China Coronavirus

[Rossfan]

Is Stormont doing anything about restricting Derry and Strabane which seems to be the source of the problem?

[Eire90]

Big anti masks protests Letterkenny saturday

[johnnycool]

On a related but separate note that Sammy Wilson stuff is hilarious. He has now said he was caught red handed without a mask but people basically shouldn't be touting lol.

East Germany is trending on twitter this morning thanks to his comments about touting and the Stasi..

Sammy in a normal party would be a liability and kicked out, but not here in Norn Iron.

[imtommygunn]

Touts out was what I read

Sure the word on the street is he is trying to undermine Arlene at every opportunity and making a play for leadership. That would be a bit of an own goal on it but he's just one after another and makes little difference.

[Tyrdub]

Is Stormont doing anything about restricting Derry and Strabane which seems to be the source of the problem?

I think that's the general plan

[imtommygunn]

Is it not one of the lockdown postcodes?

belfast is fully locked down at present so people can come into it but if you live there you can't go out unless for specific circumstances.

[johnnycool]

Touts out was what I read

Sure the word on the street is he is trying to undermine Arlene at every opportunity and making a play for leadership. That would be a bit of an own goal on it but he's just one after another and makes little difference.

Arlene is couped as a leader and it's only a matter of time before she's gone.

As for Sammy taking over, sweet lord if the UUP couldn't make inroads then they might as well pack up and go home.

Can't see that happening though. Daniel O'Donnell is the heir apparent.

[Tony Baloney]

Are people surprised Donegal is now seeing a lot of cases, the crowds were flocking there during the summer. Its a warning to all.

If that's the case then I'd be surprised if you weren't surprised that Lifford is the county's hotspot. And given that nobody has ever visited Lifford, save to get diesel, then the summer crowds probably weren't the spreaders.

Ironically the hotspots in Donegal are actually total ch*t holes that are way off the tourist trail, namely Convoy, Lifford & Stranrolar. Have seen a huge level of English reg cars since April, even now still way above normal level. These English tourists don't seem to be contributing anything to the rise in Covid cases, but sure we'll blame them anyway, never mind our own eggits who are actually causing the spread at house parties, whore houses etc.

Heard on the radio this morn that a Doctor in Lifford had dealt with 13 cases of Covid from Mar-Sep and 54 in the last week.

[Taylor]

Is it not one of the lockdown postcodes?

belfast is fully locked down at present so people can come into it but if you live there you can't go out unless for specific circumstances.

And that doesnt make sense - in simplistic terms a person can go into the infected area and take it back to a non infected area

[armaghniac]

Is it not one of the lockdown postcodes?

belfast is fully locked down at present so people can come into it but if you live there you can't go out unless for specific circumstances.

And that doesnt make sense - in simplistic terms a person can go into the infected area and take it back to a non infected area

26 county policy is fairly clear, if you don't work in Dublin don't go there except for medical appointments and Dubs should not be going out of Dublin. In the 6 counties there doesn't seem to be any real policy on this.

[imtommygunn]

As an example the belfast lockdown was a funny one. I think they restricted less by trying to restrict more. (e.g. the peripheries weren't restricted so people in the centre couldn't go to them whereas they then restricted the peripheries too so people from the centre could go to them). Granted that put more restrictions on the people from the peripheries but it also relaxed on other people.

[sid waddell]

On a related but separate note that Sammy Wilson stuff is hilarious. He has now said he was caught red handed without a mask but people basically shouldn't be touting lol.

East Germany is trending on twitter this morning thanks to his comments about touting and the Stasi..

Sammy in a normal party would be a liability and kicked out, but not here in Norn Iron.

Himself and Marc MacSharry should form a new party together

[johnnycool]

GAA allowing clubs with social clubs to open but I'm surprised at this particular bit of the guidance;


A maximum of six people from any number of households can be seated at a table in a hospitality venue. Children aged 12 and under will be discounted from the total. More than six will be permitted if they all belong to a single household.


Is that right?

[Tyrdub]

GAA allowing clubs with social clubs to open but I'm surprised at this particular bit of the guidance;


A maximum of six people from any number of households can be seated at a table in a hospitality venue. Children aged 12 and under will be discounted from the total. More than six will be permitted if they all belong to a single household.


Is that right?

No, the rules changed last night, slightly underhand way but thats the Assembly for you....6 people for only 2 households can be seated at a table

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54286469

[rodney trotter]

273 cases in the North today. The biggest daily figure in the 6 Counties since the pandemic began.