The General Covid19 Thread

Along_the_Wire

benson This is being blown out of proportion in my view. I really hope I’m right.

Why do you think that?

Ten percent of the plane testing positive? Doesn’t strike me that they’re doing the appropriate tests and checks

Smallman1

Who would have thought a fully open, club pumping England would be one of the safest places on the planet?

Thank Christ some of us live on this most wonderful of islands.

Mad_Cyril

Seems to be a lot of knees jerking and jumping to conclusions.

ITV news this a.m. was like another apocalypse has arrived, but they were solely focused on infection rates.

Load of aul shite

benson

If 10% of the plane were positive then there are clearly more than 2.5k cases a day in South Africa.

Also it means there are loads more positive people than we know about and they are not showing up at the hospitals. So it maybe it isn’t all that bad.

Plus all this stuff is based on a very small number of actual positive tests that are confirmed variant.

People should focus on vaccination rather than fear.

Along_the_Wire

benson Also it means there are loads more positive people than we know about and they are not showing up at the hospitals. So it maybe it isn’t all that bad.

Cool, thanks for filling me in

Jules72

benson

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/south-africa/

While cases are low at the moment relative to history, it’s the exponential increase which is worrying… the hospitalisations are almost bound to follow

Old-Dutch

Press conference at 5

Smallman1

Bozza?

jonattonyeah

benson This is being blown out of proportion

Same thing was said in an SFDPH email sent out this morning.

hugopal

jonattonyeah Same thing was said in an SFDPH email sent out this morning

jonattonyeah

hugopal

San Francisco Department of Public Health

You wand

benson

All arrivals into the UK now need a PCR test and must self isolate until negative result is returned. This really fucks things for me.

alistair

benson including UK arrivals coming back from abroad?

vinnyt77

alistair Yup. Back to a version of the previous arrivals rules. You should be able to get a PCR test on arrival at the airport, and will then need to self-isolate (but can be at home) until the result is returned. Hopefully no more than 24 hours…

And that’s irrespective of vaccinated status.

Pain in the ass, but I think is a sensible move at this fairly early stage…

benson

All arrivals from anywhere.

benson

Yup, booked my T5 arrival test for 28th December. Otherwise I am fucked for work. And I feel quite strongly that I should not be missing any work to go on holiday

Smallman1

benson And I feel quite strongly that I should not be missing any work to go on holiday

You’re a good man Bens.

Probably the only time I’ve been serious on a message board.

alistair

Luckily, I have a PCR test waiting at home for when I return from New York

Along_the_Wire

alistair I think it’ll have to done by a third party and certified. That’s what it was a month ago

alistair

Along_the_Wire appreciate the advice but there many reputable companies selling home PCR kits.

Along_the_Wire

alistair I literally had no idea you could do that. Seems pretty stupid doesn’t it and completely open to abuse?

Although to be fair, I’m happy to pay and get it done when I arrive at LHR so I only have to isolate for that day.

jonattonyeah

alistair

They still take a few days. Even assuming you do it correctly. PCR requires lab testing. Antigen rapid is fine but it is not PCR. If a company is selling rapid PCR I would have some questions.

Smallman1

I used Randox Health.

Which was nice.

alistair

Smallman1 same

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