COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[kaz7]

Unfortunately, there is a reason many NHS staff are not currently being tested. And I want to be clear, I am not saying I condone this at all, as I do think this is problematic for both trust in the response and for long-term health outcomes.

If they test positive they must be isolated and potentially treated (depending on the severity) which will remove those health professionals from the pool managing treatment, further reducing capacity as case volume only increases (including those health professionals ‘switching sides’, which is a big swing). You can see how things might spiral once comprehensive testing begins. Some of this is already going on with health professionals that have been presumptively identified as infected via symptomatic assessment.

Of course, that also means many of those health professionals that are infected (but not showing symptoms sufficient for presumptive positive identification) may be contributing to the transmission of the virus to individuals in hospital that were not already infected with the novel coronavirus, including those with comprised immune systems and other high risk underlying conditions.

It’s a horrible situation for all involved with no easy solution.

The healthcare workers will be distraught knowing they are probably passing it to their patients,the first rule is do no harm,it is neither morally or ethical to not test them

 

[MCFC1993]

Fair play to Gary Neville, he'll continue paying the wages of all the staff at his hotels and whilst his hotels are shut to the public, they will be open to NHS workers. He seems like a genuinely decent bloke.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

No but if we're told to enforce order at food stores we'd happily place a bullet through your skull mate,, hope that's clear enough.

I’d block it with a trolley full of toilet rolls!

 

[oakiecokie]

what about us dwarves!

Stand on the bodies.Come on its not difficult.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Well I didn’t think that they’d fire tank shells at me and blow me to smithereens if I decided to go for a walk to get some fresh air during a lockdown.

Are they going to fly over and drop bombs on our houses if we have our windows open n’all?

Only if you refuse to stop singing bloody arias!

 

[oakiecokie]

Well I didn’t think that they’d fire tank shells at me and blow me to smithereens if I decided to go for a walk to get some fresh air during a lockdown.

Are they going to fly over and drop bombs on our houses if we have our windows open n’all?

For fucks sake don`t do any gardening.

 

[marco]

The figures just aren't close to being correct.

People are dying without ever being tested for it and thousands are at home feeling like shit but haven't been tested.

All Governments have certainly been caught with their pants around our ankles with this, since the cold war ended and im going back what over 40 years biological warfare or natural virus has been quite a possiblility and as much of a threat as a nuclear strike, infact its been that much of a threat they have made films about this kind of thing,,i honestly thought there was a better plan than wash your hands

 

[SebastianBlue]

The healthcare workers will be distraught knowing they are probably passing it to their patients,the first rule is do no harm,it is neither morally or ethical to not test them

I cannot argue this is not a clear ethical dilemma, Karen — I am only trying to explain the difficult situation for which there is no great option for resolution.

 

[oakiecokie]

Fair play to Gary Neville, he'll continue paying the wages of all the staff at his hotels and whilst his hotels are shut to the public, they will be open to NHS workers. He seems like a genuinely decent bloke.

100% behind him there.Whatever and wherever his allegiances lay,fair play to the lad.

 

[kaz7]

Fair play to Gary Neville, he'll continue paying the wages of all the staff at his hotels and whilst his hotels are shut to the public, they will be open to NHS workers. He seems like a genuinely decent bloke.

The hospitality industry were told yesterday that insurers have agreed to pay out to them all,very nice of him to put up nhs workers,is it for free?