Towards the end of November 2020 the daily infection rate was 200+ and we moved from Level 5 to Level 3 on 2nd December (against the advice of Tony Holohan and NPHET). This was a recipe for the disaster that inevitably came. Yesterday the infection rate was 6000+ and a couple of days ago it was 8000+. The Personal Responsibility against Covid that was conferred on the people of Ireland was dreadfully abused. Our hospitals are under severe pressure, businesses will remain closed longer and the reopening date for all schools is anybody's guess.I wonder how long will it take for the schools to reopen? I am thinking the start of Feb. Although the case numbers are high now, I can see the numbers starting to come down after next week substantially.
Towards the end of November 2020 the daily infection rate was 200+ and we moved from Level 5 to Level 3 on 2nd December (against the advice of Tony Holohan and NPHET). This was a recipe for the disaster that inevitably came. Yesterday the infection rate was 6000+ and a couple of days ago it was 8000+. The Personal Responsibility against Covid that was conferred on the people of Ireland was dreadfully abused. Our hospitals are under severe pressure, businesses will remain closed longer and the reopening date for all schools is anybody's guess.
Mrs Lep and I self isolated for weeks and we don't venture out unless for essential reasons. But, all around me there are cars pulling up outside most houses and the occupants spend the day on their visits. Several people have run unofficial parties over the Christmas/New Year period. Even on New Years Eve there was a relatively large fancy dress party nearby which went on until the next day. A gathering of over 100 people in a shed was broken up by Gardaí just before Christmas. The hairdressing salon in an extension to a house nearby is thriving also. I reckon the hairdresser within is on her way to her first million since Covid restrictions kicked in.
Personal Responsibility, my hat! We'll be lucky if the schools are reopened by 1st April, I regret to say.
The ISAG are a Zero Covid advocacy group. I'll take my data from the HSE and the Government agencies.Your suggestion hasn't been thought out very well, IMHO.
Do you honestly think that the schools will reopen on 1st February?
Members of ISAG have calculated that if the current lockdown is as "successful" as the autumn lockdown, it will be May before the daily reported case numbers drop below 100.
Just work through until the job is done. If that means no holidays then there'll be no holidays. So what?I'd be surprised if the schools reopen before Easter. What happens in such a scenario? No summer holidays whatsoever, LC exams in September and overlapping school years?
That's due t the infections which took place over Christmas, which I'm sure you know. This lockdown will reduce those numbers significantly, which I'm sure you know.Plus, there is no guarantee that things will be better. The case numbers are worse now that ever.
Oh for gods sake. There is a CHANCE that people who are vaccinated can get and transmit the virus. That chance is very low.Current understanding of the Pfizer and Moderna mRMA vaccines suggest that those vaccinated may still transmit the virus.
We don't all have to be vaccinated to reach mass immunity levels.UVDL has said that after doubling the purchase of Pfizer vaccines we should all be vaccinated by Q4.
And Mid Terms and Easter and all the other holidays. Lots of time.If they miss three months (JFM) and these are to be replaced by the summer holiday months (JA).... three into two does not go. So there!
I know we've the highest rates in Europe or the USA but I didn't know it was the highest in the world. We've the lockdown now so that figure will drop quite quickly. Relax.Ireland has recorded the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the world over the past seven days.
Yes, but to get the R number well below 1 we need 50% of the adult population vaccinated. That's what this is about, not some vague "as few as possible" as that's not a defined figure and so is totally subjective.We need as few transmitters as possible.
The teachers I know are all on duty today, interacting and working with their pupils (many of them with their partner at work too and children to mind). Do you want them to continue to do this until next Halloween or Christmas without a break or do you want schools to close fully, then reopen and pupils and teachers to work from then on?And Mid Terms and Easter and all the other holidays. Lots of time.
Given how hard it is for both teachers and students to work online I'd like to see primary schools closed fully but reopened ASAP as small children are very low risk of either catching or spreading the virus.The teachers I know are all on duty today, interacting and working with their pupils (many of them with their partner at work too and children to mind). Do you want them to continue to do this until next Halloween or Christmas without a break or do you want schools to close fully, then reopen and pupils and teachers to work from then on?
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