Covid 19 Part XXXI-187,554 ROI (2,970 deaths) 100,319 NI (1,730 deaths)(24/01)Read OP

harr

alexonhisown wrote: »

I totally agree about the northern builders travelling down every morning in groups, in fact very few travel down alone. I work in a motorway services station and about 30% WONT wear a mask when they come in, even when asked to. They might be more compliant and respectful of other people’s health after this lockdown, but i doubt it.

Well they shouldn’t be served, I know it’s a lot of hassle for shop workers but I seen it in a smaller garage last week in kildare . Group of 6 northern workers all walked into shop no mask . Manger ordered them all out .. she got abuse but was well able for them not one got served

caveat emptor

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

https://twitter.com/kennington_u/status/1346643826832601090?s=20

lawred2

caveat emptor wrote: »

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

https://twitter.com/kennington_u/status/1346643826832601090?s=20

When it comes to completely fu(king everything up FF are world class...

j@utis

caveat emptor wrote: »

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

Exactly! It's all about what other think about our numbers!

PsychoPete

harr wrote: »

Well they shouldn’t be served, I know it’s a lot of hassle for shop workers but I seen it in a smaller garage last week in kildare . Group of 6 northern workers all walked into shop no mask . Manger ordered them all out .. she got abuse but was well able for them not one got served

Maybe that's why some workers won't say anything as you don't know how they'd react

Gruffalux

caveat emptor wrote: »

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

https://twitter.com/kennington_u/status/1346643826832601090?s=20

Yikes.

TonyMaloney

caveat emptor wrote: »

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

Spanish telly too.

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1346565175185461254?s=20

caveat emptor

j@utis wrote: »

Exactly! It's all about what other think about our numbers!

Is it? I thought it was about keeping the hospitals open, kids in school and people in work. Not controlling the virus has led to a serious curtailment in all of those.

We are great at comparing ourselves when things going well like November. Probably best not to look so.

embraer170

We are probably still 2+ weeks from the hospitalisation peak. Scary stuff.

caveat emptor

TonyMaloney wrote: »

Spanish telly too.

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1346565175185461254?s=20

Can't help thinking of this when seeing that....

Plumbthedepths

It’s terrible , what must the neighbours think of us? Although I remember sneering attitude of some posts here not so long ago about our neighbours. Swings and roundabouts.

mcburns07

TonyMaloney wrote: »

Spanish telly too.

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1346565175185461254?s=20

It's like we flattened the curve too much and now it's just rebounding and making up for lost time....

TonyMaloney

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

It’s terrible , what must the neighbours think of us?

I'd guess that they're very worried about us

caveat emptor

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

It’s terrible , what must the neighbours think of us? Although I remember sneering attitude of some posts here not so long ago about our neighbours. Swings and roundabouts.

Well a journalist in France called Denis thinks the third wave is being driven by the variant and that the 3rd wave will be the worst.

Covid-19: in the United Kingdom as in Ireland, the new variant is causing the numbers of the epidemic to soar. The third wave promises to be more violent than the previous ones.

https://twitter.com/DenisCosnard/status/1346573938206375938?s=20

Lord Nikon

Tandey wrote: »

This is all bs. Working with guys on site, a lot coming down in vans together from the north. Actually saw one of them last night in a supermarket in Kildare with no mask on.

A few weeks ago, I popped into the chipper for food on the way home. Two people in there waiting and we all wearing masks. Van pulls up outside and 3 guys get out and walk in, none wearing masks all standing next to each other. Company on the side of the van with Northern address and Northern reg plates.

PmMeUrDogs

fits wrote: »

I have a non urgent appt at radiology on Friday in an acute hospital. Really unsure now whether I should go. I had expected it to be cancelled but it hasn’t been yet.

I'd say go. I had an appointment yesterday in one of the hospitals with some of the highest numbers of covid patients AFAIK.

I never felt anything but safe. Temperature check upon arrival, 2-3m between seats in waiting area, nobody so much as touched the mask on their face (staff or patients), corridors and waiting rooms mostly fairly empty, I felt safer yesterday than I did in my previous appointment 2 weeks ago!

j@utis

caveat emptor wrote: »

Is it? I thought it was about keeping the hospitals open, kids in school and people in work. Not controlling the virus has led to a serious curtailment in all of those.

We are great at comparing ourselves when things going well like November. Probably best not to look so.

I saw pictures from one Dublin hospital yesterday (taken by one of their staff). ER reception was completely empty. I won't name the hospital because their staff might get thrown into jail for "public disturbance" as it happened to that lady in UK for filming empty hospital corridors.

caveat emptor

It's pretty crazy this is just the last 100 days. Stay safe folks.

Bigmac1euro

From my reading this morning, We are in a bit of a danger zone with the hospitals. Basically highest number now of hospitalisations as reported this morning. 921 hospitalisations and we have 75 in icu which is related to covid.

We have a max of 350 icu beds. 255 of these are occupied and that’s including the 75 in ICU with covid currently.

So that leaves us with a total of 95 beds left in total remaining for ICU.
And hospitalisations are to continue to climb.
We might see our death rate climb if patients can’t access icu if they’ve no beds available.

ICU bed Source: https://jrnl.ie/5316578

is_that_so

Lord Nikon wrote: »

A few weeks ago, I popped into the chipper for food on the way home. Two people in there waiting and we all wearing masks. Van pulls up outside and 3 guys get out and walk in, none wearing masks all standing next to each other. Company on the side of the van with Northern address and Northern reg plates.

That's just another group to add to the very, very long list of those to blame!

ShyMets

is_that_so wrote: »

That's just another group to add to the very, very long list of those to blame!

All part of blame Bingo. Cant wait to see who's going be drawn out next

Plumbthedepths

is_that_so wrote: »

That's just another group to add to the very, very long list of those to blame!

I still blame the Minks, furry little b’tards.

What Username Guidelines

https://twitter.com/EMA_News/status/1346747793432522752?s=20

Doctor Jimbob

caveat emptor wrote: »

Pretty shocking comparison. We are being used as the worst case scenario in peoples' analysis of global situation. Not a good look. That happened fast.

https://twitter.com/kennington_u/status/1346643826832601090?s=20

I hope those who decided to go mad over Christmas are delighted with themselves. Government too for allowing it. Opening up to an extent was understandable and I have no issue at all with people going to see some family members but clearly plenty of people took the piss and went mad. The messaging should also have been far stronger.

I've said it on here before but my parents and I decided not to see each other over Christmas. It was a tough decision and made Christmas more difficult but at the end of the day none of us felt comfortable with it. Now thanks to people who couldn't exercise the slightest bit of cop on I'm not going to be able to see them for even longer. And I'm one of the lucky ones as no one I'm close to has had a bad dose of this yet.

Tandey

Lord Nikon wrote: »

A few weeks ago, I popped into the chipper for food on the way home. Two people in there waiting and we all wearing masks. Van pulls up outside and 3 guys get out and walk in, none wearing masks all standing next to each other. Company on the side of the van with Northern address and Northern reg plates.

You know why the main reason they are doing this? It’s because the are after getting away with it on whatever site they’ve come from for 8-10 hours earlier.

The covid regulations on site is “ guys theirs an officer/boss coming on site masks on. Sees guy leave, take masks off and work in close proximity like usual”

Stateofyou

seamus wrote: »

Matt Hancock is a politician, a member of the worst government in modern British history. He is a gormless prick with zero medical or scientific knowledge.

His government are desperate for any angle that will absolve them of blame for the state of their country.

Until a qualified and respected individual gives us cause for concern about any new variants, I will not be listening to any panic from the British government. Even Stephen Donnelly has his moments of panic and should be regarded with skepticism.

Fair enough
Quite a serious announcement to be coming out with though in fairness. I've lost a couple nights sleep over it...

GreeBo

tobefrank321 wrote: »

But surely they spent the last 6 months training up staff? It feels like the HSE didn't expect another wave and have ended up winging it. Zero preparation as allows.
They trumpeted 17 extra icu beds which still haven't come on stream and would be used up in 2 days at current rates.

Yeah, I watched a 1 hour YouTube video on anesthetics and a pige heart, just point me to the syringes and hacksaws and key me at it!

I'm sure the years in college that most specialist do is really just for show.

skeogh82

TonyMaloney wrote: »

Spanish telly too.

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1346565175185461254?s=20

And to think this probably only takes into account reported cases and not the massive backlog from last week....

rm212

Over 100 additional hospitalisations in the last 24 hours, its still accelerating.

The health service truly looks like it’s about to collapse. I hope it was worth it for those who flouted restrictions and had huge parties over Christmas and New Year. I know some who did and I certainly won’t be associating with them in future. This has shown some people’s true colours in terms of selfishness.

Away With The Fairies

TonyMaloney wrote: »

Spanish telly too.

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1346565175185461254?s=20

What did Spain do to keep it steady? We need to copy them.