COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[west didsblue]

Hmmm. Piers gets a test in double quick time.

So can anybody right now.
The missus got an appointment an hour after she phoned up today.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

If the 1% death rate is true …..that leaves Britain with less then 5% of the population being infected......Don't see how we avoid 2nd and 3rd waves and more

gradual lockdown lift to try and make sure people with the best chance of not being anything other than mild spread it amongst themselves if at all and it keeps the vulnerable cases low through to winter, when they will hope to have better forms of treatment to stop it getting to severe symptom stage I would imagine.

The difference on the first wave is we had no prior data on how it was going to affect people, now we at least have some.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Yeah just read this.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...n/testing-for-coronavirus-privacy-information

They basically want your life story. Not sure I'll bother if they want to be that unnecessarily invasive.

same with the app they want, trace you wherever you go and who you associate with in the name of "saving lives".

 

[yeseye]

Does anyone know if you have to produce ID when you get tested at the regional centres?

Not sure why but there's no way of skipping the mobile phone stage when applying for a test.

Not sure I'm comfortable with the following:

'We will use this information to help identify you at a later stage.

Also, this information will help us recognise your data if you complete other NHS forms or surveys.'

Seems like they'll be spying on you if you get tested imo.


EDIT - All my questions are answered here > https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...n/testing-for-coronavirus-privacy-information

Yes you do need ID.

Pretty mad stuff. They take every detail including your car reg (??) and forward your test details on to your GP plus other companies involved with the testing.

This country does my head in for this sort of stuff. Why you can't just get anonymously tested and your test details returned in your way of choosing I don't understand. The government in this country has a data fetish and it's sightly concerning.

There’s an app on the way which they hope everybody will download and use to try and slow the spread and inform you if you have been close to anybody positive.
You are not forced to use it and if you’re concerned just knock off your location settings.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Yeah just read this.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...n/testing-for-coronavirus-privacy-information

They basically want your life story. Not sure I'll bother if they want to be that unnecessarily invasive.

Ive been a few times taking the wife then once myself. 1st time didnt take id 2nd time i did.

 

[Chippy_boy]

If the 1% death rate is true …..that leaves Britain with less then 5% of the population being infected.

Sounds about right.

 

[kaz7]

same with the app they want, trace you wherever you go and who you associate with in the name of "saving lives".

You don't think it is worth it to save lives?they know where you are already,as they do everyone with a mobile phone

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

So can anybody right now.
The missus got an appointment an hour after she phoned up today.

That's swift. Mine's got a routine one at work tomorrow. No symptoms though.
Wishing you both well.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

You don't think it is worth it to save lives?

nope.

 

[kaz7]

nope.

Charming,hope your life and your loved ones never depends on it then