COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

Jokester said:
It was known quite early on that things like asthma and diabetes, the real risk was concentrated in those whose health was already wrecked, particularly with diabetes. The issue is that the media were stoking that fear by not being more naunced in their reporting of it. I know Diabetes UK were very early on telling their members that if they were (genuinely) fit and healthy and managing their condition they didn't really have much of an increased risk.
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Well I don't recall much info being circulated for asthmatics to say we were at the same risk level as normal people without this health condition and I was following a lot of Covid newsgroups on a weekly basis. I was so in fear of catching the virus that I completely shut myself off from all human contact and became OCD about any type of social interactions. I haven't spoken to anyone face to face for longer than 2 minutes for about 3 years now and I can officially state that I've become a recluse with deep social anxiety issues and mental health problems that are borderline "clinical". I'll never recover from the trauma that Covid hysteria caused me.
Even just doing a weekly shop back then meant putting on a P3 level respirator half mask, and a face shield over the top of that, wearing rubber gloves, and then spraying the packaging of each individual food item with D10 sanitiser before bringing it inside my home. The only thing I was missing was a full hazmat suit lol :cry:

I don't use that level of PPE anymore but disposable "hospital grade" masks and hand sanitiser are 2 things I'll never stop using now if I have to share an indoor social space with other people or share use of things in communal and public areas (equipment, door handles, workplace kitchens, toilets and sinks etc etc etc). Covid isn't the only germ/virus out there that can make people really ill.

I've actually just come down with a very heavy case of man-flu that has knocked me sideways and made me take time off work but I'm struggling to figure out how I could've caught it when I don't interact closely with anyone and I wear masks and I'm careful with hygiene.
 
skipper847 said:
You just get moaned at with those questions like i did. lol
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So if all you are doing is asking questions and people on here with way more experience than you reply, why aren't you listening to their replies and taking it in?
Therefore you aren't asking questions, you are trolling because you've already made your mind up Kev on Facebook is correct and knows way more than the professionals.
 
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SexyGreyFox said:
So if all you are doing is asking questions and people on here with way more experience than you reply, why aren't you listening to their replies and taking it in?
Therefore you aren't asking questions, you are trolling because you've already made your mind up Kev on Facebook is correct and knows way more than the professionals.
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cheesefest said:
Monday, I was a passenger in a friend’s car. Today, She has been tested positive, along with her partner. I sat behind her on both journeys about 20 mins each way.

What the chances are that I get Covid?
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Were they not wearing masks. That might have help a little if they were.

cheesefest said:
Seen people in the summer, driving convertible cars with roof down wearing masks! The whole point of convertible cars is to enjoy the fresh air! They looked ridiculous imo

Even people near me and opposite me shook our heads with disbelief
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This afternoon, my lungs felt heavy and I'm getting tired very quickly. Took a LFT. There was a faint line by the T then it disappeared 15 mins after put liquid onto the test strip. Instructions say to wait 15 mins to get the result.

Whatever that means, I don't know.

@Tony Edwards nearly everyone has got out the habit of wearing masks, bar medical establishments. Even my GP practice has dropped the mandatory mask wearing in the summer. Only 15% of patients I saw in the waiting areas wore masks. Plus my last visit to see a GP last week, she wasn't wearing a mask. Think GPs may wear them if they see patients with chest infections etc.
 
My employer just announced that we will no longer be paid our bonus if we get ill from covid and take time off. Previously it would not impact us. Seems they want us to come in with it and spread the love.
 
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