@B3 which is what I said a few pages ago, if I had symptoms I would not report it, once you do you’re obliged to take the test. There is no way I would drive anywhere with symptoms. (Or even without) If I got so ill I would call for an ambulance, I would be included in the figures then, not before.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
A friend on the Wirral has a neighbour who was advised they had been in contact with a positive case. Must quarantine for 14 days. Single mum but has been advised that as her 11 year old daughter hasn't been in contact with the positive case, she must go to school. Mum has to take her. It's all a bit of a nonsense.
This is a genuine question devoid of irony or whatever: How is it acceptable or even possible for a person with virus symptoms to travel, at best, a 150 mile round trip to get a test. Shouldn't they be tucked up in bed? I wouldn't even consider driving that distance if I had a cold. In fact, I wouldn't feel safe deriving a couple of miles. Why would any sane person do it?
Someone else could do the driving and if the symptoms were a cough or change in taste/smell then the person could probably drive themselves. The alternative is for everyone in the household to self isolate for 14 days so really you're caught between a rock and a hard place!
Still thinking about this so ... 6 folk a gath’ring 7 initiatives not working 8 promises a failing 9 nurses waddling 10 fingers a washing 11 cities isolating 12 months stagnating
I've just been sent this (yes, I know - could be from anywhere. Except it's not - let's just say that if anyone knows about covid from a public health perspective it's the friend who sent me this. She didn't write it, but she worked with the person who did). I thought it might be useful and interesting. If it's not useful or interesting to you, please feel free to ignore:
"13.09.2020 – CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
[I am a UK-based infectious disease epidemiologist with specialism in new and emerging infections, and write regular “explainer” posts about the pandemic, of which this is the latest. There’s currently a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding swirling about the internet regarding COVID-19 – so please do remember to check someone’s credentials if they are posting about it. You can find my CV on LinkedIn (Georgia Ladbury). Usual disclaimer that I am writing in a personal capacity and my views don’t necessarily reflect those of my employer]
Hi again everyone,
Well, the coronavirus situation has all got a bit complicated and confusing lately, hasn’t it? One minute you’re being encouraged to Eat Out to Help Out and the next minute you’re having to cancel your family get-together in the garden next weekend. The newspaper headlines are screaming that the situation’s getting worse, and yet shops and businesses remain open – so, what’s going on? And should we be listening to all those people who are saying that it’s all been a massive over-reaction and COVID-19 is no longer anything to worry about?
In this post I’ll try to answer the questions people are asking me most frequently at the moment . I’ll warn you now it’s LOOOOOONG (there are so many questions!!!!) so here’s the take home message – Covid has not gone away and we’re not sure how things will pan out over the next few months, so keep being cautious, but don’t be terrified and enjoy your new-found freedoms – safely."
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'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
You are no doubt aware that case numbers are going up. This is partly due to the fact that more people are doing tests now – everyone with symptoms now has access to a test through the Test and Trace system, compared to the spring when it was mainly people with severe disease who were tested in hospital (which is why scary headlines comparing how many cases who are testing positive now compared to March/April/May aren’t actually that meaningful).
However, rising positive tests in the community is NOT just a result of people doing more tests. Test positivity is going up (i.e. the proportion of people testing positive out of everyone who is doing testing), which suggests it’s not just that we’re picking up more cases because we’re testing more – it’s evidence that the outbreak is taking hold again.
Right now mostly the cases are mainly in younger adults in the community, likely because they are the ones who have been mixing a lot lately (not because they are reckless, but because they are more likely to live in shared houses, have public-facing jobs, have to use public transport, as well as having more active social lives than older groups)."
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'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
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8 promises a failing
9 nurses waddling
10 fingers a washing
11 cities isolating
12 months stagnating
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A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Hi again everyone,
Well, the coronavirus situation has all got a bit complicated and confusing lately, hasn’t it? One minute you’re being encouraged to Eat Out to Help Out and the next minute you’re having to cancel your family get-together in the garden next weekend. The newspaper headlines are screaming that the situation’s getting worse, and yet shops and businesses remain open – so, what’s going on? And should we be listening to all those people who are saying that it’s all been a massive over-reaction and COVID-19 is no longer anything to worry about?
In this post I’ll try to answer the questions people are asking me most frequently at the moment
Post 1 of 7.
However, rising positive tests in the community is NOT just a result of people doing more tests. Test positivity is going up (i.e. the proportion of people testing positive out of everyone who is doing testing), which suggests it’s not just that we’re picking up more cases because we’re testing more – it’s evidence that the outbreak is taking hold again.
Right now mostly the cases are mainly in younger adults in the community, likely because they are the ones who have been mixing a lot lately (not because they are reckless, but because they are more likely to live in shared houses, have public-facing jobs, have to use public transport, as well as having more active social lives than older groups)."
Post 2 of 7.