Coronavirus

[Section_31]

8 minutes ago, magicrat said:

One of those hot dog cunts gave me the worse dose of food poisoning I've ever had. 

A right of passage to be sure.

[Harry's Lad]

1 hour ago, magicrat said:

Sound . They will shooting people at distance with a dart gun next.

With all the PPE and the speed of it that wouldn't surprise me!

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I got the flu jab last year for the first year ever (new job health insurance thing). Ended up with a sore swollen armpit for about a week. Was weird. Don't think I'll get the flu jab, but covid, yea probably.

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

A right of passage to be sure.

It went right through his passage 

[johnsusername]

I've had the winter flu jab a couple of times. Can't say I've had any effects. Although, thinking on, I got it last Saturday and have been sick all week. Maybe the anti vaxers are onto something...

[magicrat]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

A right of passage to be sure.

Back passage ?

[Bruce Spanner]

Thing I don’t get about cineworld, and cinema food in multiplexes generally, is that you know what you’re getting with a hot dog, it’s going to be pretty fucking grim and tasteless, but the nachos, who looks at them and thinks ‘you know what? I bet they’re tasty as fuck’? 
 

It defies logic and is a matter of hope over expectation, but they’re shit the first time you tried them, they’ll be shit the second/third etc yet  they are still being bought! 
 

Are people really this desperate for an ‘authentic’ cinema experience, or are they just simple fucks who’ll shove anything in their gobs and claim it’s nice because it cost £12?

[Bobby Hundreds]

I take my own stuff into the cinema but then don't eat it because I can manage a couple of hours without eating and I hate noisy cinema cunts.

[Sugar Ape]

 

[Barrington Womble]

Almost 23000 cases today

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

Almost 23000 cases today

Null & Void everything 

[Barrington Womble]

4 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Null & Void everything 

We should certainly null and void today. 

[Mudface]

Public Health England provided a breakdown of how many cases were not included in each day’s figures, which are as follows:
957 cases were not included on September 25, when the original figure given was 6,874
744 on September 26, when the original figure given was 6,042
757 on September 27, when the original figure given was 5,693
none on September 28, when the original figure given was 4,044
1,415 on September 29, when the original figure given was 7,143
3,049 on September 30, when the original figure given was 7,108
4,133 on October 1, when the original figure given was 6,914
4,786 on October 2, when the original figure given was 6,968

So we can see that, at its worst, it meant that nearly 5,000 cases were missing from daily totals

 

Just a rounding error.

[Barrington Womble]

Fucking hell and 3 stupid birds on the BBC news, talking of Johnson "I think he's doing a cracking job and it's all our jobs to get behind him". Fuck off you thick cunt. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

The newly discovered data has pushed the infection rate in Liverpool up to 400 per 100k, apparently. 

 

Scary, if accurate. 

[Barrington Womble]

1 hour ago, Nelly-Torres said:

The newly discovered data has pushed the infection rate in Liverpool up to 400 per 100k, apparently. 

 

Scary, if accurate. 

So full lockdown on its way. Just fucking great. 

[DJLJ]

Full lockdown being suggested for Ireland: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40059473.html

 

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NPHET recommends Level 5 restrictions for entire country but Government pushback likely

The meeting was chaired by Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

 

SUN, 04 OCT, 2020 - 20:43

DANIEL MCCONNELL AND GREG MURPHY

There is likely to be considerable pushback from Government to recommendations that the country move to level 5 Covid restrictions.

An unscheduled meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) on Sunday which lasted for several hours concluded with it recommending the country moves to the highest level of restrictions, or a full lockdown.

Government sources, speaking to the Irish Examiner, expressed their considerable surprise and concern at such a recommendation citing the potential economic and social impact on the country.

They said the matter will be considered by Government on Monday but there is no plans to expedite Tuesday’s weekly Cabinet meeting.

Earlier, a move to level 4 restrictions for the entire country was touted as possible as NPHET moved to tackle “an alarming rise in cases”.

 

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The Government will consider the recommendation from NPHET on the deteriorating national picture which sources described as “very worrying”.

The meeting was chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan who has returned to his post following an extended absence for personal reasons.

A decision to tighten restrictions will be considered by Government on Monday but more likely at its weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Living with Covid-19, Level 5

With a NPHET recommendation presented to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, the matter would be considered by the Covid-19 oversight group, then the Cabinet Sub-Committee and the full Cabinet for a formal decision.

Government sources speaking to the Irish Examiner said there is considerable concern about what they called “an alarming rise in numbers.” 

It is understood the NPHET meeting commenced at 12pm lasted for several hours. The fact NPHET decided it needed to meet on a Sunday is seen as significant and sources have indicated that a country-wide move to level 4 is “certainly possible” given the rise in cases.

Any recommendation will be assessed and there is a possibility an incorporeal Cabinet meeting could be tabled for Monday, should it be required.

This evening, the Department of Health has been notified of 364 new cases of Covid-19 and no further deaths.

There has now been a total of 1,810 coronavirus-related deaths in Ireland and 38,032 cases.

There were 100 cases confirmed in Dublin, 55 in Cork, 31 in Donegal.

Of today's confirmed cases, 74% are under 45 years of age.

There were also 42 cases identified as community transmission, with 27% of today's cases associated with outbreaks or close contacts.

Earlier, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he believes Dublin and Donegal can avoid going to Level 4, but only if people adhere to current public health measures.

Schools will remain open even if Level Four Covid restrictions have to be introduced, Green Party leader and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said.

“While the numbers have continued to rise, they are not as fast a rate as they were. The restrictions in place in Dublin and Donegal will see that stabilise. And what we are seeking to do here, is not to eradicate the virus, that’s not a viable option, but to stabilise it,” he said.

"Yes, there is real concern in other counties, it is rising very fast. But we have to do the simple things, reduce the number of people we meet, avoid social contact. If we can do all of that I think we can avoid going to level 4,” he said.

“I hope Dublin can get back to level 2 and Donegal too,” he said.

Schools will remain open even if Level Four Covid restrictions have to be introduced, Green Party leader and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said.

Speaking today at the conclusion of his party’s convention, held online, Mr Ryan said that even if wider restrictions have to be applied to contain the pandemic, the Government’s absolute priority is to keep more than 1 million school children in the classroom.

“Yes the government is very committed to seeing the schools remain open.

We are not seeing huge instances because of the schools coming back.

"The international evidence is that it can be done safely, our schools have done a good job,” Mr Ryan said.

“The health damage done if we weren’t able to have our children go to school would out outweigh the benefits of closing them so we will keep them open,” he said.

Mr Ryan said he agreed with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar that there has been too much focus on the daily figures related to Covid deaths and cases and said the trends are far more important.

“He is right about the daily figures and you don’t look at the daily figure you look at the trend, the five day, the seven-day trend,” he said.

“It is a very difficult situation which will see us slightly adjusting our behaviour,” he added.

He also said the Government strategy is now to stabilise the virus rather than trying to eradicate it, which is at odds with the advice of some epidemiologists.

 

[Davelfc]

The head of the government's vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has told the Financial Times that less than half of the UK population could be vaccinated against coronavirus. 

 

"There is going to be no vaccination of people under 18," she said. "It's an adult only vaccine for people over 50, focusing on health workers, care home workers and the vulnerable."

 

 

[Mudface]

Sounds like a porn film plot, Mature Nurses Get a Prick.

[chrisbonnie]

2 minutes ago, Jedd Drudge said:

The head of the government's vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has told the Financial Times that less than half of the UK population could be vaccinated against coronavirus. 

 

"There is going to be no vaccination of people under 18," she said. "It's an adult only vaccine for people over 50, focusing on health workers, care home workers and the vulnerable."

 

 

Does that basically mean this "killer virus" doesn't effect younger adults?? 

 

Peculiar isn't it. Here in Ireland we're staring down the barrel of another national lockdown. It's a very hard pill to swallow now, especially as it seems so few people actually get seriously sick from it, let alone die...... 

[Section_31]

31 minutes ago, chrisbonnie said:

Does that basically mean this "killer virus" doesn't effect younger adults?? 

 

Peculiar isn't it. Here in Ireland we're staring down the barrel of another national lockdown. It's a very hard pill to swallow now, especially as it seems so few people actually get seriously sick from it, let alone die...... 

How many people are dying over there? I had a look and it looked pretty flat although I know some of the stats contain a big lag. 

[chrisbonnie]

37 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

How many people are dying over there? I had a look and it looked pretty flat although I know some of the stats contain a big lag. 

We had nearly a full month of no deaths, maybe 10 or 20 in the past month I'd say. 

[Spy Bee]

2 hours ago, Jedd Drudge said:

The head of the government's vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has told the Financial Times that less than half of the UK population could be vaccinated against coronavirus. 

 

"There is going to be no vaccination of people under 18," she said. "It's an adult only vaccine for people over 50, focusing on health workers, care home workers and the vulnerable."

 

 

Live under massive (often illogical) restrictions which damage your physical and mental health until we develop a vaccine* which you won't be receiving. 

 

*Timescale unknown. 

[johnsusername]

Currently queing at a walk in centre. Felt sick for a week now have a cough. Just been told the result will take 5-7 days, not 24 hours. 

[Sugar Ape]

30 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Currently queing at a walk in centre. Felt sick for a week now have a cough. Just been told the result will take 5-7 days, not 24 hours. 

Fucking useless from a track and trace point of view but at least you’ll have peace of mind over whether you had it or not. There’s a chance I may have had it end of Feb/early March but I’ll never know. 
 

Meanwhile, can you actually believe this?