Oh there's on doubt but that this is real alright. I saw analysis of rip.ie stats there and the estimate was that twice as many people will die in Ireland this month as would normally be the case. And that's with a lockdown in place since the middle of March. Granted, half of the deaths attributable are in nursing homes and while any death from this is tragic, the life expectancy in nursing homes wouldn't be great anyway (30 months from first admission on average, I've seen), so many would have been 2020 deaths anyway. But still, a doubling of the death rate during a lockdown is pretty notable. And many people who recover may well have lung illnesses which could shorten life expectancy, or Nick Cordero, a Canadian actor who had his leg amputated yesterday as a result of complications from covid.
This thing's a *******, and the likes of Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters taking the state to the High Court to get restrictions lifted should be jailed. O'Doherty, of course, won't even take a vaccine if/when one comes out because she doesn't believe in them. ****ing idiot.
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