Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

AmandaJR said:
Is it just me who watches the news and sometimes gets that feeling it's a disaster movie playing out that I've seen before? This morning with talk about the vaccine being given tomorrow and the light at the end of the tunnel gave me that sensation again.
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Stop watching the news. Get info about restrictions from .govt.uk They seem to want to present everything as bad. Can't imagine why? :-)
 
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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Every one of my kids get zapped by one of those every time they get in the car....
Zap myself at least once a day too...although not for a month.
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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It's an interesting one. My BiL lives in China and when it was rife there you couldn't enter any building, any shop without being zapped by one of these. Even a little corner shop tested you. Here they are barely seen. I've just been to the dentist for a check up this morning and they used one on me. Other than that I'm struggling to think if I have been zapped by one of these elsewhere. For whatever reason, they have not taken off here.
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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Only at the Doctors Surgery.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
It's an interesting one. My BiL lives in China and when it was rife there you couldn't enter any building, any shop without being zapped by one of these. Even a little corner shop tested you. Here they are barely seen. I've just been to the dentist for a check up this morning and they used one on me. Other than that I'm struggling to think if I have been zapped by one of these elsewhere. For whatever reason, they have not taken off here.
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You got a check up? Congratulations; I've been waiting since March for two crowns to be fitted... :mad::mad::mad:
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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Some places around my area do temp checks. They can be useful, but not everybody with Covid, especially in the early stages, gets a temp and there are loads of other reasons apart from Covid for a temp, especially at this time of year, so it is at best rather insensitive (in accuracy terms) and non-specific. I think it often serves as ticking the box "doing something". Still, doesn't do any harm and is quick and cheap.

I think enforcing mask-wearing is probably the most useful action shops and public buildings can take.
 
I do hope anyone using one of those thermometers has got a decent properly calibrated one. I've got a cheap amazon one to measure the temperature of my pizza oven and it's about as accurate as I would be with a 2 iron.
When 1 degree is important, making sure your measuring equipment ir right is critical.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
It's an interesting one. My BiL lives in China and when it was rife there you couldn't enter any building, any shop without being zapped by one of these. Even a little corner shop tested you. Here they are barely seen. I've just been to the dentist for a check up this morning and they used one on me. Other than that I'm struggling to think if I have been zapped by one of these elsewhere. For whatever reason, they have not taken off here.
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It was the same here, no access to a shop, workplace or public building without a zap (in addition to mask, hand gel etc) If you didn't like it then tough, go home
Maybe it simply doesn't work as a detection method, i dunno but I'd have thought a high temp is something to be looked into

Its lessened now but I still had it taken in a couple of the bigger shops over the weekend & my wife cant enter her work without going through a full size walk-thru version, which prompted me to ask on here since no one really mentions it
 
Ethan said:
Some places around my area do temp checks. They can be useful, but not everybody with Covid, especially in the early stages, gets a temp and there are loads of other reasons apart from Covid for a temp, especially at this time of year, so it is at best rather insensitive (in accuracy terms) and non-specific. I think it often serves as ticking the box "doing something". Still, doesn't do any harm and is quick and cheap.

I think enforcing mask-wearing is probably the most useful action shops and public buildings can take.
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I don't think it was used to clear anyone of having it, i.e a normal temp didn't ever equal no covid. It was more to ID those who had a high temp that would indicate that a covid test might be a sensible next step
I can see that right now other ailments might also show a high temp as a symptom but the UK had all summer to use this low cost way to check millions of people every week to see if they have one of the symptoms (after all in the UK folks were/are going out shopping/public places 4,5,6 days a week)

I also agree with the mask think, despite the lack of cases its still common as muck here with some places more stringent than others (I didn't need it at the golf club yesterday but I did wear one walking to the beach bar)
 
Slab said:
I don't think it was used to clear anyone of having it, i.e a normal temp didn't ever equal no covid. It was more to ID those who had a high temp that would indicate that a covid test might be a sensible next step
I can see that right now other ailments might also show a high temp as a symptom but the UK had all summer to use this low cost way to check millions of people every week to see if they have one of the symptoms (after all in the UK folks were/are going out shopping/public places 4,5,6 days a week)

I also agree with the mask think, despite the lack of cases its still common as muck here with some places more stringent than others (I didn't need it at the golf club yesterday but I did wear one walking to the beach bar)
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I think you only replied so you could say 'walking to the beach bar', you heartless sod.

If you walked to a beach bar anywhere around here today, the thermometer would be needed only to determine whether you needed inpatient treatment for hypothermia or not.
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

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Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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Legoland, Chessington world of adventures, an da couple of other places which funnily enough were outside entertainment places anyway. We haven't been anywhere indoors.

Funnily enough, it is really the 1st time I can ever remember that none of us (3 at home) had any kind of fever for 10 months now. This taking care of Covid takes care of a lot of other infections as well.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
It's an interesting one. My BiL lives in China and when it was rife there you couldn't enter any building, any shop without being zapped by one of these. Even a little corner shop tested you. Here they are barely seen. I've just been to the dentist for a check up this morning and they used one on me. Other than that I'm struggling to think if I have been zapped by one of these elsewhere. For whatever reason, they have not taken off here.
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Was zapped going into church on Saturday for our choir recording session. I too am a bit surprised that 'temperature zapping' is not more widespread even though it is not mandatory for going into any shop, restaurant etc.

BTW - given the 'interest' in my choir recording session expressed here apriori, the recording session was not that easy or comfortable as we strictly adhered to Social Distancing rules and wore masks throughout. It is not so easy singing more quietly than normal and 'far' apart as that means you can't hear really other voices when singing four part harmony, and masks don't make for comfortable controlled breathing...

Nonetheless it was great that we were able to make the recordings for on-line services to come this month...
 
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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Was zapped going into church on Saturday for our choir recording session. I too am a bit surprised that 'temperature zapping' is not more widespread even though it is not mandatory for going into any shop, restaurant etc
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I'm more surprised that so few places seem to have QR codes or paper sheets for people to sign in when they enter. In the least week I've been to Tesco, our local butchers and Morrisons and haven't had to sign in at any of them. I think the only places that I have had to sign in are at the local farmers' market and at my kids football matches.
 
Slab said:
Maybe I'm just missing it but when someone on here talks about what prevention/avoidance measures are taking place when they go to xyz/abc etc, they never seem to mention having their temp taken

View attachment 33868

Am I just missing the references, is it happening and not mentioned, is it not really a thing in the UK? How many times since 1st lockdown started have you had your temp taken entering a public place?

It seems to be one of the main indicators of covid and even if its not but you still have a high temp, then something is probably wrong with you
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Interestingly I've only had my temperature take at two places - a) at the dentist (three times in past two months) and b) at the driving range at Pedham Place golf centre. The latter was quite a surprise.
 
ColchesterFC said:
I'm more surprised that so few places seem to have QR codes or paper sheets for people to sign in when they enter. In the least week I've been to Tesco, our local butchers and Morrisons and haven't had to sign in at any of them. I think the only places that I have had to sign in are at the local farmers' market and at my kids football matches.
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I guess it's down to how long you're likely to be in there and how many other people youre going to come into contact with.
Apparently the average time spent in our tesco is 20 minutes...means some are a lot more but they've all got masks on.
We have to sign in at the club, or did before the Tiers came in - smaller place, longer stay.
I have a QR in the car for anyone that wants to use it ( nobody has) but it means I can sign in after golf to "clear" me from there.
 
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