China Coronavirus

[Verticalball]

To say the schools are marking pupils who are absent due to Covid as present is nonsense. School attendance is recorded by SIMs, a program used across the North in all schools and the code for Covid related absence or absence due to self-isolation is '8'. This is the guidance from the Department of Education. This covers the absence so that a student is not disadvantaged down the line by a poor attendance record which cannot be explained. But they are still marked as not in school and the number of students coded under '8' can easily be kept on record by the Department. I like a good conspiracy theory as much as anybody but nothing to see here....

[RadioGAAGAA]

If this was China, there would be a few ministers in Stormont taken out and f**king shot for gross incompetence.
In fact, there probably would be very few of them wouldn't be taken out and shot.


It was established in Feb/March that the golden fundamental of dealing with a spreading virus is intervene early and do so severely.
Yet, 9 months later and they are still doing things piecemeal.

[whitegoodman]

If this was China, there would be a few ministers in Stormont taken out and f**king shot for gross incompetence.
In fact, there probably would be very few of them wouldn't be taken out and shot.


It was established in Feb/March that the golden fundamental of dealing with a spreading virus is intervene early and do so severely.
Yet, 9 months later and they are still doing things piecemeal.

Who wouldn't be taken out and shot ?

[marty34]

If this was China, there would be a few ministers in Stormont taken out and f**king shot for gross incompetence.
In fact, there probably would be very few of them wouldn't be taken out and shot.


It was established in Feb/March that the golden fundamental of dealing with a spreading virus is intervene early and do so severely.
Yet, 9 months later and they are still doing things piecemeal.

This, like foot and mouth, should have been dealt with on an all island basis from the start.

That's where it all went wrong in terms of the communication and mixed messages. DUP wanted to hang out to London's coat tails.

Even up to this week, the folks on the hill are getting it in the neck from everybody.  Thing is, and I keep repeating it, that it was 4 parties V 1 in terms of agreement in planning a way forward (rightly or wrongly btw) and the DUP very clearly call in the vote, which was disgraceful.

The DUP are making a mess of it but people are blaming every other political party there...seems to be down to political point scoring. 

Last night, the DUP completed the biggest turn around ever but everybody takes the flack for it.

Needs to called out for what it is.

[imtommygunn]

Foster said medical advice had changed. What has changed?? Surely medical advice has been the same for a long time and this is just a crock of shit?

[Cunny Funt]

Weekly update for the ROI, the progress of the last month has stalled. Need to get back on track for the week ahead.

Cases 2622. (9 more than last week)
Reported Deaths 45 ( 11 more than last week)

In Hospital  282 (33 more than last week)
In ICU 31 ( no change)

[armaghniac]

Oxford vaccine at least 70% effective and likely to be 90% effective in certain dosage combinations. The best plan seems to be a low dose followed by a second slightly higher dose.
This is a really good, as this is already being produced and the logistics are straightforward as it can be kept in the fridge.

[GetOverTheBar]

Scenes in Belfast this weekend getting a bit of airtime. Can only imagine what it will be like mid December when everything re opens....

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Scenes in Belfast this weekend getting a bit of airtime. Can only imagine what it will be like mid December when everything re opens....

Im sort of lost on what people want at this stage?

Open, shut, open and shut or what?

[GetOverTheBar]

Usual overreaction to the new lockdown (that wasn't meant to be implemented with the circuit breaker...).

Just think when it reopens, with Xmas round the corner. It's going to be a mess. You know what people are like at Xmas at the best of times.

As per imtommygunn, you'd like to see what the medical advice that changed the DUPs mind was. It would be extremely interesting reading.

[BennyCake]

Scenes in Belfast this weekend getting a bit of airtime. Can only imagine what it will be like mid December when everything re opens....

Im sort of lost on what people want at this stage?

Open, shut, open and shut or what?

They want Tazering.

[LCohen]

If this was China, there would be a few ministers in Stormont taken out and f**king shot for gross incompetence.
In fact, there probably would be very few of them wouldn't be taken out and shot.


It was established in Feb/March that the golden fundamental of dealing with a spreading virus is intervene early and do so severely.
Yet, 9 months later and they are still doing things piecemeal.

This, like foot and mouth, should have been dealt with on an all island basis from the start.

That's where it all went wrong in terms of the communication and mixed messages. DUP wanted to hang out to London's coat tails.

Even up to this week, the folks on the hill are getting it in the neck from everybody.  Thing is, and I keep repeating it, that it was 4 parties V 1 in terms of agreement in planning a way forward (rightly or wrongly btw) and the DUP very clearly call in the vote, which was disgraceful.

The DUP are making a mess of it but people are blaming every other political party there...seems to be down to political point scoring. 

Last night, the DUP completed the biggest turn around ever but everybody takes the flack for it.

Needs to called out for what it is.

When the RoI government ignored scientific advice, allowed things to get worse, then did a u-turn should the north have followed?

That is not an approval of the mess in the north.

How would the all island approach have dealt with the different economic packages in the 2 jurisdictions?

[LCohen]

Foster said medical advice had changed. What has changed?? Surely medical advice has been the same for a long time and this is just a crock of shit?

She should publish the before and after medical advice then.

It's possible that she got a call from Whitehall and told to wise up.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Foster said medical advice had changed. What has changed?? Surely medical advice has been the same for a long time and this is just a crock of shit?

She should publish the before and after medical advice then.

It's possible that she got a call from Whitehall and told to wise up.

Probably, MON got her call to change her mind from Mary Lou on the Sunday too

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Scenes in Belfast this weekend getting a bit of airtime. Can only imagine what it will be like mid December when everything re opens....

Im sort of lost on what people want at this stage?

Open, shut, open and shut or what?

They want Tazering.