This morning.
Collins Avenue, Dublin.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris with staff members at the ‘COVID-19 Community Assessment Hub’ in Dublin City University.
Mr Varadkar said:
“On the issue of face coverings and I’m going to say face coverings instead of face masks because we want to make sure that face masks are preserved and protected for our healthcare staff and those who need us the most, but the issue of advising people to wear face coverings is under consideration at the moment.
“We are seeing what’s happening in other countries, certainly, but the science on this is equivocal. Some people will say it’s a good idea. Some people say it doesn’t make a difference. Some people say it’s a bad idea. So it’s not one of those straightforward decisions where the science tells you it’s the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do.”
Um.
Public may be advised to wear face coverings, says Varadkar (irish Times)
Leon Farrell /Photocall Ireland
Why the sinister ‘parentheses’ ?
Jocular not sinister.
Not a face mask, gloves or any personal protection attire for the members of government……….
and there is uproar in the media over a US member of goverment for the same lack of PPE.
As some doctor said about masks: “the science on this is equivocal. Some people will say it’s a good idea. Some people say it doesn’t make a difference. Some people say it’s a bad idea.”
is the advice the same?
more poor social distancing from Paul Reid… then they’re all at it. It’s really not that hard, I mean, we all did maths in school right? We’ve all seen a ruler before. If someone is standing too close, tell them, don’t put yourself at risk out of politeness.
Photo shoot. The Boy Harris blames his ‘boo boo’ on overwork, and yet here he is out for a photo shoot.
And what’s with the hands over the willie areas – is it a requirement for photo shoots?
People do this when they’re insecure/nervous/have sold their souls.
it indicates a lack of balls, surely?
That too, goes without saying.
Most certainly true for the two healthcare workers on the right in the second picture.
on the contrary, i would say they have more balls than the three to their immediate right.
Perhaps they know something us proles don’t ;) ;).
What’s discussed in Biderberg must stay with Bilderberg.
And no, I don’t care if you think that’s far fetched.
he has a face mask on yesterday in his “doing the rounds” photoshoot.. sorry, impromptu photo taken by a little girl, with an incredibly good camera phone and who mustve been an 8ft tall little girl.
anyway, asides that, there is debate about the effectiveness of face masks, but there is NO HARM IN WEARING ONE, and erring on the side of caution. Why add risk? Let them debate, wear a mask in the meantime, it can only be positive, there won’t be a negative outcome to wearing them. This fly-by-night ex-doctor, Taoiseach for life, is really rattling me during all this. He is handling it very badly, and seeing people online applaud him is misguided and dilusional.
As a real doctor said about masks: “the science on this is equivocal. Some people will say it’s a good idea. Some people say it doesn’t make a difference. Some people say it’s a bad idea.”
also https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/face-masks-a-potential-hazard-in-spreading-covid-19-virologist-warns-1.4227323
Hey Fart are you back? Was my reference to multiple profiles a result of this? As I asked your “colleague / name sake” yesterday, can you please provide an alternative. Go on answer a question! Or just be a moany fool? Go on, I dare you.
i’ve absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, person. But ask me whatever you like and I’ll answer now.
come on, broadsheet, i posted this at 6:44 and still awaiting moderation.
this is the very definition of face news
That stance in photo 2 is gas. Michael Collins would never stood like that. Eamon de Valera would never have stood like that. Stand up straight for jaysis sake – take a stance the nation can believe in! ;)
Ah but neither the Big Fella nor Dev were auditioning for Riverdance at the time.
I guess it’s because those men of history weren’t sockpuppets.
Let’s forget for a moment all of the other problematic elements of this disaster and focus on the wearing of masks.
Its 60 days since the first case of corona virus was reported in the north Dublin school (scoil catriona). For 60 days the dept of health has dithered on the wearing of masks. Should we. Shouldn’t we. Other places are. Other places aren’t. Some experts say yes. Some experts say no.
No decision can be made. They cannot make up their minds. Or rather – they cannot make up their OWN MINDS. A definitive answer must come from somewhere else because they are terrified of being held to account. This I find deeply worrying. If a decision as small as the wearing of masks cant be made how on earth can bigger problems be reduced.
Also.
What of that child in scoil Catriona? Wouldn’t it be a good news story to say they’re grand. What of all the others that tested positive for covid19 and are now ok. Where are those stats and rather than a sketchy death toll why not have a recovery story.
what masks?
Is that third photograph actually to scale? What height is Paul Reid IRL? 3 feet zero?