Share this page!

Orla Hegarty Profile picture
Twitter logo
20 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
‘2m distancing & Perspex screens’ do not protect from airborne #Covid19 indoors

No one should be asked to remove a mask in an enclosed space or to travel unnecessarily.. technology is available for safe oral exams #LeavingCert2021 irishtimes.com/news/education…
*I have arranged &/or attended 100+ remote oral exams in the last year
Link to SEC exam guidance examinations.ie/misc-doc/BI-SC… Image
Of the half dozen experts @davidzweig interviewed for this article, not one could name a study supporting plexiglass
nymag.com/intelligencer/…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Orla Hegarty

Orla Hegarty Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Orla_Hegarty

Orla Hegarty Profile picture
20 Mar
[Thread] Chicago didn’t have a second wave of Spanish Flu.. so what did they do, & how did the city re-open when there was no vaccine? #Ventilation #COVID19 1/
..here are the public health measures that Chicago took on the autumn of 2018
‘open window ventilation in all school rooms.. pupils warmly dressed.. daily check on pupils & absentees in schools.. use of masks.. landlords required to heat homes.. ’ 2/ documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri…
..’isolation & quarantine.. home nursing provided (see my thread on home nursing).. churches required to improve ventilation.. 150 city health officers on full time service’ 3/
Read 17 tweets
Orla Hegarty Profile picture
18 Mar
Warning from USA #schools #Covid19 -investment made in unproven technologies that may worsen air quality
More here
& here
Read 4 tweets
Orla Hegarty Profile picture
17 Mar
[Thread] #COVID19
Break the Chain at the
Weakest Link
~Open the Windows~

What can we learn about ventilation & disease control from 1920 nursing manual? 1/ Image
‘a patient in a dark, poorly ventilated room has a harder battle to fight...sunshine & fresh air are nature’s best remedies... the model sick room is a light, quiet, airy, easily heated room on south or east side of the house’ 2/ Image
‘a current of fresh air should be ventilating in sick room day & night... if a fresh supply of oxygen is not admitted to the room at frequent intervals, the patient is force to rebreathe impure air.. heat to make possible to have window open a little even in coldest weather’ 3/ ImageImage
Read 7 tweets
Orla Hegarty Profile picture
21 Feb
Sunday Times Editorial: ‘Without the private sector, we build castles in the air’

.. here’s an example of how housing policy is misled by misunderstanding, half-truths & property sector spin 1/ @thetimesIE @JohnBurnsST
thetimes.co.uk/article/editor…
left v right politics
.. this is a false argument, the issues here are achieving best value for money, avoiding risk of failure, & ensuring transparency 2/
below market prices
...the ‘discount’ on market prices proposed is a public subsidy of €50-100,000 per home.. or a second mortgage for the buyer
This is opposed by the Central Bank, ESRI, NESC, Dept Finance & most other analysts as likely to further inflate house prices 3/
Read 13 tweets
Orla Hegarty Profile picture
20 Feb
[Thread] how ~not~ to do pandemic precautions for airborne virus #COVID19
hospital in Netherlands (pics @ContainmentNu ) 1/ ImageImage
2/ Pub, England (pic @rhodri ) *zoom in Image
3/ School, USA (vid @KatBrezler)
Read 10 tweets
Orla Hegarty Profile picture
19 Feb
‘Central Bank is concerned the Government’s new Affordable Housing Scheme may increase property prices and saddle mortgage holders with unaffordable debts’
independent.ie/irish-news/hou…
ESRI claims shared equity schemes risk driving up prices
irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…
Permanent affordability must be engineered into State’s housing system, NESC says
irishtimes.com/news/social-af…
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @Orla_Hegarty has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @Orla_Hegarty!

Read all threads by @Orla_Hegarty