Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #45

Multiple questions/answers

  • 1) I have more faith & trust in the government lately.

    Votes: 21 4.6%

  • 1) I don’t trust the government anymore.

    Votes: 343 74.6%

  • 2) I do not believe what the press & media are telling us.

    Votes: 330 71.7%

  • 2) I trust the media.

    Votes: 22 4.8%

  • 3) I do not believe the virus is as serious as we are being told.

    Votes: 157 34.1%

  • 3) I believe the severity of the illness is as reported.

    Votes: 198 43.0%

  • 4) schools need to go back.

    Votes: 271 58.9%

  • 4) schools should not return yet.

    Votes: 86 18.7%

  • 5) I would be willing to go into another phase 1 lockdown if deemed necessary.

    Votes: 254 55.2%

  • 5) I will not agree to another lockdown.

    Votes: 141 30.7%
  • Total voters
    460
  • Poll closed .
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Boddler said:
I'm getting married tomorrow! All guests have to wear masks, this was only told to us this Monday when updated government guidance came in. Reunited with my parents for the first time in 8 months tonight so there were lots of tears! Think my dad is quietly upset that he can't walk me down the aisle but the main thing is the ceremony can go ahead with our nearest and dearest. Got a pub meal afterwards which was touch and go this week after Boris' announcement last Friday but they've moved us to outside which given the weather forecast is 34° tomorrow is probably a good thing. Now just got to worry about sweat proofing my hair and make up 😂
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Congratulations! I had a wedding today at work and melted my tits off. I hope it went well. The mask thing is bullshit.
 
OatMatchaLatte said:
Could do with some advice! I was forced into agreeing to a family holiday with nightmare mother in law last year. Made it clear to my partner that I didn't want to go, but in the end agreed for his sake and to keep the peace.
It's in three weeks time and so far, still going ahead. A few weeks ago I told my partner I don't want to go because I don't want to travel in a pandemic. Which is true, we've cancelled a pre-covid planned holiday. I'm not scared of getting the virus, it's just the uncertainty around quarantine/mask wearing etc...its hassle and for me not worth it. He says he doesn't want to go either but doesn't want to tell his mum. The conversation ended up with me in tears about it.

We've not discussed it since. Last night he told his mum we were still planning to go. Today he's been complaining about wearing a mask because they're so hot and oppressive, how he's dreading the flight, doesn't want to go etc. We will have to wear masks for about eight hours in total (carpark bus, airport, flight, airport the other end). He's scared of flying, too.

I've been on a travel forum for the country were going to (Greece) and there's concern there that cases are rising and people are predicting a quarantine will be introduced.

I don't know whether to sit it out and see what happens in the next fortnight, or just say now that I'm absolutely not going. Im worried that it's going to cause a huge row, but it's also stressing me out the thought of going. I realise this is a very frivolous concern in the context of the pandemic and it's wider effects.

Am I being completely unreasonable in saying I'm not going?
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IMO I think that you’re being perfectly reasonable. From almost three decades of experience, an angsty MIL can cause so much much strife ... my MIL caused such misery that we ended up at Relate, and almost separated ....... which is what she’s always wanted to happen!
However, if you are worried about quarantine then just tell her that two weeks of unpaid leave isn’t doable. Yes, she probably will kick off big time, but it’s your life, not hers. Good luck!
 
JLXRD said:
Actually testing is increasing quite a bit:

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Tests are increasing at my site, I redeployed through my company to covid 19 tester 9 weeks ago and initially we were doing 30 - 40 tears a day through our lane daily (1 of 5 lanes). It remained static for about 6 weeks, the last 6 shifts I have worked we have jumped to 170+ daily the whole site was up 700 from 300 daily in the last 2 weeks!! We still have more capacity and we have a mobile walk in site (I work in a drive through facility and am an assisted tester - meaning I do the swabbing myself) that tour the locallity for those that have no car to provide tests, they are also seeing a bigger uptake in testing. Our local press are reporting we have more cases day on day , but that's down to the testing increase.

More and more sites are opening since I started so there is more capacity and anyone can get a test.

It is hoped that many of the test sites will eventually be able to offer the antibodie tests when they become available on the nhs (our site manager has had discussions with the powers at be) and eventually offer Mass vaccination sites. When I spoke to to my regional manager about how long I may be in my new role he suggested 12 months plus.
 
Dragon100 said:
Tests are increasing at my site, I redeployed through my company to covid 19 tester 9 weeks ago and initially we were doing 30 - 40 tears a day through our lane daily (1 of 5 lanes). It remained static for about 6 weeks, the last 6 shifts I have worked we have jumped to 170+ daily the whole site was up 700 from 300 daily in the last 2 weeks!! We still have more capacity and we have a mobile walk in site (I work in a drive through facility and am an assisted tester - meaning I do the swabbing myself) that tour the locallity for those that have no car to provide tests, they are also seeing a bigger uptake in testing. Our local press are reporting we have more cases day on day , but that's down to the testing increase.

More and more sites are opening since I started so there is more capacity and anyone can get a test.

It is hoped that many of the test sites will eventually be able to offer the antibodie tests when they become available on the nhs (our site manager has had discussions with the powers at be) and eventually offer Mass vaccination sites. When I spoke to to my regional manager about how long I may be in my new role he suggested 12 months plus.
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Are these people that are getting tested asymptomatic ? surely it means more people are showing symptoms if they're looking to be tested ,which tells me cases are increasing ...
 
wizardora said:
Greece aren’t swabbing on arrival. We’ve all just returned from a week in Greece. No temp checks or anything
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How come ? It’s on the government website and the foreign office website too plus our tour operator confirmed this the other day
The swabbing goes off the qr code you fill in the day prior depending what number you generate but uk travellers generate the code to get swabbed
 
Northeast1988 said:
How come ? It’s on the government website and the foreign office website too plus our tour operator confirmed this the other day
The swabbing goes off the qr code you fill in the day prior depending what number you generate but uk travellers generate the code to get swabbed
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We were informed they may test on arrival, I didn’t see anyone being tested/sent to the screening area.
We had the QR code obviously but nothing further was done. That was Athens.
I guess it depends on which country you’re arriving from. We flew from Manchester.
Relatives flew from Stansted and they also weren’t swabbed.
 
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I know America's awful but worldometer says 6%population.
Doesn't say comparative % for UK and other countries.

I dident realise the outbreak Aberdeen gives them greater rate of infection than Blackburn case still rising so guess lockdown could be extended.

Why's Europe got such higher rates of Infection right now?
Much higher than UK hence why we quite right to quarantine.
Do we expect higher rates if infection to translate into hospital admissions and even deaths again?
Especially now sheilding has ended.

Had chuckle at Preston public health message to young people please don't kill your granny.
They saying young people socialising caching it and spreading it their area.
However so many grannies here have fan social life at pubs , restaurents and shops.
Babysitting their immune school age grandkids that prpbably give them covid next month.
news.sky.com

Coronavirus: Young people warned 'don't kill granny' as lockdown measures reimposed in Preston

Local leaders in Preston have blamed households mixing in pubs and other homes for restrictions having to be reimposed.
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I hope they do more walk in test sites.
As random. Drive through at remote locations like airport seem really discriminatory towards low income families without cars.
 

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JulesyEire said:
Found another article regarding masks https://www.zerohedge.com/political/worlds-top-epidemiologists-masks-dont-work
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What an odd article, the body of text doesn’t say anything about the “world’s top epidemiologists saying masks don’t work”. That’s literally a headline plucked from the air. In fact the conclusion is America shouldn’t make people wear masks because “muh freedom” and because humans will naturally not engage in risky behaviour which hardly seems accurate given the growth of cases in the US.
 
Until they make up their minds whether masks are effective or not it’s probably best to wear them. I have read that the amount of virus you get infected with can contribute to how ill you get. I’m not sure if that’s proven yet but I can see the logic in it so masks may mean that if you do get exposed to the virus it’s less of it 🤷🏻‍♀️
 
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