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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

happyhacker said:
It is a great pay reward for NHS, but it will only lead to other issues. What about Police, Firemen, teachers and countless other public key workers. I can see strike ballots in their future.
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If you think that Police , firemen etc, have worked as hard or in as much danger as Drs and nurses in this pandemic , then you haven't been playing attention.?
The other key workers have worked hard etc, but this pandemic has really made " above and beyond " demands of Drs and nurses, particularly the latter.
 
Swinglowandslow said:
If you think that Police , firemen etc, have worked as hard or in as much danger as Drs and nurses in this pandemic , then you haven't been playing attention.?
The other key workers have worked hard etc, but this pandemic has really made " above and beyond " demands of Drs and nurses, particularly the latter.
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Agreed. I have worked throughout the pandemic and would have been truly embarrassed had police representatives sought a massive pay rise. In part because the money isn’t there, but what is available is deserved far more elsewhere.
 
I don’t get why it has to be a percentage across the board. £500 for a nurse or a porter is likely to make more difference to them than a couple of grand does to a senior manager or consultant. Just look what 4% means at the bottom, and take that number across the range as a flat increase. Eg 500 for a nurse and 500 for the top nhs person and everyone in between. Saves a lot of money on the ‘richer’ folks.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Well sadly that's us just off the third funeral we've had in the last 6 weeks. Blessing is that by the grace of technology we've been able to be present in a disconnected, but at least spiritually connected, way. Sad times for us and many and my thoughts go out to all who have not been able to be with their loved ones at the end and in their parting from us.
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I had to be fairly ruthless in limiting the numbers of my mum's funeral to eleven.
We were very lucky to have a brilliant celibate who 'got' my mum and our family and turned it into a lovely occasion.
For an Edinburgher she even managed to pronounce my Mum's Welsh hometown correctly.(y) [after a bit of coaching from me.]
Sometimes less is more.(y)
 
Doon frae Troon said:
I had to be fairly ruthless in limiting the numbers of my mum's funeral to eleven.
We were very lucky to have a brilliant celibate who 'got' my mum and our family and turned it into a lovely occasion.
For an Edinburgher she even managed to pronounce my Mum's Welsh hometown correctly.(y) [after a bit of coaching from me.]
Sometimes less is more.(y)
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Plenty of celibate's on here that could have stepped in ???
 
Today's figures show 6,397 new infections and 63 deaths, this is an increase of 94 in terms of infections but deaths have fallen by 32 since last Thursday.

The one bit of good news that doesn't seem to have got enough press is that it's now 14 school days (closing in on 3 weeks in total) since almost all went back and there doesn't seem to have been any discernable rise in cases etc etc during that period. The Unions were pressing to delay the start due to health and safety concerns and numerous people were interviewed saying what a bad idea it was to send everyone back in together as this alone would leave to a huge spike however that has proved to be wrong. Hopefully this will enable us to press on with the roadmap as schools going back was likely to be the largest cause of an increase in cases but that doesn't appear to be the case so another bit of good news in my eyes.
 
I suppose the next hurdle is when those kids at school and their families start meeting with other families outside of the school network. I will be meeting with a family with kids next week and that will be my biggest risk for months and will still be 2 weeks before my jab fully kicks in
 
GB72 said:
I suppose the next hurdle is when those kids at school and their families start meeting with other families outside of the school network. I will be meeting with a family with kids next week and that will be my biggest risk for months and will still be 2 weeks before my jab fully kicks in
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I honestly don't think that's going to make a huge difference, the big one was bringing back all the kids at the same time and that appears to have passed without incident. Meeting other families is in an outdoor setting as of next week so can't see that doing a huge amount to infections etc.
 
Imurg said:
Saw earlier that a Public Health England report shows Covid rates are highest in those aged 10 to 19 and lowest in those aged 70 to 79...
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Makes sense I guess case are likely to be highest amongst those who haven't been vaccinated and aren't really social distancing. At least it's not leading to hospitalisations etc.
 
road2ruin said:
Today's figures show 6,397 new infections and 63 deaths, this is an increase of 94 in terms of infections but deaths have fallen by 32 since last Thursday.

The one bit of good news that doesn't seem to have got enough press is that it's now 14 school days (closing in on 3 weeks in total) since almost all went back and there doesn't seem to have been any discernable rise in cases etc etc during that period. The Unions were pressing to delay the start due to health and safety concerns and numerous people were interviewed saying what a bad idea it was to send everyone back in together as this alone would leave to a huge spike however that has proved to be wrong. Hopefully this will enable us to press on with the roadmap as schools going back was likely to be the largest cause of an increase in cases but that doesn't appear to be the case so another bit of good news in my eyes.
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Alas, the highest case rates are now in those aged 10-19, which suggests the return to school is having an impact.
 
Billysboots said:
Alas, the highest case rates are now in those aged 10-19, which suggests the return to school is having an impact.
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But that was always going to be the case, they're not social distancing and they haven't been vaccinated. My point is that it hasn't spread around the community and there hasn't been an increase in hospitalisations.
 
road2ruin said:
But that was always going to be the case, they're not social distancing and they haven't been vaccinated. My point is that it hasn't spread around the community and there hasn't been an increase in hospitalisations.
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Agreed, absolutely. The concern, I suppose, is that there is a knock on in transmission to parents.

The falling hospital figures and reduced numbers on ventilators are both hugely encouraging.
 
road2ruin said:
Today's figures show 6,397 new infections and 63 deaths, this is an increase of 94 in terms of infections but deaths have fallen by 32 since last Thursday.

The one bit of good news that doesn't seem to have got enough press is that it's now 14 school days (closing in on 3 weeks in total) since almost all went back and there doesn't seem to have been any discernable rise in cases etc etc during that period. The Unions were pressing to delay the start due to health and safety concerns and numerous people were interviewed saying what a bad idea it was to send everyone back in together as this alone would leave to a huge spike however that has proved to be wrong. Hopefully this will enable us to press on with the roadmap as schools going back was likely to be the largest cause of an increase in cases but that doesn't appear to be the case so another bit of good news in my eyes.
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Though I suppose one thing that you might conclude from the figures of daily new infections, is that the underlying downward trend that we were seeing and that we'd be expecting as a result of the lockdown had schools not returned has been balanced off by infections resulting from the schools returning - meaning that the numbers have remained about constant and now slightly increasing.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Though I suppose one thing that you might conclude from the figures of daily new infections, is that the underlying downward trend that we were seeing and that we'd be expecting as a result of the lockdown had schools not returned has been balanced off by infections resulting from the schools returning - meaning that the numbers have remained about constant and now slightly increasing.
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Quite possibly however I think we'd have all taken a 'slight increase' given the gloom and doom about schools all going back at the same time and how it was likely to lead to an explosion of cases. I expected more of a rise if I'm honest and I was very much pro the schools going back but was realistic about what that might bring. I think the fact that the numbers are all still going in the right direction is a huge positive given that schools going back was probably one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. This makes me feel more positive that the rest of the roadmap might well go to plan.
 
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