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This report is so surprising, bordering on irresponsible. Where is the context given for *why* gyms are closing?Working out - be lifting weights or cardio - will expel more virus

Let's talk about statistics.Something struck me from @FergalBowers (excellent) coverage of today's covid numbers in Ireland: the breakdown is super weird. 190 cases, of which 75 are close contacts of

I don't understand the British media. I really, really don't.Basic things: Ireland and the UK started this pandemic with roughly the same number of ICU beds (6.5 per 100,000 for

My op-ed is out in today's print edition of the @guardian - Why is coronavirus killing so many more people in the UK than Ireland?I have some additional thoughts to

So: to my UK friends, let's lay it out there.You're testing at half the rate that Ireland is, and your loved ones, your family, your friends are dying over twice

Because they weren't tested.And you have to have a positive test, before death, to be counted in the UK deaths. The UK isn't testing nearly as much as it needs

While Boris was telling the British people to wash their hands, our Taoiseach was closing the schools. While Cheltenham was going ahead, and over 250,000 people were gathering in what

So you have two English-speaking countries, with close cultural and historical associations, both with underfunded health systems, & comparable levels of ICU beds (almost half the EU average) going into

As of Saturday 11 April, there have been 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland.There have been 14.81 deaths per 100,000 people in the UK.Guys, people have been dying at

Failed, because in this long-standing, complicated, skewed relationship between us, we can see you clearly, and you seem to barely see us at all.And it breaks my heart. But there's

And to date, Ireland has performed 8.69 tests per 1,000 people.https://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing#irelandThe UK has performed 4 tests per 1,000 people.https://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing#united-kingdom So: to my UK friends, let's lay i

As of today, there have been 320 deaths from the coronavirus in Ireland, and 9,875 deaths in the UK. Ok, ok, but the UK has a ginormous population, right? Especially