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

The cheek of Paul Reid out tweeting about how we need to all 'do more' to turn the tide of Covid, what are the HSE doing to stop spread in the hospitals among vulnerable patients? An older family member of mine who is negative for Covid on multiple tests, PCR and Antigen had to go to A&E last night, they were sent straight to the 'Covid room' - where one things for sure. They'll have Covid now on top of their bronchitis which they get every winter. The only reason they had to go in is no doctor, GP or out of hours will listen to their chest like they used to and help prescribe the appropriate medication. The whole system is a joke at the minute.

Anyone coming out to the public like this pointing fingers and lecturing at the current time needs to start showing some concrete policies re Covid management in healthcare, also a directive should be issued to GP's - see Covid negative patients or lose your job. The gall of GP's doing 'phone consults' and landing their vulnerable patients to A&E clogging up the whole system is ridiculous. Rant over!

It is a bloody cheek, but that’s what he’s paid big bucks to do - deflect and divert attention to protect the HSE machine from scandal. Covid is the best excuse they’ve ever had.

The piece RTE have up doesn’t fill me with confidence for the future not to mention a Dr Barry’s comments, i really am concerned for our future freedoms if you live in Ireland especially . If we go back to restrictions despite our vaccination rate it’s f*****g game over for us. Our lives will just become a miserable existence and we’ll never be able to plan anything . They will be a permanent fixture unless some magic vaccine that stops transmission comes along.

I’m not sure Mc Entee’s comments fill me with confidence either. Is she preparing us for that there will be discussions of restrictions between the government and the health officials i wonder. Not to mention a certain ilk of the population crying out for lockdowns.

There are a lot of incidental cases in hospital and the HSE is down sizeable numbers of staff. He shouldn't be tweeting that on a Monday with few weekend discharges. Getting it again and again is what happens with other viruses so no great shock there.

Reid saying still no indications of a peak and will keep rising.

Nope, no indications of a peak whatsoever 😕

Anecdotally, kids classes in school nearly back to full attendence (should be full by tomorrow / wed) after being riddled for the last two / three weeks. It's very clear the wave is on the outward leg through south dublin anyway, although hospitals may continue to be hotbeds of infection for a while yet.

For hospitals maybe not yet but the 7 day positivity rate is falling.

It's a choice except where actively encouraged. The message, a correct one, is that the emergency with COVID is over and people are free to make their own decisions. What we are witnessing is a smallish, probably short-lived event that may already be peaking and of course yet another reminder of just how ill-equipped the hospital system is to deal with outbreaks. The current effects from COVID are overwhelmingly mild and no restrictions, including masks will make much of dent in numbers in a very rapidly spreading contagion. This is living with COVID and hopefully our health system will be able to up its game in that regard in the near future.

People seem to think that everyone wearing a mask while they're shopping for bread and milk will magically make de numbers go down and make everyone safe.

Also, Paul Reid once again blaming the public for the HSE's continued failings is the least surprising thing to have happened in 2022 so far.