Getting a Covid test is key to distinguishing between the cold and coronavirus according to Dr Wall, who said: "It's a really difficult one because you can’t tell the difference. That’s the problem.
A cost-saving blunder by the government’s Test and Trace service has triggered a 32 per cent drop in positive Covid test results entered into the Covid-19 app
Well I mean, who cares?Test and trace blunder blamed for 32% drop in Covid app test results
Exclusive: ‘This has undermined the functionality of the app and means it isn’t able to do the job it was designed to do effectively’www.independent.co.uk
Not user friendly for the elderly I'd think.I used to be able to book online and then last year the option disappeared. Dunno if they were having problems with it or it was being misused but I found it worked brilliantly and I'm gutted the option is gone.
Yes.This is an interesting, and slightly worrying, thread.
What's worrying? The data or the Scottish nationalist attitudes towards the data in the comments ? They sound like tories down hereThis is an interesting, and slightly worrying, thread.
Lots of interesting stuff thereThis is an interesting, and slightly worrying, thread.
What's worrying? The data or the Scottish nationalist attitudes towards the data in the comments ? They sound like tories down here
The parts about efficacy. Explains why Israel saw that rise in hospitalisations earlier in the year.
To compound it there was areport on the radio this morning saying the booster program isn't going too well.
Yes there was also a concern that Isreal went too early with their booster programme.The parts about efficacy. Explains why Israel saw that rise in hospitalisations earlier in the year.
To compound it there was areport on the radio this morning saying the booster program isn't going too well.
As in not a large uptake
Had just seen this on twitter and was about to post it. Its odd to me that in general people don't seem concerned that our numbers are higher than elsewhere yet we have zero mitigations in place. Does nobody think there's a connection between the two things?This is an interesting, and slightly worrying, thread.
Had just seen this on twitter and was about to post it. Its odd to me that in general people don't seem concerned that our numbers are higher than elsewhere yet we have zero mitigations in place. Does nobody think there's a connection between the two things?
Was a thread on a hockey forum I'm on recently about attending games this season and it was only in England that people were saying nothing had changed since pre-covid. Everyone else commenting about attending arenas around Europe and in North America was speaking of needing proof of vaccination and masks but here there's no attempt at all to stop the spread.
Had just seen this on twitter and was about to post it. Its odd to me that in general people don't seem concerned that our numbers are higher than elsewhere yet we have zero mitigations in place. Does nobody think there's a connection between the two things?
Was a thread on a hockey forum I'm on recently about attending games this season and it was only in England that people were saying nothing had changed since pre-covid. Everyone else commenting about attending arenas around Europe and in North America was speaking of needing proof of vaccination and masks but here there's no attempt at all to stop the spread.
From the FT article just posted 'comparing the situation in the UK vs a selection of Western Europe peers' ... 'hospital admissions are 6x higher'how many are in hospital about 8,000?
Not sure on that but we're roughly running ten time's the amount of infection in Italy,Spain, possibly Sweden .So 7,088 in hospital on Oct 14
France has more as one example doesn’t it?
Not sure on that but we're roughly running ten time's the amount of infection in Italy,Spain, possibly Sweden .
That's just on measured results not ONS data which is significantly higher .
Just feel it actually could be better than it is so the NHS and it's staff can get on with regular stuff after nearly two years of full on pressure.
Even I would struggle to believe even this PM would be that stupid, so I won't jump yet...
No 10 denies Boris and Carrie Johnson broke lockdown rules at Christmas
BORIS Johnson and his wife Carrie broke strict coronavirus lockdown rules last Christmas to spend the festive period with a friend at Number 10, it…www.thenational.scot
Even I would struggle to believe even this PM would be that stupid, so I won't jump yet...
No 10 denies Boris and Carrie Johnson broke lockdown rules at Christmas
BORIS Johnson and his wife Carrie broke strict coronavirus lockdown rules last Christmas to spend the festive period with a friend at Number 10, it…www.thenational.scot
Rightly or wrongly, I’d imagine there’s an element of accepting the wider circulation of the virus over late summer/autumn rather than winter. There feels like an acceptance now that everyone is going to get it at some stage
You’d hope that the scientists/gov/nhs are keeping a close eye on what’s happening with infection rates in certain age/risk groups, hospitalisations etc (sure they are).
I also think a lot of the U.K. public are just getting on with getting life back to normal. Again, I’m not saying this is right or wrong, only time will tell I guess.
It's down to the PM to set your example, mind!Looks like they were careful with the statement wording. Probably happened but they say they followed rules (certainly if the individual lived on their own I think they could’ve joined bubble although even if they didn’t live alone I thought it was possible for xmas day ?!…there been lots of rule changes and a fair few months since so can’t really remember !!!)
Ps I spent Christmas Day with a couple of mates so would find it difficult to judge anyway
I'll also be a lot more comfortable when antivirals come online, and from my personal POV, if I'm allowed a chance of a vaccine boost next year, even if I have to pay...I think we’re just leading other countries TBH, although we seem to be more devil may care than many with other measures, I expect like Isreal did other places will also see a rise when booster time comes around.
We do need to crack on with boosters though and the messaging seems to have gone very quiet on that. I’d like to see more public information stuff about how it’s still out there and wear a mask, etc.
We do need to crack on with boosters though and the messaging seems to have gone very quiet on that.
They are being cracked on with. My uncle and grandad have had theirs and most of the old timers in the local I speak to have as well.
Not at the rate the first shots were looking at the data. TBF my missus has had hers as well. But the data shows there’s something like 4m who are due but haven’t had theirs.
They do their numbers differently to us. Most probably more honest. The numbers you see are people going to hospital. ICU numbers just over 1,000.So 7,088 in hospital on Oct 14
France has more as one example doesn’t it?
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