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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Kellfire said:
I’m not convinced they can legally do that? Seems very dodgy.
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Ethan said:
Where are you? In a lockdown zone?
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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
No symptoms - No test - so says Hancock
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pauljames87 said:
If he is given test by the hotel doesn't matter
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Apologies, should have been clearer. It's privately funded testing for a company that I'll be working for. I'm about to go offshore on a project and they require a negative test before we go. It's a company requirement for me to isolate between the test and joining the vessel. Had to travel from home to the hotel, then go to a different hotel where they'd hired a room to do the tests and then back to my original hotel.
 
My Mrs is working from home...on a cancer charity Helpline.

This is fine as it saves the cost of two days commute into London. However as all charity employees are currently working from home the load on their small IT team is significant - plus of course they cant do local support...i.e. going to a desk and helping someone sort their problem.,

And so I have become her local IT support. And that can be problematic, stressful and at times not a lot conducive to healthy marital relations...

Anyway - we consider ourselves very fortunate...
 
ColchesterFC said:
Apologies, should have been clearer. It's privately funded testing for a company that I'll be working for. I'm about to go offshore on a project and they require a negative test before we go. It's a company requirement for me to isolate between the test and joining the vessel. Had to travel from home to the hotel, then go to a different hotel where they'd hired a room to do the tests and then back to my original hotel.
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I dont see why this is wrong...

Got a note from school, that they need a negative test if kiddo had fever at any point. Not sure how that can be arranged without doing it privately.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Checked in to a hotel this morning and then had to go for a Covid test. Should get the results some time after 1800 tomorrow. I have been told that I'm not allowed to leave my room between now and then. The only small problem with this is that the hotel my company have booked me in to doesn't have a restaurant. Have been given a dispensation to go to the restaurant next door for food if I maintain social distancing but apart from that I'm restricted to my room only.
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Deliveroo or just eat. Contactless delivery. Job done.
 
Oh well, went shopping - was a #### with mask worn around his neck who was generally causing mahem. Later he went into conversation with staff member (who seemed fairly senior) and they went around the shop causing more mayhem. Suspect they knew each other. I ultimately challenged the employee on his conduct which didn't go well. Ho hum.
 
One of juniors football team is down with fever and sore throat. Chance it might be covid but more likely part of back to school germ fest that happens every September. Child in question is getting tested on Friday who knows when the results come. Question is, do we tell all the parents, what about the opposition last Saturday or next Saturday? If it is covid then not isolating until the test comes back could see it spread far and wide or am I overthinking it all, there is no guidance that I can see on the FA site that helps. What to do?
 
yandabrown said:
One of juniors football team is down with fever and sore throat. Chance it might be covid but more likely part of back to school germ fest that happens every September. Child in question is getting tested on Friday who knows when the results come. Question is, do we tell all the parents, what about the opposition last Saturday or next Saturday? If it is covid then not isolating until the test comes back could see it spread far and wide or am I overthinking it all, there is no guidance that I can see on the FA site that helps. What to do?
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how would his school treat it? id do the same as them personally
 
yandabrown said:
One of juniors football team is down with fever and sore throat. Chance it might be covid but more likely part of back to school germ fest that happens every September. Child in question is getting tested on Friday who knows when the results come. Question is, do we tell all the parents, what about the opposition last Saturday or next Saturday? If it is covid then not isolating until the test comes back could see it spread far and wide or am I overthinking it all, there is no guidance that I can see on the FA site that helps. What to do?
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Should inform his school and the organizer of the other team and those who were involved ASAP . Your most probably right about it being a run of the mill cold but it might not be.
 
fundy said:
how would his school treat it? id do the same as them personally
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Old Skier said:
Should inform his school and the organizer of the other team and those who were involved ASAP . Your most probably right about it being a run of the mill cold but it might not be.
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Thanks for the replies. Looking through the teams of school guidance it would appear that nothing is done until a positive test is confirmed, at that point they do a "rapid risk assessment " and act on that (aka make it up as we go along).
If we tell lots of people, what are they going to do with the information? The choice is self isolate or carry on as before, or would seem that the school is asking for us to carry on as before and I now beleive that the government advice is for only the family to self isolate.
 
if we are testing at 250K a day and have been doing since mid June....the population of the UK is 66 million....so every four days we test 1 million people.....so after 120 days we have tested 30 million people....thats half the population of the UK.

Now I know about 200 people and STILL don't know anyone thats had COVID.

WHO THE BUDDY HELL IS GETTING TESTED MORE THAN ONCE????????
 
yandabrown said:
One of juniors football team is down with fever and sore throat. Chance it might be covid but more likely part of back to school germ fest that happens every September. Child in question is getting tested on Friday who knows when the results come. Question is, do we tell all the parents, what about the opposition last Saturday or next Saturday? If it is covid then not isolating until the test comes back could see it spread far and wide or am I overthinking it all, there is no guidance that I can see on the FA site that helps. What to do?
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I am in same situation with my son... At our school, if the child has fever at any point then you can’t return to school without the Covid negative result. Hence he is home. Testing privately tomorrow.. fingers crossed.

Have withdrawn him from all weekend sports. There is more to life than one match at this point in the season. Hopefully he will recover in time for his County cricket trials in couple of weeks.
 
Crazyface said:
if we are testing at 250K a day and have been doing since mid June....the population of the UK is 66 million....so every four days we test 1 million people.....so after 120 days we have tested 30 million people....thats half the population of the UK.

Now I know about 200 people and STILL don't know anyone thats had COVID.

WHO THE BUDDY HELL IS GETTING TESTED MORE THAN ONCE????????
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120 days is 4 months, in that time any amount who were tested negative could now be positive.
 
Mudball said:
I am in same situation with my son... At our school, if the child has fever at any point then you can’t return to school without the Covid negative result. Hence he is home. Testing privately tomorrow.. fingers crossed.

Have withdrawn him from all weekend sports. There is more to life than one match at this point in the season. Hopefully he will recover in time for his County cricket trials in couple of weeks.
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Surely can return after self isolating for the required period and a negative test is just to speed up the return?
 
Mudball said:
Yes.. 14 days self isolation for whole family due to support bubble. Lost income as Mrs can’t wfh or see her patients
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No saying it's ideal just the way it came across it was like they off school until a test even over 2 weekd
 
Bugger. After an extended Covid free period we have two confirmed in. Not sure about the rest of the hospital but our Chief Exec was on local news the other day saying we were Covid free. That was always always going be a form of "commentators curse"

Seems a few of the local hospitals have reported increased cases. We've seen hotspots further north and Slough had been on the Government "watch" list recently so perhaps this is the first ripple in this part of the world. Went to our clinical governance yesterday and some fantastic learning reported and action plans in place going forward so definitely think we are in the best place possible to cope better
 
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Crazyface said:
if we are testing at 250K a day and have been doing since mid June....the population of the UK is 66 million....so every four days we test 1 million people.....so after 120 days we have tested 30 million people....thats half the population of the UK.

Now I know about 200 people and STILL don't know anyone thats had COVID.

WHO THE BUDDY HELL IS GETTING TESTED MORE THAN ONCE????????
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Various organisations are mandating that employees get tested every week and have a Covid free test so they can work that week.
 
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