter with an airborne virus. Singing spreads covid more.

Bubbaclaus

Gael23 wrote: »

Heard a lady I know died early this morning. She has 16 living children. How do you do that sort of funeral these days

Ramsgrange Co Wexford might have some tips.

Gael23

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Ramsgrange Co Wexford might have some tips.

It’s on the surrounding area as it happens

bodhrandude

Merry Xmas to everyone on thread hoping you are having a nice Xmas, found out today that my sister in Dundee and her family have covid, they all tested positive a few days ago, so far they are feeling a bit fatigued and wheezy, some have lost their sense of smell but the seem to be OK otherwise.

Stheno

bodhrandude wrote: »

Merry Xmas to everyone on thread hoping you are having a nice Xmas, found out today that my sister in Dundee and her family have covid, they all tested positive a few days ago, so far they are feeling a bit fatigued and wheezy, some have lost their sense of smell but the seem to be OK otherwise.

Best wishes to them all for a speedy recovery

Atlantic Dawn

Was there bouncers at mass checking tickets today?

Lollipop95

From Twitter:

@ ZaraKing

#NEW

2 further deaths.

1,025 new confirmed cases.

@VirginMediaNews
#Covid19Ireland

Jimi H

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

Just found out my 96 year old granny, who had covid back in April but remained almost completely asymptomatic, was told yesterday she’ll be getting her first jab on Jan 21st. Nice bit of decent news for Christmas

Fantastic, delighted for her and your family! It’s great to hear positive news like this.

Jimbob1977

Christmas Day case numbers are high as expected.

There's a big danger from the post-Christmas sales (can't be called "sales"... but shoppers will be out and about in droves irrespective).

New Year's Eve house parties a major headache also.

Wouldn't be surprised if the daily number was 1,500 or 2,000 by January 4th. It would be expected.

Jimi H

Had a lovely window visit with my Dad at his nursing home earlier with my siblings. Just wanted to mention how amazing the staff have been there and in other nursing homes and hospitals as it must be incredibly difficult emotionally.

prunudo

Would have been nice not to get a notification from rte today. Was one day without the constant covid news the last 11 months too much to ask.

Gael23

prunudo wrote: »

Would have been nice not to get a notification from rte today. Was one day without the constant covid news the last 11 months too much to ask.

Have to keep up the fear

jams100

In some more positive news:
25,000 people in Northern Ireland have already been vaccinated, there's hope out there!

I think I read over one million have been vaccinated in America too.

It looks bleak when u look at the mainstream news but there is an end in sight folks!

Ireland expects to have all nursing home staff, residents and healthcare staff to be vaccinated by March if I remember correctly (dont quote me on this one though).

Do what u can and have a good Christmas and happy new year everyone

hynesie08

prunudo wrote: »

Would have been nice not to get a notification from rte today. Was one day without the constant covid news the last 11 months too much to ask.

Did you turn notifications off??

prunudo

hynesie08 wrote: »

Did you turn notifications off??

Tbh, it wasn't high on my priority list the last few days. Given its a skeleton staff in rte at Christmas I had hoped they would spare us the need to tell us today's covid numbers, bit naive I suppose.

Gael23

Agree they should have left it off today

PropJoe10

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

Just found out my 96 year old granny, who had covid back in April but remained almost completely asymptomatic, was told yesterday she’ll be getting her first jab on Jan 21st. Nice bit of decent news for Christmas

Brilliant. Great to hear some positive news!

PropJoe10

Gael23 wrote: »

Have to keep up the fear

I think people need to be a lot more fearful than they currently are.

zerosugarbuzz

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Christmas Day case numbers are high as expected.

There's a big danger from the post-Christmas sales (can't be called "sales"... but shoppers will be out and about in droves irrespective).

New Year's Eve house parties a major headache also.

Wouldn't be surprised if the daily number was 1,500 or 2,000 by January 4th. It would be expected.

Once they are mostly asymptomatic and the death rate remains low, does it matter. We could all have any number of illness with worse outcomes and be asymptomatic.

MadYaker

prunudo wrote: »

Would have been nice not to get a notification from rte today. Was one day without the constant covid news the last 11 months too much to ask.

I can never understand this. Why do you have notifications on for news that you don’t want to hear??? I swear to god I’m convinced that people who don’t actually get the virus are still affected in some way, it’s ruined people’s ability to think properly.

Faugheen

Gael23 wrote: »

Agree they should have left it off today

So act like nothing is happening?

Should all bad news be left away from the news just because it’s Christmas?

I get the frustration but this is nonsense

Away With The Fairies

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

They were distanced and singing in mass. Distance doesn't matter with an airborne virus. Singing spreads covid more.

For one day try not to worry about Covid

Munsterman12

People want to read news that suits them!