COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[kaz7]

Might be a thick question - but how are there so many people dying outside of hospital , surely anyone with symptoms goes to hospital

They are not keen to take you in,the paramedics assess you,sent it to the hospital and they decide unless you are on deaths door

 

[Nellies left peg]

Despite being advised to isolate for a further 2 weeks due to a repeat positive test in the household I've now been informed that the folk at track and trace have been giving out incorrect advice and require further training.
Due back in work next Wednesday, should I stay or should I go....?

If you stay there will be trouble if you go there will be double

 

[BlueAnorak]

Might be a thick question - but how are there so many people dying outside of hospital , surely anyone with symptoms goes to hospital

I've been wondering this myself for three weeks. The answer is English care homes and those at home who are being cared for. You have been able to multiply hospital deaths by 2 during the week due to deaths in care settings. It has only started to fall off this week.
https://assets.publishing.service.g...kly_COVID19_Surveillance_report_-_week_27.pdf
The tables on page 9 and 10 make interesting reading as to where infections are occurring.
For four weeks the level of respitory infection in England has stubbornly refused to drop till this week when it halved to just double the normal rate. Taking into account deaths from Covid as ages over 70 occur 2 weeks later for the infirm, it means that we'll still be getting 100+ deaths a week from care homes for 2 weeks when it will drop to around 60 - which although a massive improvement from the last 4 weeks is still poor.

 

[BlueAnorak]

That is just genius.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Interesting article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...s-coronavirus-super-spreaders-hospitals-data/
and why instructions where enacted for visitors and other staff to wear masks when on the wards.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I'd understand how that could alter the statistics of the odd day here and there, but to the extent it's doing so it just seems strange is all. I'd have expected the vast majority of deaths still to be taking place in hospital setting, but they're clearly not.

it is likely that the virus has been transferred between care homes by agency workers. Routine testing of care staff is only happening now in England when it should have happened months ago.

 

[BlueAnorak]

it is likely that the virus has been transferred between care homes by agency workers. Routine testing of care staff is only happening now in England when it should have happened months ago.

It should have happened 5 weeks ago yet they dealt with NHS hospitals first. Why care home workers were not tested to the same level as NHS staff is simply beyond me.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The USA is truly f*cked.....

 

[BlueAnorak]

The answer to the questions on numbers of people being tested under pillar 2 are in the weekly track and trace report.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports

Table 1 (on page 8) Peeople Tested for Covid-19 in Pillars 1 and 2 shows the number of people who tested positive and the percentage of the total.
Divide the number of people by the percentage and multiply by 100 to get the number of people actually tested.
Note: Pillar 1 people tested totals are published daily with the daily figures.

 

[Bill Walker]

Crowds arrive back at footie today here.
I wouldn't go personally.