COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

Lord-Jaffa said:
Things can always get worse, wait till october for the next price cap increase on energy, this winter will be interesting.
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Won't need to wait until winter because people will be starting to save their money now, so no shopping, holidays, luxuries, october will just be the icing on the cake for the financial misery that is coming
 
ChocAndGray said:
Masks are going to be a common site for us now.

There are going to be people like yourself that prefer to wear them in certain places for the rest of their life.

For me personally I’ve chosen not to wear them whenever they’ve been optional.

The only time I would wear them is as a courtesy to someone. For example we sometimes get vulnerable people walk into work and they feel more comfortable with me wearing a mask.
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Unfortunately for me, I have one of those morbidities, and of an age, that make me susceptible to more serious consequences if I catch Covid-19 than healthier, younger people, so it's a bit of a no-brainer for me to continue wearing a mask in the hope of reducing the chance of catching it.

If that means I have to wear a mask in closed, public areas, then so be it.
 
chroniclard said:
Is this a new gambit now, claiming the reporting was dubious and covid didnt kill many or am I out of touch with the loons? :cry:
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If you read the Daily Telegraph the mouthpiece of tory MP's/Borisonaro, yes. Or at least that was the narrative, the current is covid no longer exists its totally gone from their reporting even the health section talks about anything and everything except covid, its invisible/non existant/vanished into thin air. Unfortunately the enormous pressure on the NHS hasn't of course but they studiously ignore that as well.
 
Blackjack Davy said:
If you read the Daily Telegraph the mouthpiece of tory MP's/Borisonaro, yes. Or at least that was the narrative, the current is covid no longer exists its totally gone from their reporting even the health section talks about anything and everything except covid, its invisible/non existant/vanished into thin air. Unfortunately the enormous pressure on the NHS hasn't of course but they studiously ignore that as well.
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On todays bbc app news roll, the NHS right now has pressure similar to what they get in January during April.

I expect the cold April is a factor of course, but I do wonder with the pretending covid no longer exists, that is also a factor.

Interestingly they have shown a graph which shows the reasons people are been admitted, and the "not for covid" has shot up since around the time of announcements of restrictions going, but also admissions for covid itself hasnt dropped. So thats why I think its not all down to a cold April.
 
Covid finally caught up with me (officially) as I tested positive last Thursday. I have been lucky and only had very mild symptoms on Sat / Sun of a runny / bunged up nose and a smidge of tinnitus. The latter makes me think what I had in mid Jan 2020 was covid as that bug hit my ears too, no others have since! It was also the worst bug I've had in a very long time.

Due to my works policy I am in work albeit billy no mates and doing my bit to prevent spread by finding meeting rooms to hide in, FFP2 mask when out of that etc and I've also been testing daily. The line across the T was getting weaker until today and it lit up again before the test fluid have even reached the control line part. No idea why though? I thought I'd be clear today. Could it be something to do with doing the test not long after smashing myself up on a Wattbike for an hour? (pre work).

Only other thing that's changed is my 4yo tested positive yesterday and I was wondering whether she didn't get it off my but another child at nursery or somewhere else when playing and she has a different variant to the one I have had so my body's anti-bodies are having a bit of a party with that?

Strange, anyone else had this?

As for my works policy of come on into work if you feel fine, that has been interesting to deal with.
 
Gixer said:
As for my works policy of come on into work if you feel fine, that has been interesting to deal with.
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It's a policy that's become commonplace, along with Covid absences now counting towards attendence warnings, for those that have jobs preventing them from working at home. No obligation to even tell colleagues or superiors, no obligation to wear a mask while you go into shops while positive, a reduced number of places requiring an LFT to gain entry etc.

... Let's see how many Omicron variants we can produce in the UK cauldron, see if we can produce at least one nasty one, while vaccination protection is gradually waning since the third booster for under 75s and non-vulnerable.
 
Lord-Jaffa said:
Excess deaths are lower accross the board for 2022 (compared to pre covid).

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJr...hMzUtNGIyZS1hZDQ3LTVmM2NmOWRlODY2NiIsImMiOjh9

Quick, Let's lockdown and destroy the economy again!
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You know what kills the economy more than a lockdown? Allowing a novel virus to tear through the population on purpose so everyone is either off sick or dead. Even if they survive they could have permanent health issues that a) keep them off work and b) Put more pressure on health services therefore c) Our taxes go up

Prevention is always better than the cure
 
Goodie said:
That is absolutely absurd, what do you do gixer?
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Aerospace industry, I'm an engineer. Mostly office based but support shop floor. As mentioned I don't have to let people know I'm testing positive still however I feel it only right to tell so others can act accordingly to make them feel comfortable with the situation. Also as mentioned, being off sick, even with covid, goes against me ref our sickness policy. I have been lucky though symptom wise so came to work this week.

So I'm trying to do my bit to prevent the spread whilst following work policy / gov rules
 
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