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Ireland to Impose 5km Travel Limit in Strict New Covid Lockdown

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday October 25 2020, @10:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the second-wave dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:

Ireland to impose 5km travel limit in strict new Covid lockdown:

Ireland is to close much of its economy and society in a second Covid-19 lockdown that imposes some of the severest restrictions in Europe.

Non-essential shops will close and people are asked to stay at home, with a 5km (3 mile) travel limit for exercise, to curb surging infection rates, the government announced on Monday evening.

From midnight on Wednesday the country will move to its highest lockdown tier for six weeks. Visits to private homes or gardens will not be permitted and there are to be no gatherings except for tightly controlled weddings and funerals.

A graduated fine system for those who breach the 5km travel limit – with exceptions for work and other purposes deemed essential – will be announced later this week. People who live alone or are parenting alone can pair with one other household as part of a support bubble. Two households can meet outdoors within the travel limit. Public transport will operate at 25% capacity.

Non-essential retail will close along with barbers' shops, beauty salons, gyms, leisure centres and cultural amenities. Pubs, cafes and restaurants will be allowed to serve takeout meals only, a devastating blow to an already weakened hospitality sector.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by venn on Sunday October 25 2020, @02:27PM (8 children)

    by venn (13224) on Sunday October 25 2020, @02:27PM (#1068518)

    It's not as severe a lockdown as we had back in March/April. That was very severe, and most businesses were closed.

    We lately introduced a scale from 1-5 and moved from 3 to level 5 this week. It's a bit lighter than the lockdown, more businesses remain open, as are schools. The 5km restriction isn't that strict, there are plenty exceptions. Also, 5km goes a long way on our island.

      A lot of external media is over playing it a bit, particularly the protest last week, which was a tiny group of a hundred or so anti-maskers. ( it's usually the same group of Facebook moms/karens who protest 5G and the likes). The rest of the country found this hilariously cringe worthy.

    For real un-editorialised info on our current restrictions, check https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2dc71-level-5/ [www.gov.ie] and general info here https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/ [www.gov.ie]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @05:32PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @05:32PM (#1068577)

    > scale from 1-5

    Why can't we have a color coded scale like for terrorists? Orange level alert.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @09:29PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @09:29PM (#1068660)

      Why can't we have a color coded scale like for terrorists? Orange level alert.

      That's how it is in New York [ny.gov]:

      • Red Zone — Micro-Cluster: A "Red Zone" focus area is put in place to contain spread from a specific, defined geographic area.
      • Orange Zone — Warning/Buffer: An Orange Zone area either is put in place primarily in densely populated urban areas as a tight buffer zone around a Red Zone micro-cluster ("Orange Buffer Zone") area OR is implemented independently as a focus area based on the below metrics ("Orange Warning Zone"). The purpose of an Orange Buffer Zone is to 1) restrict activity to prevent further spread from Red Zone area; 2) provide a defined geographic area where metrics can be monitored daily to ensure COVID is not spreading beyond the Red Zone.
      • Yellow Zone — Precautionary/Buffer: A "Yellow Zone" area either is put in place as a broader buffer area to ensure COVID outbreak is not spreading into the broader community ("Yellow Buffer Zone") OR is implemented independently based on the below metrics ("Yellow Precautionary Zone"). The purpose of a Yellow Buffer Zone is to 1) restrict some activity to help prevent further spread from Red and/or Orange Warning Zone area; 2) provide a larger defined geographic area where metrics can be monitored daily to ensure COVID is not spreading beyond the Red Zone or Orange Warning Zone.

      Here's an example [yimg.com].

      Because we got it like that!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @10:06PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @10:06PM (#1068677)

      > scale from 1-5

      Why can't we have a color coded scale like for terrorists? Orange level alert.

      Well, the parent commenter is venn (13224), so I think a diagram would be in order.

  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @06:00PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @06:00PM (#1068588)

    Better dead than a slave. Too bad Ireland lost it's balls.

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @07:14PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @07:14PM (#1068611)

      Not just Ireland. Pretty much the entire West is being led around by the nose ring by the deep state. Human life in those erstwhile liberal democracies has turned into fear and panic for a "deadly virus" whose complications kills less than 1%. And it all happened within the space of a week.

      Most of the government action is to see how much suffering the people will take given propaganda support in the media. In the US, the practical goal is to return deep state politicians back to power in the coming election. I am astonished that Sweden has escaped the MSM drumbeat to like lemmings into the sea. They hadn't seemed to be that independent from the Western deep state in recent years.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @09:21PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2020, @09:21PM (#1068655)

        Thank you Vladimir, now shut up, sit down and finish your vodka.

      • (Score: 3, Touché) by https on Sunday October 25 2020, @10:20PM (1 child)

        by https (5248) on Sunday October 25 2020, @10:20PM (#1068682) Journal

        If you keep bringing pepperoni to the bear hunts, don't be surprised when your companions shoot you in the back.

        Your death wish has a direct impact on other people.

        --
        Offended and laughing about it.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 26 2020, @06:18PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 26 2020, @06:18PM (#1068998)

          what a stupid bitch. i'm not responsible for your fat, vitamin deficient ass, you fucking slave.