Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[HomerJSimpson]

Waits for comments about mask police etc etc!!

That's my job. Had I posted something like that the usual suspects will have descended. In your defence I totally agree its nothing more than selfish but now we're in this "work it out for yourself" stage then people will do what they like and worry about #1 only. As soon as it goes south again (it will with mutations, next winter etc) they'll be moaning about no-one wearing masks

 

[BrianM]

Tested positive again from a lateral flow test and just back from getting a PCR, just feels like a really bad cold this time.
We are just back from a few days in London and hardly a soul was wearing a mask, we almost felt like the odd ones out and not because we are Scottish ??

 

[Ethan]

Wasn't covid on surfaces discredited a while back? A test on London Underground or London rail services from memory.

Yep, it moved into the 'seen to be doing something, even if essentially useless' category pretty early on.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Wasn't covid on surfaces discredited a while back? A test on London Underground or London rail services from memory.

Ironically (happy to be corrected) that washing of hands and surfaces with deemed pretty much no effect to the spread but the one thing that really can work is masks (correctly fitted and of the right grade)

Doesn't hurt ofc to keep good hygiene

Your right about that study, it was to say to people look it's safe however it's safe because your not here breathing on others

 

[theoneandonly]

Yep, it moved into the 'seen to be doing something, even if essentially useless' category pretty early on.

Surely improving hygiene can only be a good thing. Or is covid the only illness these days ?

 

[Fade and Die]

Yep, it moved into the 'seen to be doing something, even if essentially useless' category pretty early on.

Woah! Wait! Are you telling me Facebook was wrong!! ??

https://www.facebook.com/His1warrior/posts/10218152787944328

 

[bobmac]

Surely improving hygiene can only be a good thing.

Do you think he suggested it wasn't?

 

[Jamesbrown]

Passed a lady’s house today round the corner. She happened to be doing some gardening on the yard with a mask on.
She saw me coming and said wait there please I can’t be near anyone and moved quickly in the house.
Used to see her often getting some exercise or in the garden and she’d make comments on the dogs. Dawned on me months back I’d not seen her for along time, actually thought she’d passed.
Now i know why, think she may have holed up in her home.
Pretty worrying to see someone react that way to someone being 20ft away passing her home.

 

[BrianM]

Tested positive again from a lateral flow test and just back from getting a PCR, just feels like a really bad cold this time.
We are just back from a few days in London and hardly a soul was wearing a mask, we almost felt like the odd ones out and not because we are Scottish ??

PCR test positive, don’t even feel that bad compared to the first time I had it, just puts your life on hold though ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

PCR test positive, don’t even feel that bad compared to the first time I had it, just puts your life on hold though ?

Tell me about it. Hope it's nt too bad & you recover quickly.

 

[SammmeBee]

PCR test positive, don’t even feel that bad compared to the first time I had it, just puts your life on hold though ?

Why’s that? You just crack in with life now don’t you?

 

[ExRabbit]

Why’s that? You just crack in with life now don’t you?

Advice in England has changed

While you’re no longer required by law to self-isolate if you have COVID-19, you should still stay at home and avoid contact with other people. This helps reduce the chance of passing COVID-19 on to others.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coron...reatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

 

[Blue in Munich]

Advice in England has changed

While you’re no longer required by law to self-isolate if you have COVID-19, you should still stay at home and avoid contact with other people. This helps reduce the chance of passing COVID-19 on to others.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coron...reatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

And in my case, and I believe in BrianM's case, it's Scottish law/advice that is relevant, which is to self-isolate I believe.

 

[SammmeBee]

And in my case, and I believe in BrianM's case, it's Scottish law/advice that is relevant, which is to self-isolate I believe.

Why got for PCR tho if LFT positive…..just LFT until negative?

 

[BrianM]

Why’s that? You just crack in with life now don’t you?

What I seen down in old London Town you’d think so, but I’m a by the book sort of person and would hate to pass it on knowingly to someone else.

 

[BrianM]

Tell me about it. Hope it's nt too bad & you recover quickly.

You too, just got to do the best you can ??

 

[HomerJSimpson]

What I seen down in old London Town you’d think so, but I’m a by the book sort of person and would hate to pass it on knowingly to someone else.

Top man. I'd be isolating as well (still not had it despite working in a hospital and commuting for the last two years). Just not in my nature to go out knowing I'm positive. You have no idea who the person next to you is and how vulnerable they may be

 

[SocketRocket]

Why’s that? You just crack in with life now don’t you?

Was that sarcasm or a joke?

 

[SammmeBee]

Was that sarcasm or a joke?

Neither….that’s what we’ve been told to do now…..

 

[Foxholer]

Was that sarcasm or a joke?

That's the 'new' - living with covid - approach. Though protection of/by/for the vulnerable, where known/identifiable would be quite reasonable too.