COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[blue b4 the moon]

How government changed the rules to hit 100,000 tests target

https://www.hsj.co.uk/story.aspx?storyCode=7027544

Like most Govt. targets it becomes a box ticking exercise rather than the initial aim.

 

[sir baconface]

I replied to someone saying it wasn't their fault

Still party political crap and you post often enough to know it.

 

[abu13]

England 352

There is a consistant decline in the numbers niw albeit still way to high. Shows the restrictions have been working, just need to avoid a second wave.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Its on a par with a pair of gloves counting as 2 items of PPE :-)

Steady on. It is manipulation, but it's not on that ludicrous level of deceit!

Have they actually announced what they managed yesterday? I don't hold the Communities Minister making a remark on TV to be worth noting much, no-one was going to say "we missed by a lot".

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

you deffo would have wanted some of Madonna’s antibodies 25 years ago. Not too sure now.

25 years ago, f, I would have settled for Maradonna's feet rather than Madonna's antibodies.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Bloody hell, I thought you were going to criticise Saint Nicola for a minute then. It’s fine, I understand criticism of the government is not currently a devolved issue ;)

Oh she gets plenty of criticism from me, I can assure you. I'm not one who finds defence in the indefensible.

 

[SilverFox2]

I thought the Government had written out to older and vulnerable people with its advice, as well
as local GPs, giving the official advice?

I live in Spain so currently on full lockdown and frankly zero cases here in my part of Almeria thanks to police enforcing our 30 k population of town remaining and 2 nd home owners refused admission.
I worry that it may be even more of a risk as restrictions are lifted and more people are possibly infected.

 

[Saddleworth2]

The trick in central and local government is to blur responsibilities between several bodies/layers. That way nobody can be held accountable.

If you fcuk up and are unable to resist the baying for blood, either:

a) find some minion to blame and sack the cnut, or
b) tender resignation under a compromise agreement, collecting a handsome severance payment and pre-written glowing reference in the process, or
c) apply for ill-health early retirement at astronomical cost to the taxpayer.

Do you speak from experience of it?

 

[hgblue]

Oh she gets plenty of criticism from me, I can assure you. I'm not one who finds defence in the indefensible.

Bitchy ;)

 

[sir baconface]

Do you speak from experience of it?

Observation.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

they did and most old people binned the letter and carried on as before Like Jeremy Corbyn.

I hope nobody is acting like Jezza's brother lol

 

[Gabriel]

Could be an important testing breakthrough from the United States:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...tes-test-for-pre-infectious-covid-19-carriers

 

[richardtheref]

My sons girlfriends mam has today been confirmed positive. Started back at work at B & Q Monday, by Wednesday had the sore throat & fever. Got tested Wednesday & sure enough today confirmed positive. Work are saying nowt to do with them and she must have caught it prior to returning to work.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

I hope nobody is acting like Jezza's brother lol

it’s not just him. Over 70s are a high risk category and were originally advised to stay in but they just behave in accordance with the same advice as the under 70s

stay in Your house unless
going to shops for food ok
Exercising once a day

In practice fuck all difference between over 70s and under 70s

 

[bluemoon32]

England 352

Not the best of formations, 2-0 defeat

 

[Claytop]

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-scientists-conclude-people-cannot-be-infected-twice-11981721

South Korea saying re infection can’t happen.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Hardly their fault that a global pandemic has hit is it? Like the PM said last night not one patient has gone without a bed or ventilator, the NHS has not been overwhelmed. They build multiple hospitals around the country which fortunately haven't been used. There have been mistakes made but it's not like the blueprint on how to handle this is in place to follow. On the whole I think they have done reasonable job and I am not a tory.

The U.K. went through a pandemic testing exercise in 2016 and failed miserably. One of the failures was PPE. Since then stocks have reduced or become out of date. Whilst you can’t know the exact nature of a pandemic there are many things you can prepare for. We didn’t and to compound that our eventual response was at least a month late. No amount of ww2 rhetoric from the government and applauding the Nhs should hide those simple facts.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

The U.K. went through a pandemic testing exercise in 2016 and failed miserably. One of the failures was PPE. Since then stocks have reduced or become out of date. Whilst you can’t know the exact nature of a pandemic there are many things you can prepare for. We didn’t and to compound that our eventual response was at least a month late. No amount of ww2 rhetoric from the government and applauding the Nhs should hide those simple facts.

yeah I remember it being a huge point in the general election in December . Labour were hammering this point constantly.

another case of captain hindsight strikes again.

 

[kaz7]

Could be an important testing breakthrough from the United States:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...tes-test-for-pre-infectious-covid-19-carriers

i don't think this bit is right

as early as 24 hours after infection – before people show symptoms and several days before a carrier is considered capable of spreading it to other people.

Any new test is good though,i am mindful to how it would work in practise though,so you test every single person etc

 

[Gabriel]

i don't think this bit is right

as early as 24 hours after infection – before people show symptoms and several days before a carrier is considered capable of spreading it to other people.

Any new test is good though,i am mindful to how it would work in practise though,so you test every single person etc

It does read as if it had been written in haste. Perhaps they’ll put a fuller and more explanatory version out later.