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

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    #42692
    Tyrone212
    Registered Users Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭Tyrone212


    How convenient the Queen catches covid from Prince Charles days after she announced Camilla the lad would be Queen when she pops her clogs. Charles you naughty boy. I'm not one to speculate though..



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    #42693
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,631 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664494#Comment_118664494

    Not that I care one way or the other but pretty sure Camilla is not going to be Queen but rather some legal construct called King's Consort or something like that. Big difference I believe in the circles where it matters.



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    #42694
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    My employer are currently trying to keep social distancing and masks in place.

    Nobody really cares too much as people just don't adhere anyways but it's still annoying all the same.

    Does anyone know if they are actually allowed to do this when it's no longer government mandated?



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    #42695
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,484 ✭✭✭corkie


    @[Deleted User] Masks are still mandated/required until the 28th

    The Taoiseach has said that the Government will be accepting all advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team to lift almost all remaining Covid-19 measures from 28 February. Link




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    #42696
    DLink
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭DLink


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664586#Comment_118664586

    I'm in the same boat as you... unfortunately the company can dictate how you behave on the premises. If you don't play ball, they can simply refuse you access to the building, or start disciplinary proceedings. It can go south pretty quickly if you don't toe the line.

    I push the limits, but don't stir it up too much, so I'm left alone.... I need the money after all. I bought some "breathable" masks on etsy just in case our twats keep masks in place.



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    #42697
    DLink
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭DLink


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664680#Comment_118664680

    The requirement for masks to be worn at work was lifted a few weeks back, the remaining restrictions do not apply to factories or offices.



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    #42698
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664730#Comment_118664730

    Unfortunately it might take resignations to make them see sense. Frustrating.



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    #42699
    DLink
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭DLink


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664812#Comment_118664812

    I'm in no position to resign unfortunately, the mortgage needs paying, and the missus would be less than impressed if I quit over having to wear a mask 😬



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    #42700
    fun loving criminal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭fun loving criminal


    Did I hear that right on the news, covid positive people don't have to isolate in the UK?



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    #42701
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    I am already seeing people not wearing masks in small shops and supermarkets. I personally have no issue with it.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



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    #42702
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 26,307 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118665539#Comment_118665539

    It's been the same the whole way through the pandemic. As soon as the government say we can relax on day x in 8 days time the public make the change immediately.

    Makes sense really. If no masks are safe in 8 days time most people are gonna think it's safe now



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    #42703
    patnor1011
    Registered Users Posts: 3,108 ✭✭✭patnor1011


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118664494#Comment_118664494

    I would say that it is rather poor attempt to distract people from recent news about pedo-settlement of one member of that dysfunctional family.



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    #42704
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666191#Comment_118666191

    So the 95 year old monarch intentionally caught COVID for this?



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    #42705
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,192 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Maybe i'm in the minority on this one but I am still going to be wearing masks on Dublin Bus. You know yourself, a stuffy bus in the morning with people coughing and sneezing, no one wanting to open the windows. Save you getting a cold let alone covid.

    Personally I would like it to become like Asia. Where if you have a cold you wear a mask to protect others. Don't see that happening tho.



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    #42706
    celt262
    Registered Users Posts: 3,493 ✭✭✭celt262


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666310#Comment_118666310

    Yep i read that on Facebook it must be true crafty auld ones you couldn't be up to them



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    #42707
    Apothic_Red
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Apothic_Red


    Went for a quiet one by the fire with the missus yesterday. I can confirm nobody wore a mask, not even the staff.

    Is this the norm now or are they ahead of the gun ?



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    #42708
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666453#Comment_118666453

    I assume you mean in a pub?

    Only the staff are supposed to be wearing them, but I expect in places where customers don't have to wear masks, many employers are now leaving it up to the employees to decide if they want to wear one.



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    #42709
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666361#Comment_118666361

    Yeah, I think I will too. I haven't had a cough or a cold for a couple of years now, let alone Covid, and I quite like that......I used to pick up all sorts on the bus, I reckon. I don't mind what others do - that's their business entirely.



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    #42710
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666860#Comment_118666860

    Longterm your immune system will be weaker though



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    #42711
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,192 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666860#Comment_118666860

    Funny you should mention that. I work from home and a couple of months ago on a call people were saying how they didn't get the seasonal flu for the last two years as well. Goes to show that wearing masks, washing your hands more etc make an impact.

    Fair enough masks are getting dropped next Monday. But I don't think there should be any social stigma to wearing them from now on.

    I'm still gonna wear them in shops too.



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    #42712
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I know everyone says ‘oh I didn’t get a cold etc for 2 years’, but anyone else actually get worse sicknesses who have to wear the mask for work all day?

    I picked up an awful bacterial infection a couple of weeks ago that was fairly debilitating and took 4-5 weeks to fully clear. Doctor said it wouldn’t help anyway bringing up the bacteria and constantly inhaling it back in. Now she didn’t go as far as blame the mask, but she did say it could be a factor.

    Id have taken 10 colds over that infection being honest.



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    #42713
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,845 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118666453#Comment_118666453

    Been in the pub for 3 weekends in a row now. Masks are totally gone, staff and customers. Even the stupid wearing a mask to the toilet is dead.

    Most people still wear them when they enter the pub for the first time, presumably so they can scope it out, but it just gets stuffed in the pocket and that's it.



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    #42714
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,845 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    The architect has gone completely silent on twitter for a week which surprises me given the mask news that has come out in that time, was certain we'd be gifted with some hysterics about how this a human rights violation or some such.



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    #42715
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,727 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    People can continue to wear masks if they want to and that's cool. Being anti restrictions/masks, I have never wanted anything enforced on anyone. I've only ever wanted people to be free to make their own choices based on data etc.


    Anyone that feels the need can continue to restrict their lives or faces if it makes them more comfortable.

    Be thankful that you are given the opportunity to do so.



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    #42716
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,842 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118667166#Comment_118667166

    perhaps her bosses in UCD Architecture saw us joking about whether she had much work to do given the amount of time she was on Twitter!



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    #42717
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,842 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118667118#Comment_118667118

    Masks for customers were no longer required from a few weeks ago, not even on arrival or going to the jacks. Only requirement remaining was for staff themselves. So while some are still wearing them like you say, it's cos they don't realise they don't have to.



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    #42718
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users Posts: 5,100 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    I reckon I'll keep one for when I'm on a busy Dart or bus. Or if I'm going into a crowded shop (think Christmas time).

    But just popping into a service station, or newsagent, or off licence, it'll be great to not have to wear one.

    The kids not having to wear one in school is the best thing about it.



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    #42719
    Leftwaffe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,549 ✭✭✭Leftwaffe


    Young lad working in the local pub Saturday night with a mask on. On the beer all day in the same said pub the Sunday without one 🤣 If it made one less person feel anxious he’ll have done his job. That’s what it’s all about!!! In it together



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    #42720
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,845 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118667370#Comment_118667370

    The mask for staff thing is about protecting the staff, not the customers though right? I don't get how staff wearing a mask makes any difference whatsoever to the customers, it doesn't reduce any risk.



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    #42721
    Apothic_Red
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Apothic_Red


    https://twitter.com/COVID19DataIE/status/1495724747258269696

    So we're down to 10k tests a day at this stage.

    My missus swabs 2 days a week & is taking 3 weeks holidays now as they don't need her. Their contracts run until June so a few are getting twitchy after the CMOs comments last week.



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