Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Bluewonder]

Why would it ruin Xmas for them? I assume most people out last night will have whatever Xmas they want regardless of what the government say.

I also assume these people will continue to enjoy their Christmas irrespective of any sniffle they might have picked up last night. The horse has bolted.

 

[BlueAnorak]

4,387 people were being primarily treated for Covid in English hospitals as of 14 December.
Any talk of lockdowns, circuit-breakers or additional restrictions is barmy.

Err no.
It depends on the real data calculations for hospitilisations based on current data.
Not the Imaginarium of Neil Furgusson that is clearly bollox.
If hospitalisations go to 3000+ a day for 2 weeks the NHS will break but that depends on the average stay in hospital.
It's actually more likely to break from staff absences (10% in London ATM) and bed blocking actually but there you go. Clearing the decks of planned smadmissions and getting the army in on stand by as temporary orderlies would help there

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Bumped into an old school friend yesterday in a Boots Store, no mask. He’s off to Gambia Friday with his Gambian wife. Said he’s not having the jab because he doesn’t believe Covid exists, he also said very loudly “fucking state of the queues in here” proper embarrassing, I asked him not to swear and reminded him it’s Christmas shopping time, he said “I dont give a fuck”, ironically his Birthday is December 25th.

Anyway I looked it up on the net, he will have to have a negative PCR test less than 72 hours before he flies, on arrival in Banjul he will be tested again and if positive will be held at a “Government Facility” for 10 days and will need to test negative before being allowed out. On his return to England he will have to self isolate for 10 days and have pre booked PCR tests on day’s 2 and 8. So for the sake of being jabbed he’s going to pay around £200 in PCR tests, a fee in Gambia for a test and a couple of weeks off work in January.

I just don’t understand the stupidity of people like him, the schadenfreude in me hopes he gets the virus and misses the holiday or even better he’ll held in a mud hut in Gambia for 10 days whilst his Mrs gets pummelled by the Village Mr Big.

So going on holiday is your reason for the jab? it could be worse he could be going to Australia where he would be held in a concentration camp

 

[BlueAnorak]

I’ve tested Positive
definitely felt tired, achey and lightheaded all week. But my fault going out a lot to packed places.

what’s frustrating is if i just did LFT I would be showing negative- yet first PCR test and I’m positive

Hope you recover quickly. You should

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

I’ve tested Positive
definitely felt tired, achey and lightheaded all week. But my fault going out a lot to packed places.

what’s frustrating is if i just did LFT I would be showing negative- yet first PCR test and I’m positive

Hope you have a quick recovery mate. All the best.

 

[Gabriel]

Bumped into an old school friend yesterday in a Boots Store, no mask. He’s off to Gambia Friday with his Gambian wife. Said he’s not having the jab because he doesn’t believe Covid exists, he also said very loudly “fucking state of the queues in here” proper embarrassing, I asked him not to swear and reminded him it’s Christmas shopping time, he said “I dont give a fuck”, ironically his Birthday is December 25th.

Anyway I looked it up on the net, he will have to have a negative PCR test less than 72 hours before he flies, on arrival in Banjul he will be tested again and if positive will be held at a “Government Facility” for 10 days and will need to test negative before being allowed out. On his return to England he will have to self isolate for 10 days and have pre booked PCR tests on day’s 2 and 8. So for the sake of being jabbed he’s going to pay around £200 in PCR tests, a fee in Gambia for a test and a couple of weeks off work in January.

I just don’t understand the stupidity of people like him, the schadenfreude in me hopes he gets the virus and misses the holiday or even better he’ll held in a mud hut in Gambia for 10 days whilst his Mrs gets pummelled by the Village Mr Big.

Think the greater irony is that you met him in Boots. Wasn’t in buying man-made remedies for other fictitious ailments by any chance? They don’t do cures for stupidity, alas.

 

[Uwe`s Grandad]

I haven't heard the nightingale Hospitals mentioned by anyone regarding Omicron, which I hope is a good sign .

 

[Phil1]

Think the greater irony is that you met him in Boots. Wasn’t in buying man-made remedies for other fictitious ailments by any chance? They don’t do cures for stupidity, alas.

Lynx 2 for 1 Xmas special like every other male in the UK does at this time of year!! Haha!

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Err no.
It depends on the real data calculations for hospitilisations based on current data.
Not the Imaginarium of Neil Furgusson that is clearly bollox.
If hospitalisations go to 3000+ a day for 2 weeks the NHS will break but that depends on the average stay in hospital.
It's actually more likely to break from staff absences (10% in London ATM) and bed blocking actually but there you go. Clearing the decks of planned smadmissions and getting the army in on stand by as temporary orderlies would help there

Using private hospitals and GP`s banning private patients and consultations for the duration of COVID would eradicate the problem the 6 million backlog would be reduced as well.

 

[Bluewonder]

Err no.
It depends on the real data calculations for hospitilisations based on current data.
Not the Imaginarium of Neil Furgusson that is clearly bollox.
If hospitalisations go to 3000+ a day for 2 weeks the NHS will break but that depends on the average stay in hospital.
It's actually more likely to break from staff absences (10% in London ATM) and bed blocking actually but there you go. Clearing the decks of planned smadmissions and getting the army in on stand by as temporary orderlies would help there

Yes but when the situation is unequivocally fine right now we cannot trash the economy and remove people's freedom of choice based on projections.
I do not know the level at which the NHS would 'break' however it struggles every winter bar none with operations cancelled and certain aspects of care deprioritised.

However we do not ruin the lives of tens of millions in order to save the lives of thousands because we are not, are rather were not, completely f*****g insane.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

I haven't heard the nightingale Hospitals mentioned by anyone regarding Omicron, which I hope is a good sign .

It was mentioned by a Conservative back bencher who said they should be reopened before any new lock down

 

[Gabriel]

It was mentioned by a Conservative back bencher who said they should be reopened before any new lock down

Can open as many as they want, but they’re pointless if they don’t have the staff to run them. They don’t have enough staff to run the existing hospitals in London, apparently.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Lynx 2 for 1 Xmas special like every other male in the UK does at this time of year!! Haha!

Add the marmite version to guarantee disappointment this year.

 

[salfordbluetrue]

Can open as many as they want, but they’re pointless if they don’t have the staff to run them. They don’t have enough staff to run the existing hospitals in London, apparently.

He was giving the impression that four could be easily reopened?

 

[Bazzmand Show]

I’ve tested Positive
definitely felt tired, achey and lightheaded all week. But my fault going out a lot to packed places.

what’s frustrating is if i just did LFT I would be showing negative- yet first PCR test and I’m positive

All the best mate, you will be OK. I've just had it this past week - I was showing positive on both LFT and PCR.

I had the aches and what not for one day, the rest of the week has been like a really bad cold. I'm just coming out of it now really - tested positive last Saturday. Just take it easy.

 

[johnnytapia]

they were miles off, 1000 to 6000 admissions a day off to be precise. And that was their best case. Their worse case was armageddon. But even that got a mention! It was laughable.

UK Covid cases could hit 200,000 a day, says scientist behind lockdown strategy

Prof Neil Ferguson says 100,000 cases after England unlocks are ‘almost inevitable’ and may double

www.google.co.uk

 

[hammocity]

Think the greater irony is that you met him in Boots. Wasn’t in buying man-made remedies for other fictitious ailments by any chance? They don’t do cures for stupidity, alas.

Think he was buying arse wipes :-)

 

[johnnytapia]

They will be too busy gorging themselves on what plan C will entail right now.

Or telling everyone De Bruyne is destined for a life lived in perpetual agony with long covid

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Or telling everyone De Bruyne is destined for a life lived in perpetual agony with long covid

I’ll take Things that never happened for £100 please.

 

[hammocity]

So going on holiday is your reason for the jab? it could be worse he could be going to Australia where he would be held in a concentration camp

Absolutely not, I had the vaccine to protect me, my family and friends and any other people I come into contact with. I’m all for dishing out punitive “punishment” for the dick heads who don’t get jabbed. I’ve not been on holiday for over three years and have no intention of doing so until we are in better shape.