Phil, I know you enough (and I know Stu too well) to know that you didn't mean it in the way it may have come across and that Stu knows that too
The PM has plenty of deputies that can step in.
South Korea and Germany are the 2 other nations which have hit the ground running with mass testing right at the very beginning and they have had better control of the virus than many Central European countries. At 100,000 tests per day earlier in our outbreak we could have tested a lot more NHS staff and people showing symptoms. it wouldn't stop the spread but it would help control it.
We’re talking about different things, I was replying to your point re how a Dr may not want to know etc etc.
No. Just because we’re in a crisis, doesn’t make them exempt from criticism.
Mild symptoms, such as those exhibited by Hancock and Johnson etc, then yes. We all get colds from time to time. I've never had a day off work in my life because of a sniffle, neither has my wife. But anyone showing a dry persistent cough and/or a temp is now told to self isolate.. If it's not corona then I'm absolutely sure that she, and the vast majority of people would prefer to be at work, helping those who cannot help themselves.
Test those at home, self isolating because they think they or their family member may have it
Yeah, the antibody will simply shown of you've had it. I'd imagine a very large amount of the NHS staff will have done. Meaning once they've been tested once the rest can be testing more vigorously if they shown any signs. Imo that's the most efficient way.
Yep. Re this & hobbits post. It’s clear that whatever your viewpoint that testing availability & also testing good practice aren’t really fit for purpose.
Contact tracing will be used to target the testing. It won't capture every eventuality but it will begin to get more streamlined and allow for people to be isolated quicker. The BIA have just done a webinar and the tracking app which is being debated by an Oxford Uni and Nuffield is under serious review to be used in conjunction with more mass testing.
I saw a piece on the BBC website about something similar, using an app, and I suspect it will be the way forward to enable a loosening of restrictions. My BiL works out in China and he operated with this, may still do. In effect you have an app on your phone. You open it every day and identify if you have had the virus, what your daily temperature is, if you have any of the symptons. If your temp is high, you show symptons, then the app shows red, or whatever, and you can not go out from that point for 7 days. The app also has a tracker enabled and so it automatically notifies everyone else with the app who you came into close contact with that you need to self isolate. Their apps go red at this stage. If you are clear however your app stays green, or whatever colour, and you show this to access shops etc. The police can also ask to see your phone if they see you out to confirm you are acting correctly.
I think the 28 days is the period, after infection, when a person's antibodies will be fully established. The test done then will have best chance of s true result.