Foxholer
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Good news indeed then! Got a link? As I can't find one that gives those numbers.
Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?
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D-S
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The Government dashboard - https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare , Patients admitted data by country.
Foxholer
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Ah, That's definitely one of the 'reference' docs. I'd never split it by country.
Checking back on previous dates, there does seem to be 'suspicious' drops in the 'Friday/weekend values though (e.g. 22nd Jan, 5th Feb). NI data is not recorded (yet) on latest day either - implying some sort of delay too.
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Old Skier
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Typical Blunt
D-S
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To add to the positive direction of travel.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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My Mrs tells me that there is a move to stop publishing the data…or is it that they will stop publicising it. We need to know the prevalence of infection in any specific area to be able to assess the risk of picking it up when out and about in town or any enclosed and busy environment.
If people no longer have to isolate then will people bother to test? Some will, many wont. At that point the figures become close to useless anyway.
road2ruin
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I agree, I can't see us testing any more unless one of us gets a symptom. If one of us does test positive then the others will test just in case however if we're well we won't be doing any testing to catch asymptomatic virus.
drdel
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It's time to move on as a society. Obviously the virus is still common and may mutate but its time for everyone to be prudent and use good hygiene and avoid overcrowded indoor places.
For anyone who wants to agonise over the data it will still be just a couple of clicks away on gov.uk.
Perhaps this thread has now peaked as well
SocketRocket
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Could you explain clearly what you mean by 'Move on as a society'It's time to move on as a society. Obviously the virus is still common and may mutate but its time for everyone to be prudent and use good hygiene and avoid overcrowded indoor places.
For anyone who wants to agonise over the data it will still be just a couple of clicks away on gov.uk.
Perhaps this thread has now peaked as well
SwingsitlikeHogan
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…and can one of these ‘move on’ know-it-alls tell me and my Mrs how we can assess the risk of us picking up the virus when in an enclosed space and risk passing it on to one who is highly vulnerable. If I know the prevalence of infection in a locality then I can at least make some form of an informed risk assessment - otherwise…what…? How the heck to I ‘avoid overcrowded indoor places’…when we are ‘moving on…’.
Me and my Mrs have been invited to a wedding reception on Friday and my Mrs is not at all sure that we should go given the risk of her picking up the virus…and then a few days later passing it on to her brother…that’s the reality of where we are and its only going to get harder given the strategy now being adopted.
Unfortunately much of what I am hearing and reading comes across as nothing to do with society and everything to do with self.
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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French barber long gone…and he was right.Don’t worry, your French barber will have all the details…
Imurg
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Northern Ireland lifting all legal restrictions and replacing with guidance as of tomorrow
HomerJSimpson
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What did you do before Covid? Flu and other infectious diseases still abounded which if transferred would be dangerous to a vulnerable person. The bottom line is life will move on whether you want it to or not and there is a time coming soon when all restrictions will be lifted. As an adult you'll simply have to use your own judgement. No-one can make the decision for you. If you think the risk is too high, don't attend the wedding or other events. If not go and accept there is a chance of consequences
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It’s irrelevant what people did pre-covid! Covid has changed the landscape.
I agree silh and his wife should do what is right for them, but what if there is a selfish person who knowingly attends while having covid, how can silh or anyone else protect themselves from that individual.
You can’t expect those at risk or vulnerable to carry all the responsibility indefinitely, ie it should stay mandated that if you are positive you should isolate for a period, regardless of No of jabs/boosters etc.
I’d of thought you would of been aware of covid causing serious issues and worse for those who aren’t deemed as vulnerable.
HomerJSimpson
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But surely you can take the argument of selfish behaviour to any circumstance. What about in a supermarket, pharmacy or doctors waiting room. With restrictions going and those with Covid not requiring any isolation (as I understand the rule will be) how will anyone know who is or isn't infectious. Aside from mitigating the risk with masks and vaccination what else is there to be done other than staying in.
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I fully agree with us returning to some sort, if not full normality, but if the plan is to allow those testing positive to go about their daily business with no restrictions, then it puts everybody at risk, not just the vulnerable.
People not knowing they are positive is a different matter, but, imo, I’d like to see some sort of mandated isolation for anyone testing positive.
I’m not confident the proposed lifting of all restrictions is being led by the science.
Tashyboy
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This all day long, if you are positive isolate, even if just for 5 days. What is the positives of letting people who are positive walk the streets as per normal. My parents have done everything and more to not catch COVID for two years. Now we are saying let positive people go out and knowingly infect Others. I don’t get it.