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Compare and contrast with the Irish situation. We don't really have a Government..what we have is a caretaker cabinet ,so any legislation has to be concensus based. The senior civil service ,including the Chief Medical Officer are calling the shots. The Taoiseach is a trained A&E doctor, and...

Yep..on both counts . The hills to to the north are the Cooleys.. one needs to get as far South as Annagassan to see the much taller Mournes beyond them.

Social Isolation Dundalk Style.. 4 minute walk from my house. All the shops in the village have either constructed barriers , or have 2 person only rules or both...

.. that argument is about banning stairs and beds. Lots of people suffer injuries in falls from both.

Again an over reaction. . When we had such things happening, the response of the Ministers was more in sorrow than anger.." Yes you all went out, you all went to the same spots ,It was a lovely day ,we get it,., We not blaming you .but its just not on . Cop yourselves on or we will need to go...

I did say Paradise,.. not Purgatory

Look at the numbers a little more closely. 60 million have the potential to be infected in the UK. 20% of them will need hospital care. ..so 80% don't ... Sounds good?. .. But that's 12 million people in need of hospital beds for this complaint alone. ..Let alone all the other conditions...

..ah what a way to go.. Paradise just 60 miles further West.

..However I did not think it would at 9:00 pm our time

I confidently expect both Italian and USA certified Covid Cases to topple the Chinese figures overnight. With the USA becoming the largest cluster.

Even if they do, the number of occasions they are within shouting distance is very little.

Health is/ was one of the delegated authority activities to member states. At no stage had the EU assumed responsibility for it. At no stage were the member states willing to secede authority to the EU for it. Incidentally I don't remember any great rush by the UK to invite Italian patients...

Even if they do, the number of occasions they are within shouting distance is very little.

Yes the French form is printed in the daily newspapers .. basically self certification . Obvious reasons. Food, medicine, daily excercise, caring for elderly listed essential work. In general people on this side of the Irish sea, North and South are behaving well. We had one highly publised...

I agree with you Oyster, that is a waste of resources. There is no problems if people in very small groups wander aimlessly around streets, country lanes, beach es, shopping malls in the open. I don't see why golf courses are not open.. not the bars or pro shop or showers but the pitch itself...

Woosh.. Forlorn Hope again

Tommie, you cynical Royalist, you!.

Agreed.. the UK is not a Republic. Once you accept the notion of monarchy ,you must accept that there are people better than you . Better because they were born to better circumstances.

Woosh. Two points. 50% of the ICU cases in France are of people younger than 60 hit by this virus. The second is that there is no evidence ,yet, that this virus is potentially seasonal. That is just a supposition. I would put that in the forlorn hope category at present. Perhaps if One...

..I would suggest that before you pass, you take a deep breath ,hold it and think of England!. Proximity by duration is the problem.... Ships that pass in the night ,no problem.