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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    According to reports, Ireland has tested 30,000 by yesterday ,and is increasing the number of drive in centres .. including one at my local college ,the plan is to ramp to 10k per day using 45 centres. So in fairness I don't think we are at 5k per day yet. However with 3k confirmed cases, 90%...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For many chemical activities, water is classified as a reagent!. However I do suspect they are referring to specific proteins used as coagulants
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    Putting e-bike to bed for the duration of C-virus.

    I think you are referring to the Spanish situation . According to information , they were not on the approved lists by the Chinese Government.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    OK, but it defeats the purpose of hand washing...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ..At the railway station!
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    Most waterproof connection method between battery and motor? (TSDZ2)

    There is a product called self amalgamation tape.. Lidl and Aldi occasionally have it, as well as Amazon and electrical and TV shops. It goes on as a slightly sticky rubbery tape..you remove a plastic interleaf. But then the layers meld together making a semihard protective layer. .. totally...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Well I know you were all waiting with bated breath for the solution to my dilemma... Well the company are happier to have half a loaf every day rather than a full loaf for a lesser time...and this might go on a long time, so they have arranged a short shift, finishing at 19:00 rather than...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Pneumonia is not transmittable!!!. It is a bodies response to a selection of infections nit the reverse.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes.. That is far too short a time!. Now if the person was tested after a week and had no progression and no viruses ,then it was a false alarm, and the self isolation was just precautionary. But if there had been a test only 10 days earlier , showing viruses, it is utterly inexcusable... A...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The funniest of these I read earlier today was. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Corona virus as it heads into a fortnights isolation with Mr Cummings" Followed by .. " Oh no , It has jumped species"
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Actually its not equal opportunity.. the jet setters get it first.
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    Putting e-bike to bed for the duration of C-virus.

    Regarding that PPE, a fraction is earmarked for NI!.. this was the first flight by Aer Lingus to China , and it carried 20 million euros worth, there are 9 more flights scheduled
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The major flaw in that analysis, is that China was able to lock down 11million and mobilization of resources from a population base of 1000 million . So if they managed their 4% mortality , it does not follow that other countries can do the same.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ditto down south. During today, the list of essential business were clarified, and of course Pharmaceutical is in a few lists!.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I chaired my first committee meeting by video link this week... It was weird.. but actually empowering. People were more polite, and waited their turn
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I know its longer , but the A1 always seems safer to me.. It would be 20 minutes or more longer each way. .. up to Banbridge is fine. Those dangerous crossings are in the next stretch. Incidentally I recently met with the Engineer who designed that section..Engineers Ireland is a whole of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You can look at this two ways.. Everyone of those would have died within a week without ICU. So in terms of efficiency it is Infinite .. . On the other hand it does show that it is a very limited resource and that if more people, less in extremis were admitted , the statistics would be a...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Thanks but times don't work.. The shift terminates at 23:00 hrs. They split the QC lab group so neither group will be in a lab simultaneously, so the shifts are 6:00 to 14:00 and 14:30 to 23:00 . My previous run was Newry Railway ,a nice 25 minute jaunt each way. Incidentally Newry Station is...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not a full license, therefore not allowed Motorway. As Tommie might agree, the Motorway is the safest way of getting there. Also as a provisional licence, not entitled to drive in another jurisdiction. Yes she is on my insurance . If she had a full license, the car wiuld be available to her.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes we were lucky... And now I am in a quandary. My daughter is currently commuting to a relatively inaccessible place in NI, where she is in the QC lab of a major pharmaceutical company. The train service is scaled back ,but she can get to work on time.. we drop her at local station, 40...