Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

jakiah

hotmail.com wrote: »

It could be next year before the public support a return to large gatherings.

At least we will be able to travel abroad to do normal things I guess.

brickster69

Hurrache wrote: »

"Boris" is just great isn't he.

Good to see the leader standing in front of the country instead of just passing the buck to someone else to do it.

Deeper Blue

brickster69 wrote: »

Good to see the leader standing in front of the country instead of just passing the buck to someone else to do it.

Very good point, our "leaders" should take note

PTH2009

AdamD wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1412082604384342018

We're obviously a bit behind but its a pertinet question for the UK at least, if not now, when?

Its a conversation that hasn't even been brought up over here, how do we plan to get back to normal.

Lucky baxtards

Same needs to be done here

hotmail.com

AdamD wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1412082604384342018

We're obviously a bit behind but its a pertinet question for the UK at least, if not now, when?

Its a conversation that hasn't even been brought up over here, how do we plan to get back to normal.

Too radical for here to even think that.

Hurrache

Edz87 wrote: »

His health system is anyway

The same health system he's being criticised for ****ing over?

Hurrache

brickster69 wrote: »

Good to see the leader standing in front of the country instead of just passing the buck to someone else to do it.

Ha, lads, Johnson is only self serving, he doesn't give a **** about anything other than how he appears. If you have him on a pedestal you've fallen for his spiel hook, line and sinker.
Even a YouGov poll over there has him out of touch with the UK public when it came to what he announced today.

KrustyUCC

AdamD wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1412082604384342018

We're obviously a bit behind but its a pertinet question for the UK at least, if not now, when?

Its a conversation that hasn't even been brought up over here, how do we plan to get back to normal.

Considering we can't even get indoor hospitality open on time and are so uber cautious I would expect a few more years before the conversation here

Or whenever NPHET decide as our government will just do what their told anyway

bucketybuck

AdamD wrote: »

We're obviously a bit behind but its a pertinet question for the UK at least, if not now, when?

Its a conversation that hasn't even been brought up over here, how do we plan to get back to normal.

The UK asks that question because deep down they know that restrictions are against a natural order and they actively want to return to normal. It is important to them for it to happen at the earliest possible moment.

Ireland? Not so much.

paulie21

https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1412089322203975681?s=19

PTH2009

Think I'll be going to Arenas/matches in England after the summer then but knowing our government they will have fines and a few tests requirements to gain entry back to Ireland

Vicxas

ICU stable at 14, normal weekend hospitalisation increase.... yet here we are

Lumen

bucketybuck wrote: »

The UK asks that question because deep down they know that restrictions are against a natural order and they actively want to return to normal. It is important to them for it to happen at the earliest possible moment.

Ireland? Not so much.

The UK is governed by a bunch of barely restrained herd-immunity-by-infection lunatics with arts degrees. They're not high minded geniuses.

is_that_so

Vicxas wrote: »

ICU stable at 14, normal weekend hospitalisation increase.... yet here we are

UK numbers at 27K is why - the pause is for that future "tsunami"!

blowitupref

paulie21 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1412089322203975681?s=19

Last Monday. In hospital 49 and ICU 16.

Fair play to the UK, about time.

Working class heroes

is_that_so wrote: »

UK numbers at 27K is why - the pause is for that future "tsunami"!

Thought it was a hurricane?

bodhrandude

PTH2009 wrote: »

Think I'll be going to Arenas/matches in England after the summer then but knowing our government they will have fines and a few tests requirements to gain entry back to Ireland

You can always get the Doherty Coach from Donegal Town, bus to Larne also includes ferry ticket. Get the Larne to Stranraer ferry to Scotland. Once there you can use the bus and rail network to go anywhere in the UK. Take the same route back with Doherty's Coaches to Donegal town. That's one way in or just use Belfast airport with Doherty's Coaches too. I don't think it will be as strict as trying it from Dublin.

RocketRaccoon

I've 3 nights planned in Belfast in August with my wife, this UK news is fantastic for us.

Timmy O Toole

Not a fan of Boris stall but fair play to him. He has a set of balls. If it backfires he is finished

Tyrone212

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I've 3 nights planned in Belfast in August with my wife, this UK news is fantastic for us.

What Boris announced is for England only. The executive will decide the North's rules.

PTH2009

bodhrandude wrote: »

You can always get the Doherty Coach from Donegal Town, bus to Larne also includes ferry ticket. Get the Larne to Stranraer ferry to Scotland. Once there you can use the bus and rail network to go anywhere in the UK. Take the same route back with Doherty's Coaches to Donegal town. That's one way in or just use Belfast airport with Doherty's Coaches too. I don't think it will be as strict as trying it from Dublin.

Sadly located in Waterford so that would be a logistics nightmare for me

Is the common travel area between us and the UK part of the EU green card (or whatever its called)

Tyrone212

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (48) is in "serious but stable" condition with Covid-19 and will stay in hospital for two to four more days, according to his government.

He had 1 dose of AstraZeneca.

nc6000

George Lee talking about the 1 million doses we are getting from Romania. He's basically pointing out as many potential problems with it as he can.

An Ciarraioch

Tyrone212 wrote: »

What Boris announced is for England only. The assembly will decide the North's rules.

Likewise, Scotland and Wales are unlikely to ease restrictions.

TheDoctor

nc6000 wrote: »

George Lee talking about the 1 million doses we are getting from Romania. He's basically pointing out as many potential problems with it as he can.

Very unlike him

is_that_so

Working class heroes wrote: »

Thought it was a hurricane?

It's very, very bad whatever it is. He's used both at different times to describe case numbers.

is_that_so

According to McCraith J&J will cover 5.5% of the adult population alone this month and we'll break 50% fully vaccinated tomorrow.

Pablo Escobar

Timmy O Toole wrote: »

Not a fan of Boris stall but fair play to him. He has a set of balls. If it backfires he is finished

That's not how it works.

It usually goes as follows:
-Deaths surge
-Tories +5

Skygord

AdamD wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1412082604384342018

We're obviously a bit behind but its a pertinet question for the UK at least, if not now, when?

Its a conversation that hasn't even been brought up over here, how do we plan to get back to normal.

Better to reach herd immunity through vaccinations, not infections. UK are far from the % vaccinated needed for herd immunity, and throwing everything open when the Ro is already over 1. It won't go well.

Our ever-increasing, controlled, opening-up can continue until we reach herd immunity through vaccinations, which fortunately we can now measure in weeks not months.

Edit to add: Boris is only going now because the 'vaccination advantage' (as he sees it) over the EU will only last about another 3-4 weeks. It's his last chance, and biggest way, to say "UK got here 1st". IMHO It'll be a disaster, and the end of Boris as PM before Xmas.