Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

That's 30 minutes in an enclosed venue full of expelled air from all who have been in it for hours. Laughing , talking animatedly, etc. Not the same as a supermarket.
You are not indispensable ?. My view? -- be safe.

I take your point, obviously I do, though I’ll add that all will have been seated having dinner for all the period before I would return to do my bit. In fact our clubhouse on a Saturday morning before the rollout goes out, and later on in the afternoon as groups come in is probably closer to what you describe as the risk. I also note that I am not too worried about my own health…my concern is picking up the virus and passing it to my BiL up north either directly or via my Mrs.

 

[Pants]

Cemetaries are filled with people who thought that they were indespensible.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Surely one of the balancing questions to be asked now is how many people are dying because their treatment is on hold, tests not carried out etc. If we obsess too far in one direction are we not missing huge problems elsewhere?

I don't know the answer to this but I hope someone, somewhere is in a meeting asking this question on a regular basis. There will be a tipping point, we don't want to miss it.

 

[BubbaP]

China with a different approach...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-59871325

 

[Slab]

Got 'Boosted' 3 hours ago, no ill effects yet (got J&J this time) £6 per jag for each of us so it's cheaper than the 1st/2nd vaccine were

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Over 700 positive cases at work in the last week. 1st shift back since new years eve and can't move in the corridor outside our control room for people having informal meetings. Thank god all these day workers are off the weekend and back to a couple of dozen in the building.....

 

[Hobbit]

Well, after 3x LFT’s in 4 days I’m still negative. The sore throat has almost gone but the hacking, wet cough and headache are still very much in evidence. Just a nasty cold.

Shan’t be going out though. The evil eye you get from people when you cough could kill at 20 yards.

 

[Neilds]

Well, after 3x LFT’s in 4 days I’m still negative. The sore throat has almost gone but the hacking, wet cough and headache are still very much in evidence. Just a nasty cold.

Shan’t be going out though. The evil eye you get from people when you cough could kill at 20 yards.

I had Covid at the beginning of Dec, bad flu like symptoms for a week that floored me then recovered fairly quickly - except for the cough! Only just got rid of it and I was really conscious about trying not to cough in public in case I got run out of town! Worse time was whilst waiting outside a Welsh pub with a large bouncer whilst they checked if any tables were free inside. Was really trying hard not to cough in case we were stopped going in. Manged to stifle it behind the mask until we got in.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Need LFTs. None available in local pharmacies and when I go onto the NHS website none are available for sending to either my home address or my MiLs address where my wife is at the moment.

Sorry there are no home delivery slots left for these tests right now.

What the hell does that mean…don’t they come by post…and what are we supposed to do? Well what I will have to do is try and scrounge some off my neighbours.

 

[GB72]

Need LFTs. None available in local pharmacies and when I go onto the NHS website none are available for sending to either my home address or my MiLs address where my wife is at the moment. What are we supposed to do?

Keep trying. My mum could not get any yesterday morning but could order at lunchtime. I could not get any on Tuesday night but ordered easily Wednesday morning. They are coming in stock on line daily and it is just timing.

 

[Hobbit]

Need LFTs. None available in local pharmacies and when I go onto the NHS website none are available for sending to either my home address or my MiLs address where my wife is at the moment.

Sorry there are no home delivery slots left for these tests right now.

What the hell does that mean…don’t they come by post…and what are we supposed to do? Well what I will have to do is try and scrounge some off my neighbours.

I must admit I found it disappointing reading, early in the pandemic, of the shortage of masks. No problem here in Spain. And now the shortage of test kits. No problem here in Spain.

Something seriously wrong, and …. in a brewery.

 

[DanFST]

I must admit I found it disappointing reading, early in the pandemic, of the shortage of masks. No problem here in Spain. And now the shortage of test kits. No problem here in Spain.

Something seriously wrong, and …. in a brewery.

How about toilet roll?

As much as I enjoy piling on you know who, I'm not many sure other nations have such a high percentage of selfish, stupid, ignorant inhabitants.

 

[road2ruin]

How about toilet roll?

As much as I enjoy piling on you know who, I'm not many sure other nations have such a high percentage of selfish, stupid, ignorant inhabitants.

To be fair, whilst agree about toilet roll (and pasta) I'm not sure the general public can be blamed for this shortage, this lies squarely at the feet of those in power. We've been told to test, test, test plus we've now got a away out of isolation earlier by.....testing!! There really should have been sufficient supplies as they uptick in demand by everyone (bar the usual selfish few) was always going to happen.

 

[davidy233]

Need LFTs. None available in local pharmacies and when I go onto the NHS website none are available for sending to either my home address or my MiLs address where my wife is at the moment.

Sorry there are no home delivery slots left for these tests right now.

What the hell does that mean…don’t they come by post…and what are we supposed to do? Well what I will have to do is try and scrounge some off my neighbours.

Never had any problem ordering them (just ordered some) - is Scotland different to down south for availability?

 

[D-S]

Some good (or not so dreadful) news in the stats today -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479491583666003973

Also patients in England on ventilators now at lowest level since 18th October.

 

[Beezerk]

PCR results are back already...negative
This really is a weird virus, back in July I caught it and was minging with cold, the missus was negative.
This time the missus has a bad cold and has tested positive but I'm fine

 

[drdel]

Never had any problem ordering them (just ordered some) - is Scotland different to down south for availability?

Never had any problem here in Beds & Bucks.

 

[Old Skier]

Never had any problem here in Beds & Bucks.

Been travelling around the chemists trying for the last week, finally got an order in on line. Need them as I interview vets and volunteer at the vac centre

 

[Foxholer]

Some good (or not so dreadful) news in the stats today -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1479491583666003973

Also patients in England on ventilators now at lowest level since 18th October.

Definitely 'not so dreadful' as opposed to 'good'!
Patients on ventilators doesn't seem a paticularly good stat to 'watch'. While it has been reducing gradually for the couple of months the daily reduction has been nowhere near the daily death count (almost all of whom would likely have been occupants of ventilated beds). That would indicate that while Omicron is not as 'dangerous' as previous variants, it's sufficiently dangerous to cause an almost equal number of 'ventilation reqd' cases. The alternative is that some 'normal ward' cases are moved to ventilated beds as they become available, which renders the stat to being 'a bit dodgy'!
Likewise, and more obviously less to cheer about, the post states 'Clear signs now of a rapid slowdown in admissions growth across England'. Note the word 'growth'! Admissions are still increasing, just increasingly less slowly! A Kiwi PM (Sir Rob Muldoon) once tried to convince the NZ public that 'the rate of increase in inflation' was a good thing! He was laughed at/abused by all and sundry and lost the next election!

 

[chellie]

Need LFTs. None available in local pharmacies and when I go onto the NHS website none are available for sending to either my home address or my MiLs address where my wife is at the moment.

Sorry there are no home delivery slots left for these tests right now.

What the hell does that mean…don’t they come by post…and what are we supposed to do? Well what I will have to do is try and scrounge some off my neighbours.

I've said before you just have to keep trying to order online!! They keep releasing stock gradually. You can order daily.