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THE COVID-19 R number in Germany has risen sharply in recent days, but health authorities have stressed that the rise is mainly due to smaller regional outbreaks.
A further 687 new cases were noted in the country yesterday by the Robert Koch Institute, but 549 of these came from the North Rhine-Westphalia region of the country.
The all-important R number over the last four days is 2.88. This reproductive rate roughly means that for every 100 people infected with Covid-19, they will pass it on to 288 people.
On Friday, this figure was 1.06 and 1.79 on Saturday.
Having an R number above 1.0 is seen as indicative of the virus being likely to increase among the population.
In Ireland, health authorities have repeatedly stressed the need to keep the R number below 1 and it has stayed consistently below that in recent weeks.
Germany uses two R figures – over four days and over seven days.
“In light of the still low daily case numbers, both R-values should be interpreted with caution and in their course over several days,” the Robert Koch Institute said.
It said the sharp rise in recent days is “mainly related to local outbreaks” and singled out “the outbreak in North Rhine-Westphalia playing a particularly important role in this context”.
That specific outbreak in that area has centred on workers in an abbatoir with hundreds of workers at the plant testing positive. One of Germany’s biggest meat processers Toennies has shut its plant following the outbreak.
The Robert Koch Institute said: “Since case numbers in Germany are generally low, these local outbreaks have a relatively strong influence on the value of the reproduction number.
“Further developments need to be monitored closely during the upcoming days, especially in regard to whether case numbers are increasing outside of outbreak contexts.”
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Great until someone misses the garage and drives off the cliff.
What do you mean did I remember to put the parking brake on?
Perfect gaff for the James bond baddie type…
If it has a remote control trapdoor for disloyal henchmen then I’ll take it it.
Or Tony Stark
I couldn’t think of anywhere better to relax while contemplating world domination.
I hope his architect has taken coastal erosion into consideration before he designed this
Reminds me of that Kerryman that bought that large plot of land when the tide was out.
It’s a barmy Bostik idea….
Fantastic, a house hanging off the side of a cliff. What could possibly go wrong?
pity the poor window cleaner
Some people like to live life on the edge,.
No.
Yes.
No
Ha, all it needs is a bottomless toilet.
The ultimate flush.
In case there is some confusion, this house doesn’t actually exist. This is all ‘photoshop’.
So is J Low’ ass, but you’d still look ;)
Will it drop off if the cliff erodes?
Where’s the fresh water supply, sewerage and electricity ?
Not in a million years!
It’ll be a sad day something like this would get planing
Why – they gave permission for that stupid spike/spire thing in the middle of Dublin? No use or significance to any living thing….
Free hold I bet
You don’t think that a cliff face would be a significant view or asset worth preserving??? You are the pits
And you are clearly an idiot, eland…
Being clad in glass I don’t think it would aesthetically ruin the look of the cliffs as the cliffs would be experienced mostly from the top surface. At night it might even look good to someone out at sea on a boat. The big downside I see is that boats might think it is a lighthouse structure and move towards what would be mistaken for a harbour..
Wow Pol that is some comment, 1st: cliffs are looked at from all angles, from the top from the sea from the side as is clearly depicted in the picture provided. 2nd: if for some reason you could only look down on this cliff you would be obstructed at this site, by the garage. 3rd: glass is not normally seen jutting out of coastal cliff faces and I doubt this glass cling-on will change that trend.
eland…be up for school tomorrow…
Just for giggles. Where in the rendering given are the people that are going to look at this building from all angles? The image portrays a place that is secluded as opposed to the busy beach you believe it is…
Secondly you know don’t you that glass is not inherently a primary structural element and in this case here is not the thing that is holding the whole thing up? It provides cross directional support as a kind of panel in a steel frame building would, but it is steel that would be the superstructure that connects to the rock face. Thus the glass never really touches the rock face so it doesn’t cling on. So I agree with you glass is normally not seen jutting out of rock in this manner.
PS There are thousands of better buildings that go unnoticed by the public each year but a really provocative one like this comes along and everyone has a half baked opinion. People are not going to be living like this in the future. It is a one off. There is no trend or movement in architecture that describes this building. It’s hilarious that you think otherwise.
A lot of these type houses in California too – overlooking the Pacific.
Great views but jaysus I’d never be off the toilet
There’s just something very cool about that , ok its impractical and I dont know what the story is with corrosion but its very cool . Appeals to my villain side
Glass and stainless steel / pvc. I doubt corrosion would be a concern. Erosion on the other hand….
Erm…good look to the window cleaner…
They forgot to mention a bathroom.
Wow I seriously want one
It looks like an ashtray bolted to a wall ……I bet the sharks are waiting below for a drunk Irishman to go take a whizz after a house party ….
I can see Mel Gibson tearing one of these down in lethal weapon 5
G’day everybody – check out the view.
This would turn the Cliffs of Moher into the new Hamptons or St.Tropez :D
Can someone tell me why if you look at a picture on journal.ie the resolution is pure shite
A wee design here and there and the home could double up as a Lighthouse-
Hmm do they not have coastal erosion then in Australia!
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