Posted on 03/09/2020 9:21:12 AM PDT by maggief
Dublin has cancelled its annual St Patrick's Day parade amid fears about the spread of coronavirus, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.
Earlier on Monday, Cork moved to cancel its parade, the second largest in the country attracting up to 50,000 people.
The city council said public welfare was paramount and cancellation was the correct decision.
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris has said the coronavirus situation is very serious.
He said it was going to require not just a whole of government approach, but a whole of society approach.
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Get drunk at home.
I thought alcohol was the solution to this problem?
I thought alcohol was the solution to this problem?
Are they now saying that a high blood alcohol content won’t stop the virus? That’s what St. Patrick’s Day is all about. We’re all doomed then.
Those Leprechauns are gonna be furious!
Fightin’ mad, I tell ya.
Doubt NYC or Savannah will cancel their St Pat’s parades.
NYS is making their own state-run hand sanitizer.
“We’re introducing NYS clean hand sanitizer, made conveniently by the state of New York,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Monday. “This is a superior product to products now on the market.”
NEW: Amid coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces state hand sanitizer—”made, conveniently, by the state of New York”—that will be provided to schools, MTA, prisons and more.
“It has a very nice floral bouquet.” https://t.co/IzVUYTHKhH #coronavirus #covid19 pic.twitter.com/TokZ1TsTav
That’s it. The November election should be cancelled. For the good of the country don’t you know.
It’s an ancient remedy of urine imported from a place called Wuhan China and it’s mixed with Corona beer.
High doses of rum and bourbon must prevent coronavirus infections, as there was no outbreak in New Orleans over Mardi Gras.
Been to a couple, lived to tell about it...
The night before the parade, my son played in a concert in St. Patrick's Cathedral, another unforgettable moment.
BTW, the cost for transporting the instruments was $75,000.
Can’t celebrate homosexual marriage and abortion, how sad for Saint Patrick.
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