Coronavirus (2022) thread

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Gaylord du Bois said:
I agree but I wonder if other countries will accept a registered, positive LFT as proof of previously infection in the last 90 days.
If not people will be required to PCR before travel possibly causing no end of trouble to those 90 dayers.
Portugal, for instance don't require you to have a PCR if you have proof of prior infection within that period.
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I assume being fully vaccinated in also good enough to get into Portugal?

It could well be another incentive for people to get vaccinated and so there is an additional benefit as well as taking pressure off testing.
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
It's 7 days now. You need 2 negative LF tests from day 6 & 7 onwards.

www.gov.uk

Self-isolation for COVID-19 cases reduced from 10 to 7 days following negative LFD tests

From today, new guidance enables the 10-day self-isolation period for people who have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) to be reduced to 7 days, in most cases.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
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Just indicative of the whole out of sync approach. I tested positive on Tuesday and reported my result. I get a message back almost immediately telling me I must self isolate for TEN days until the 14th and get a PCR test. That seems a bit pointless, as I know I am positive and I’ve got symptoms!

I am then told I mustn’t leave the house, even to excercise, although I can go into the garden. I am not allowed out though, even with a mask. Now, I have never been convinced about mask wearing but, I thought wearing a mask was ‘not to protect you, but to protect those around you’? If you can’t go out wearing one if you’re positive, that cannot be true..
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
I assume being fully vaccinated in also good enough to get into Portugal?

It could well be another incentive for people to get vaccinated and so there is an additional benefit as well as taking pressure off testing.
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Travel to Portugal
All passengers need to fill out a Passenger Locator Card before departure to Portugal.

From 1 December 2021, passengers arriving into Portugal by air must hold a negative Covid-19 test result even if they are fully vaccinated. The following tests are accepted:

PCR (NAAT) tests taken within 72 hours of departure
Rapid Antigen tests taken within 48 hours of departure. Only Rapid Antigen Tests that are on the list agreed by the European Union Health Committee are allowed.
The following passenger categories are exempt from this negative rest result requirement:

Holders of a valid EU Digital Covid Certificate of recovery from Covid-19 (issued less than 180 days before travel)
Children under the age of 12
Essential workers (defined by Portugal as workers in transport, emergency and security services)
Cross-border workers (working within 30 km of Portugal’s border)

Portugal - Department of Foreign Affairs

If you’re travelling to Portugal, our up-to-date travel advice gives you practical tips on emergency contacts, security, climate and other essential information.
www.dfa.ie
Requirements for EU citizens but I'd imagine it's pretty much universal.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
Anyone been left feeling tired and lethargic who's had it. I definitely am
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Yup. Feel like I haven't slept by about 3pm. As Bluehammer said struggling to wake up in the morning. It's definitely lingering, just try and plough on through. Hopefully not forever.

Losing smell and taste is a right kick in the knackers though haha!
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
Travel to Portugal
All passengers need to fill out a Passenger Locator Card before departure to Portugal.

From 1 December 2021, passengers arriving into Portugal by air must hold a negative Covid-19 test result even if they are fully vaccinated. The following tests are accepted:

PCR (NAAT) tests taken within 72 hours of departure
Rapid Antigen tests taken within 48 hours of departure. Only Rapid Antigen Tests that are on the list agreed by the European Union Health Committee are allowed.
The following passenger categories are exempt from this negative rest result requirement:

Holders of a valid EU Digital Covid Certificate of recovery from Covid-19 (issued less than 180 days before travel)
Children under the age of 12
Essential workers (defined by Portugal as workers in transport, emergency and security services)
Cross-border workers (working within 30 km of Portugal’s border)

Portugal - Department of Foreign Affairs

If you’re travelling to Portugal, our up-to-date travel advice gives you practical tips on emergency contacts, security, climate and other essential information.
www.dfa.ie
Requirements for EU citizens but I'd imagine it's pretty much universal.
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Everyone needs to pay for a PCR test then. A free NHS one doesn't count as its not a service to facilitate overseas travel.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
Anyone been left feeling tired and lethargic who's had it. I definitely am
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I had it Oct/Nov 2020, (possibly had it March that year as well) absolutely knackered for 8 weeks after the initial symptoms had gone. Fully recovered though, had the jabs and been in the company of a few people who have tested positive including my mate who’s just rang this morning to say he’s positive, had a few beers with him on Sunday for his birthday, in a packed out pub watching the Chavs/Dipper match.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Everyone needs to pay for a PCR test then. A free NHS one doesn't count as its not a service to facilitate overseas travel.
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That's always been the case. You also have to pay for a LFT test which is recognised by the country that requires them.
IE. France will only accept one of theirs for travel purposes.
 
hammocity said:
I had it Oct/Nov 2020, (possibly had it March that year as well) absolutely knackered for 8 weeks after the initial symptoms had gone. Fully recovered though, had the jabs and been in the company of a few people who have tested positive including my mate who’s just rang this morning to say he’s positive, had a few beers with him on Sunday for his birthday, in a packed out pub watching the Chavs/Dipper match.
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Be unlucky if you got it again mate
 
Back to the Djokovic issue, it's an absolute travesty that they have decided to allow him to take part. An utter disgrace.

Putting aside the gross unfairness in treating him differently to everyone else, what sort of shit message does this send out, that chosing to not be vaccinated is perfectly OK and without consequence???

I am heartened by the stories coming out that the Australian federal govenment, responsible for border control, may - and presumably will - deny him entry to the country. The PM has said "If he is not vaccinated, he must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons to be able to access the same travel arrangements as fully vaccinated travellers."

Given Djokovic's reluctance to discuss his vaccination status, I can only hope he will (rightly) be denied entry.

No-one is forcing Djokovic to have injections (nothwithstanding him being an utter moron in not having them) but at the same time, no-one is forcing him to play in the Australian open either. His choice.
 
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Chippy_boy said:
Back to the Jokovic issue, it's an absolute travesty that they have decided to allow him to take part. An utter disgrace.

Putting aside the gross unfairness in treating him differently to everyone else, what sort of shit message does this send out, that chosing to not be vaccinated is perfectly OK and without consequence???

I am heartened by the stories coming out that the Australian federal govenment, responsible for border control, may - and presumably will - deny him entry to the country. The PM has said "If he is not vaccinated, he must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons to be able to access the same travel arrangements as fully vaccinated travellers."

Given Jokovic's reluctance to discuss his vaccination status, I can only hope he will (rightly) be denied entry.

No-one is forcing Jokovic to have injections (nothwithstanding him being an utter moron in not having them) but at the same time, no-one is forcing him to play in the Australian open either. His choice.
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Aussie tennis seem as out of touch as Yorkshire CC....

Think & hope the Australian government will sort this out.
 
A sign of pressure at the Manchester Royal Infirmary this morning: two truckloads of additional hospital beds have arrived because of shortages in the hospital

Already it is at full capacity and so requires the extra space for patients turning up for urgent care and COVID-related issues.
 
A quick question regarding Omicron in particular. I've been optimistic about this maybe being the end game for the pandemic ever since the early data that came out of SA and I'm still holding that view, but due to its ability to re-infect those who have previously had Covid so much more than the other main variants, is it possible for those who have had Omicron to get it again and again? We hear a lot about levels of immunity to Covid through prior infection but could Omicron end up like the common cold not just in terms of symptoms but in terms of us being able to keep catching it over and over?
 
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