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Greater Manchester had one of its best days in many weeks.

Big drops everywhere. Not a single borough went up.

A total of 1786 cases - a massive 616 down on yesterday and only one number lower than this in past 3 weeks.

Not a huge fall on the ratio of the NW overall as Merseyside etc were down too. But at 48% of the NW regional total in GM it is the first sub 50% for a few days.
 
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Elsewhere though there were some big numbers. Birmingham had 861 - highest in a good while. And Leicester 243 is also their highest in weeks or months. So The Midlands increase today is easy to understand.

Leeds at 551 were also up to their highest I have seen.

Bradford was lower today but at 444 well over anywhere in GM. It entered the 4000 club at 4023 today too.

Elsewhere in the NW Blackburn bucked the downward trend of the region and had its highest number in weeks at 198 - which put its pop sore up by the highest in the UK today (132) to 4971. Well ahead of the rest and sure to be the first place in the UK to enter the 5000 club tomorrow.

On Merseyside Liverpool recorded the lowest score I have ever seen here. Only 147 cases - it was over 500 pre tier 3. Its pop score rose by just 29 - the kind of level we used to see in the summer.

Knowsley too was the lowest I have ever seen it at just 50. It was not far short of 200 when entering tier 3.

No idea if these numbers are real or a one off or down to testing issues or a genuine fall in the region. The fall in hospital numbers we saw in the NW yesterday seems to suggest it is real in some sense not an illusion.

I guess time will tell.

What we DO know is this has nothing to do with the lockdown just introduced.
 
Might at least mitigate against the bad news that a new mutation of the virus seems to have occurred that could stop vaccines working properly as it makes the virus easier to target the immune system.

Assuming that story breaking today on this is true.
 
Healdplace said:
Might at least mitigate against the bad news that a new mutation of the virus seems to have occurred that could stop vaccines working properly as it makes the virus easier to target the immune system.

Assuming that story breaking today on this is true.
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Devi Sridhar definitely suggests it's something to be concerned about.
 
True_Blue69 said:
The WHO have said lockdowns don't work, Wales has helped prove that. Shame we are not listening to them on this one and going off made up figures.
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Where have the WHO said lockdowns don't work?
The only thing I have heard them say is that it is better to control the virus by other means if you can because of the effects on the economy. I've never heard them say that they don't work Though I could be proved wrong.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Devi Sridhar definitely suggests it's something to be concerned about.
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The WHO have said there is no reason to think it would compromise a vaccine. Who is Devi Sridhar and how would she have this info above the WHO?

I presume you are referring to the mink mutation?
 
True_Blue69 said:
The WHO have said there is no reason to think it would compromise a vaccine. Who is Devi Sridhar and how would she have this info above the WHO?

I presume you are referring to the mink mutation?
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It's serious enough for Denmark to be culling 17million mink.

She's a global health advisor, who repeatedly warned about the potential for Covid in January when others were keen to play it down.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
It's serious enough for Denmark to be culling 17million mink.

She's a global health advisor, who repeatedly warned about the potential for Covid in January when others were keen to play it down.
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I guess the flip side is if they've identified it and determine how that strain works, they can add elements to a vaccine to counter it and maybe understand immune system compromising better? Better than it running rampant.
 
have i got this right:
if you live with someone who is positive you have to self isolate
if you meet up with someone out of household who turns out to be positive later on, you dont have to self isolate

correct?
 
shemnel said:
have i got this right:
if you live with someone who is positive you have to self isolate
if you meet up with someone out of household who turns out to be positive later on, you dont have to self isolate

correct?
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Depends on how close and for how long
 
shemnel said:
have i got this right:
if you live with someone who is positive you have to self isolate
if you meet up with someone out of household who turns out to be positive later on, you dont have to self isolate

correct?
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Correct, Unless you have been told to by track and trace or your employer has asked you to.

When to self-isolate​

Self-isolate immediately if:
 
artfuldodger said:
Correct, Unless you have been told to by track and trace or your employer has asked you to.

When to self-isolate​

Self-isolate immediately if:
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cheeers i'm a little confused, basically a mate was out walking with someone on Monday and that someone tested positive Wednesday (mate has no symptoms etc). But because this is nothing to do with track and trace he doesnt have to?
 
So I got pretty ill about three weeks ago. Very mild sore throat at night, bit hot and cold. Constant dull headache. Got really bad at one point, smelling wierd shit, wierd tinnitus, cold feeling in ears and toes. Loss of energy, feeling really bad after a little exercise. Ordered a test but lost the swab! Eventually gave up on pushing myself to get better, just rested and took it easy for a couple of weeks. Started to push back a couple of days ago, bit more exercise, getting out and about.

Last night, began all over again. Frozen stiff for hours, really sharp sore throat.

I mean, it's probably not covid, just a random sore throat from some kind neighbour (always coughing in the corridors).

But FFS. Do I isolate, all over again??? Would be about the fourth time this year I've had to make this decision.
 
Greater Manchester scoreboard:

Manchester 288 - down from 401. Only other recent time it was sub 300 was the only other day in past few weeks GM had a low total like today - 5 days ago. Which quickly reversed next day. Lets hope not here. Total cases 22, 496. Weekly 2484. Pop score up 52 to 4069. Weekly Pop drops to 449. Lowest Manchester has been since tier 3.

Wigan 237 - down from 340. Lowest in 3 weeks here. Total cases 12, 648. Weekly 2082. Pop score up 72 to enter 3800 club at 3848. Weekly Pop down to 634.

Oldham 206 - down from 240. Total cases 11,211. Weekly 1811. Pop score up 87 to enter the 4700 club at 4728 but way behind Blackburn heading into the 5000s tomorrow. Weekly Pop down to 764.

Bolton 205 - down from 259. Total cases 11, 820. Weekly 1588. Pop score up 72 to enter 4100 club at 4111. Weekly Pop down to 553.

Rochdale 185 - down from 222. Total cases 9497. Weekly 1318. Pop score up 83 to enter the 4200 club at 4270. Weekly Pop down to 593.

Salford 169 - down from 219. Total cases 10, 106. Weekly 1495. Pop score up 65 to enter the 3900 club at 3904. Weekly Pop big drop to 577.

Trafford 144 - down from 152 but not the best today for once. Total cases 7090. Weekly 965. Best in GM Pop score up 61 to 2987, avoiding the 3000 club until tomorrow. Weekly Pop down to 406.

Bury 140 - down from 198. Total cases 7466. Weekly 1140. Pop score up 73 to enter the 3900 club at 3909. Weekly Pop down to 597.

Stockport 109 - down from 181 - big drop here. Total cases 8200. Weekly 1153. Pop score up 38 to 2795. Lowest rise in GM and in a while too. Weekly Pop drops below 400 to 393. And overtakes Trafford again as best in GM, on both Pop Score measures. For now. With the gap on the overall pop back up to 192.

Tameside 103 - another big drop from 190. Total cases 8088. Weekly 1132. Pop score up 45 to 3571. Weekly Pop down to 500.
 
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shemnel said:
cheeers i'm a little confused, basically a mate was out walking with someone on Monday and that someone tested positive Wednesday (mate has no symptoms etc). But because this is nothing to do with track and trace he doesnt have to?
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Im no expert but according the guidelines I copied and pasted, then no. But maybe that friend hasnt given the details to track and trace?
 
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