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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

The airport kinda reopens today after border was closed in March (limited flights & depends on eligibility to travel here)

Mandatory 14 day stay in a quarantine center for everyone arriving (that the traveler has to pay for themselves) and 3 neg covid tests spaced across the stay before the person is released to gen population

If you think its too strict, a flight arrived last week with 70 foreign workers who were all tested neg before travelling... 10 tested positive on arrival
 
Slab said:
The airport kinda reopens today after border was closed in March (limited flights & depends on eligibility to travel here)

Mandatory 14 day stay in a quarantine center for everyone arriving (that the traveler has to pay for themselves) and 3 neg covid tests spaced across the stay before the person is released to gen population

If you think its too strict, a flight arrived last week with 70 foreign workers who were all tested neg before travelling... 10 tested positive on arrival
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This is what makes me nervous. Where i normally go there are a lot of US tourists. They only need a clear test within the last 7 days to enter. First concern is that these are home tests posted off so no guarantee that they are being done correctly or even on the person they say it is. The flights to where I go also involve a layover in Miami so they are going to a bit of a covid hotspot on the way as well. Not ideal.
 
Slab said:
If you think its too strict, a flight arrived last week with 70 foreign workers who were all tested neg before travelling... 10 tested positive on arrival
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Unless it was a very long flight, or some of the negative tests were a bit old, there is something rather odd about those numbers.
 
Ethan said:
Unless it was a very long flight, or some of the negative tests were a bit old, there is something rather odd about those numbers.
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Yeah I was surprised by the number but it could've been like GB72 describes in his scenario, neg test in last 7 days prior to departure (or even home test) Either way I'm glad all 70 had to go to quarantine on arrival and wish the 10 a speedy recovery
 
Ethan said:
Unless it was a very long flight, or some of the negative tests were a bit old, there is something rather odd about those numbers.
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Honest question as I know nothing about these tests not having taken one. Is there any way that it can be ascertained that they have been correctly administered and taken by the person who says they have taken them. Seems all too easy not to collect the sample correctly or, in the case of a large group of workers if I being cynical, one person who is known to be clear takes a swab for everyone
 
Slab said:
Yeah I was surprised by the number but it could've been like GB72 describes in his scenario, neg test in last 7 days prior to departure (or even home test) Either way I'm glad all 70 had to go to quarantine on arrival and wish the 10 a speedy recovery
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Unless they were a high risk group, or transmitted it amongst themselves on the plane (although it would take longer than a flight to become test positive), then 10/70 is a very high hit rate. I suspect the second set of tests has a few false positives. No real harm if they have to quarantine anyway.
 
GB72 said:
Honest question as I know nothing about these tests not having taken one. Is there any way that it can be ascertained that they have been correctly administered and taken by the person who says they have taken them. Seems all too easy not to collect the sample correctly or, in the case of a large group of workers if I being cynical, one person who is known to be clear takes a swab for everyone
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Assuming they are doing a naso-pharynx swab, the biggest problem is usually missing the right place and getting a negative test even in a positive patient. False positives would normally occur due to the lab having an overly sensitive assay, or by cross contamination between samples. I suspect it is more likely that some of the 10 are false positives.
 
Pleasing to see this morning that BA have now extended their 'fly-by' date to end Oct for cancelling and getting a voucher. Will check with our travel insurance to see if we can get a refund from the insurance if we cancel our flight to Valencia (due to fly there 16th) - if not there is always the voucher (to be used by end April 2022).
 
Ethan said:
Unless they were a high risk group, or transmitted it amongst themselves on the plane (although it would take longer than a flight to become test positive), then 10/70 is a very high hit rate. I suspect the second set of tests has a few false positives. No real harm if they have to quarantine anyway.
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Either false pos at this end or incorrectly cleared at departure end, either way as you say its just as well the whole lot were quarantined
(p.s i got my dates wrong, they tested + on 1st Sept so they have all recovered/cleared by now)
 
Slab said:
Either false pos at this end or incorrectly cleared at departure end, either way as you say its just as well the whole lot were quarantined
(p.s i got my dates wrong, they tested + on 1st Sept so they have all recovered/cleared by now)
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conspiracy theory alert

sounds like the perfect set of results if you want to ensure the public buy into what some would see as very severe quaranting requirement going forward
 
Yesterday I went to the supermarket much later than usual, 9pm instead of lunch time. I don't think I have ever seen that many people without mask in it at the same time. Is there like a mask free happy hour?

But I find people wearing a mask wrong even worse.

(probably should be in the rant threat)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Pleasing to see this morning that BA have now extended their 'fly-by' date to end Oct for cancelling and getting a voucher. Will check with our travel insurance to see if we can get a refund from the insurance if we cancel our flight to Valencia (due to fly there 16th) - if not there is always the voucher (to be used by end April 2022).
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Update - Travel Insurance says No as BA are providing a voucher. So as far as Travel Insurance is concerned we do not suffer any financial loss. Fair enough.
 
larmen said:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket much later than usual, 9pm instead of lunch time. I don't think I have ever seen that many people without mask in it at the same time. Is there like a mask free happy hour?

But I find people wearing a mask wrong even worse.

(probably should be in the rant threat)
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Mask free, I try to think there is a genuine reason. Not always easy to do but lets think the best of people ?.

Mask wrong, usually pulled down from the nose, is just plain stupid. I also get slightly irrationally wound up by that one, you are not alone.
 
larmen said:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket much later than usual, 9pm instead of lunch time. I don't think I have ever seen that many people without mask in it at the same time. Is there like a mask free happy hour?

But I find people wearing a mask wrong even worse.

(probably should be in the rant threat)
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Yes there is.
It was the same pre masks. Free for all, no arrows, no queues.

Dale winton comes out at 9.45 and everyone races round looking for inflatable produce with cash attached.
 
larmen said:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket much later than usual, 9pm instead of lunch time. I don't think I have ever seen that many people without mask in it at the same time. Is there like a mask free happy hour?

But I find people wearing a mask wrong even worse.

(probably should be in the rant threat)
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Oh yes, this is me!! Luckily I can eff and jeff at them without them knowing as I have my mask on correctly.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Mask free, I try to think there is a genuine reason. Not always easy to do but lets think the best of people ?.

Mask wrong, usually pulled down from the nose, is just plain stupid. I also get slightly irrationally wound up by that one, you are not alone.
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Given up trying to pull people up politely in the hospital and explain the risks to them and others. Most at the start were apologetic (some of the older people didn't even realise they had it on wrong) but as with a lot of things with this pandemic people seem to be becoming blase
 
Seem El Presidento and Mrs El Presdiento have got it now. Wonder how it will impact him and if it changes his views on it like it has said to have done for Boris. But I guess he'll be necking the hydroxychloroquine now.
 
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