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Positive

Bodger at 11:01 am November 2, 2020

Dr Cillian De Gascun, Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory

This morning.

The Department of Health has announced two deaths and 552 new cases of Corvid-19.

Via RTÉ

The daily number of new cases of Covid-19 has been lower than 1,000 every day since Sunday 25 October, when 1,025 cases were announced.

The latest figure is just over half that total.

The 14-day incidence rate of the disease has decreased, along with the positivity rate.

There has also been a drop in the number of close contacts reported by confirmed cases.

The latest figures from the HSE show the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in hospital at 325.

Of these 44 patients are in ICU.

Meanwhile…

The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory said the suspension of testing this weekend due to staffing issues, did not play a part in the lower number of cases.

Dr Cillian de Gascun said there was enough capacity in the system to deal with the 600-700 swabs the NVRL would normally test during the weekend.

Anyone?

Public urged not to drop guard as Covid-19 cases fall (RTÉ)

RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Dr Paul Duffy of Pfizer says the company is hopeful of movement to the next step of releasing a candidate Covid vaccine by the third week in November, and is already manufacturing candidates at scale in the hope of early rollout pic.twitter.com/kR3FmFkcD5

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) November 2, 2020

Tested Positive

Bodger at 12:23 pm April 14, 2020

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald

BREAKING: The Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has tested positive for COVID19. Diagnosis received yesterday.

— aoife-grace moore. (@aoifegracemoore) April 14, 2020

“My thoughts and solidarity are with everyone who is sick at this time, and my gratitude is with our Doctors, nurses, carers and everyone who looks after us,” @MaryLouMcDonald

“My sympathy is with every bereaved family. I am heartbroken for you.”

— aoife-grace moore. (@aoifegracemoore) April 14, 2020

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed that she learned yesterday that she tested positive for Covid-19, after getting tested 16 days previous, on March 28.

More as they get it.

Previously: “Hidden From View”

The Wait Debate

Rollingnews

UPDATE:

So the magnificent @MaryLouMcDonald without fuss, fanfare or photo ops self-isolated with suspected Coronavirus, didn’t pull rank & demand she get results immediately, nor try to get 2 wks of breathless headlines while she lay terribly ill.
What class she has.

— Claire Higgins (@ClarNiUigin) April 14, 2020

In fairness.

Motivational Literature

Niall Murphy at 1:07 pm March 26, 2020

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In Other News…

Chompsky at 3:03 pm December 18, 2019

The Happy Broadcast by Mauro Gatti – his antidote to negative news and “the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media”.

Fill up on positivity here.

kottke

I Love Lamp Pole

Admin at 9:55 am June 24, 2014

Upper Abbey Street, Dublin this morning.

Harrumph.

Thanks Graeme Kelly

Fifty Shades Of Yelp

Admin at 2:47 pm September 29, 2012

Of the gushing, superlative-laden, relentlessly positive reviews of Yelp contributor Katie-Ann M, Orna Cunningham writes:

Having a look at opening times on Yelp, I found this enthusiastic young woman’s reviews. Some personal favourites are Abrekebabra, the particularly incisive critique of River Island and the description of a bread and butter pudding at Bridge Bar and Bistro. Best thing is, she’s written 285 of these ‘odes to the amazing’.

Elsewhere, Irish Ferries is ‘the best-kept secret in the domain of transportation services operating in and out of Dublin.’

Then there’s Oxfam, King Street D2, where ‘everything oozes a disposition that is a lot more vibrant and full of life than most other outlets owing to the items being of such a palpable ‘exotic’ nature.’

And Penney’s, O’Connell Street. ‘I respect Penneys.’

Read all 285 torrid chapters here.

You may need a little lie down afterwards.