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[Cunny Funt]

Any word on if the south will be opening up?

Further easing as the start of opening up was done a few weeks ago.


The next step from July 5th to be decided on Thursday and IMO the stable hospital situation and 4 million vaccines  administered should have a strong influence on whatever decisions are made.

From July 5th Communions, confirmation, baptism may take place. The current 200 attendees for outdoors sports could increase to 500 and indoor bars and restaurants could reopen though if they media are to believed that date will be pushed back at least two weeks.

International travel was penciled in for July 19th.

[rodney trotter]

Any word on if the south will be opening up?

Further easing as the start of opening up was done a few weeks ago.


The next step from July 5th to be decided on Thursday and IMO the stable hospital situation and 4 million vaccines  administered should have a strong influence on whatever decisions are made.

From July 5th Communions, confirmation, baptism may take place. The current 200 attendees for outdoors sports could increase to 500 and indoor bars and restaurants could reopen though if they media are to believed that date will be pushed back at least two weeks.

International travel was penciled in for July 19th.

It's been said a delay is likely because of the Delta variant https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/delay-to-july-5th-reopening-of-indoor-hospitality-likely-1.4602908

[Cunny Funt]

It's been said a delay is likely because of the Delta variant https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/delay-to-july-5th-reopening-of-indoor-hospitality-likely-1.4602908

That's the usual speculation from the media before the government and NPHET meet. They may or may not be right.

Any delay should be based on our own situation.

For confirmation of our May and June easing of restrictions we had In hospital 155 and 44 and In ICU. Vaccines administered back then was 1.5M

[rodney trotter]

There's been enough reports on radio and TV that it will be delayed. They have brought forward the meeting from next Thursday to give some clarity early next week

[bennydorano]

I'm heading Mayo direction Monday 5th, in party mode.

[Cunny Funt]

There's been enough reports on radio and TV that it will be delayed. They have brought forward the meeting from next Thursday to give some clarity early next week

The last few government/Nphet meetings has been done a week to 9 days before any easing has taken place

[From the Bunker]

[armaghniac]

Indoor dining might be doable, for example in some places you are restricted to 4 per table and tables well apart. However, here people insist on drinking sessions.

[imtommygunn]

It can be done safely though whether there is booze involved or not.

I saw that image on Twitter. Is it accurate? If so surely Ireland is not the only country in Europe that can't be trusted. I get the gravity of the whole thing but things need to start moving. If they don't move now then when can they?

[6th sam]

It can be done safely though whether there is booze involved or not.

I saw that image on Twitter. Is it accurate? If so surely Ireland is not the only country in Europe that can't be trusted. I get the gravity of the whole thing but things need to start moving. If they don't move now then when can they?

Obviously everyone wants to get back to normal ASAP . Testing things in the summer , or indeed given some relief from restrictions in case there are further lockdowns, would make sense.
However the Irish psyche around binge drinking and socialising probably concerns health officials, especially given the inexplicable decision to open up in December for party season , which resulted in Ireland basically going from the top of the Covid league table to the bottom within a few weeks.
Alcohol is a factor because it depresses inhibition, in other words drinkers get careless, stay out longer, and care less about distancing and hygiene.

I would like to see restrictions lifted and tested progressively. Rather than the usual Irish attitude all-or-nothing ie prolonged draconian lockdown followed by hard earned  "party time".

[armaghniac]

One problem is that they are not willing to have the inspection resources and fines to stop people acting the maggot and when others are getting away with it then places that might keep the rules start easing up too.

Iceland has opened up this weekend because 80%+ of adult have at least one vaccine shot and over half have both shots. Those numbers are what we need to open up. After APril Iceland sourced additional vaccine, easier for a smaller country, and pushed on beyond almost everywhere else.

[seafoid]

https://www.ft.com/content/c1451786-d951-460e-8e6b-e79100d949c8

Since April 1, the Delta virus is known to have infected around 18m people in India and claimed at least 232,000 lives. Analysts suspect the true toll is far higher.

[From the Bunker]

https://www.ft.com/content/c1451786-d951-460e-8e6b-e79100d949c8

Since April 1, the Delta virus is known to have infected around 18m people in India and claimed at least 232,000 lives. Analysts suspect the true toll is far higher.

That's a mortality rate of 0.013%.

[Blowitupref]

https://www.ft.com/content/c1451786-d951-460e-8e6b-e79100d949c8

Since April 1, the Delta virus is known to have infected around 18m people in India and claimed at least 232,000 lives. Analysts suspect the true toll is far higher.

Loads of mixing, little or no social distancing among non vaccinated people during their religious festival was main issue in India.

[John Martin]

https://www.ft.com/content/c1451786-d951-460e-8e6b-e79100d949c8

Since April 1, the Delta virus is known to have infected around 18m people in India and claimed at least 232,000 lives. Analysts suspect the true toll is far higher.

That's a mortality rate of 0.013%.

Is it not 1.3%?