There are no reasonable on here Sid. Weâre all mentallers
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I must be losing my edge
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To the kids from France and from London.
Richard Boyd Barrett had the neck to claim victory for the MHQ system being brought in. No mention of the poor man prevented from visiting his dying father and the countless other such cases that would have occurred if his suggestion for all arrivals to go into MHQ was put in place. Then again he doesnât hang his hat on the ordinary person does he?
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No outdoor dining or drinks for another few weeks. No logic to that at all.
Shur weâd get blown away ffs.
So would the virus
Weâll have fans in stadiums back by July. Aviva will have 5000 in July and 10000 in August I was told today.
We should be saved from a rise coming into the winter months in that case.
Lads catching head colds and pneumonia
Shoot the first lad who sniffles in October in the fucking face.
Particularly when they are all CUNTS.
Disappointing figures really. 10 and 20% capacity and the vaccine rollout more or less completed.
An outstanding fear grabbing headline. When you read the article its believed to be linked to excess steroids used to treat covid patients
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âTheyâve already spent four hours cheek-by-jowl in presumably some great petri dish, potentially bringing in Lord-knows-what into our countryâ. This was a direct quote from former shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry on Sky News today, whose bigoted language seems to be worryingly reflective of the current Covid discourse. Once the preserve of fringe Right-wing groups, we are now seeing politicians of all stripes resorting to ugly tropes about people âsurgingâ in through the UKâs âleakyâ borders like âa sieveâ.
Inevitably, this xenophobic rhetoric has started trickling down to the general public, with reports of people being âterrifiedâ of contracting Covid simply by standing near those travelling from India. It seems we have reached a precipice.
But fears that the âIndian variant (is) taking root in the UKâ and that the government hasâallowed the new variant inâ overlook some important details. For one, the benefits of border closures as a means to prevent the âIndian variantâ (B.1.617.2) from taking hold in the UK are, at best, debatable. It is worth noting that, according to the WHO, the variant is currently present in 31 countries, including Australia which, infamously, has some of the strictest border controls in the world (it recently announced that it would imprison anyone attempting to return from India or face a $66,000 fine).
Others attribute the comparatively higher number of cases of B.1.617.2 in the UK as an example of its âleaky bordersâ. But even this is an unfair assessment given that the UK has some of the most extensive genomics sequencing in the world â sharing nearly as many sequences to GSAID as the US. Britain finds more cases because it is in a position to do so. Thatâs why we also knew that the first case of B.1.617.2 was sequenced on the 18th March â long before any discussion of the âIndianâ variant had properly taken hold.
If the UK was to implement border closures and, like Australia, keep them shut until 2022, it could have a hugely detrimental impact. It will decimate the travel industry, split families apart, prevent people commuting for education or work, and maybe most significantly, prevent the UK from taking its place as a member of a global society. It is no wonder that the EU this week announced new guidance aimed at opening up its borders.
Considering that the evidence to date shows that vaccines are effective against B.1.617.2, this fixation on borders is misplaced. For as long as Covid exists, there will always be a risk of new variants reaching our shores. We must make peace with this fact, and as Chris Whitty has stated, learn to live with Covid. If we do not, Britain is at risk of getting left behind.
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Because Ireland will be a couple of months behind the rest of our peers in easing restrictions. Good old Catholic suffering.
Iâd imagine EPL clubs will be angling for 50-75% capacity minimum for the start of next season.
Iâd say theyâll be insisting on it.
Whatâs even on in the Aviva in July and August? Euro 2021 would be finished wouldnât it? Presume our qualifiers wouldnât be until September.
They aim for full stadiums according to this.
Hopefully masks and testing for big events will fuck off too by the start of 2022
The GAA should be demanding 50% capacity for the AI semi finals and full houses for the AI final.
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