COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[squirtyflower]

We had a covid19 scare on friday all staff told to get tested before coming back to work if negative. We were all negative and came in today, just found out one member of staff didnt get tested but came in anyway. Not happy to be working around him. Chances are he is negative but this is out of order in a pandemic. I am 60 and wife is diabetic yet this member of staff ignores the company and it seems that arent doing anything about it. Really not happy

I would speak to the union rep or the person responsible for H&S.
Failing that have a word with HR or management as what the employee is doing could be considered reckless. Fines could be levied against the employee or company if they are complicit.

 

[mosssideblue]

We had a covid19 scare on friday all staff told to get tested before coming back to work if negative. We were all negative and came in today, just found out one member of staff didnt get tested but came in anyway. Not happy to be working around him. Chances are he is negative but this is out of order in a pandemic. I am 60 and wife is diabetic yet this member of staff ignores the company and it seems that arent doing anything about it. Really not happy

Have you told anyone about this?

 

[mosssideblue]

What's the plan if there is no vaccine? Repeated lock downs forever?

That is up to us as a nation

 

[Fred_Quimby]

That is up to us as a nation

Very, very true. It is long past time everyone in this country started to take it seriously. Kids, and parents, not social distancing, people not wearing masks or not wearing them correctly, people not social distancing. I could go but you know what is going on.

 

[grunge]

What's the plan if there is no vaccine? Repeated lock downs forever?

Wouldn't be forever, natural herd immunity kicks in and it just becomes another seasonal virus ( maynot stop you getting it but my lower severity etc ).

Spanish flu for example lasted 3 years before that happened.

we would either need to lock down to "circuit break" it to prevent a big peek. create a solid track and trace system to prevent the peeks or increase NHS capacity to deal with the bigger peeks.

Have a play with this simulation. has all the scenarios in there.

What Happens Next? COVID-19 Futures, Explained With Playable Simulations

an interactive guide

ncase.me

 

[inbetween]

We all know the lockdown isn't aimed at eradicating the virus, but to ensure the NHS can function through winter.

My gut feel is that we will remain in lockdown longer than that currently prescribed

It depends on how things respond because there's an argument that any number of cases is acceptable providing that deaths and hospital admissions aren't increasing. Deaths are delayed by a period of 2-3 weeks or more from infection so whatever we do today won't even start to take effect until December.

It has taken approximately 2 months to go from a very low number of cases to the current level which is resulting in a high number of deaths. So if we can recover even a quarter into December then at least the Christmas period can be held sort of normally.

I'm not holding my breath, I think this has come way too late and should of happened back when deaths started to creep up. We will only see in the next couple of weeks what impact the tiering system has had but it's probably nothing looking at the rise in daily cases.

In the NW cases are still up in every single area despite tier 3 in most areas. Blackburn has been in special measures and then tier 3 for over a month and cases are STILL rising.

 

[oman0115]

You are. We are on the market and an agent emailed us to say that the house sale industry is not being affected

This virus is very selective, and only goes after certain people and professions, also, if a government asks it to it'll wait till monday to enter public transport it will obey, so people have time to get their masks ready, it also respecfully avoids BLM marches. It is very compliant

 

[give it to gordon]

Have you told anyone about this?

Yes spoke to my line manager who isnt happy about it. The employe is now booked in at noon but still at work , ibwould have thought he should be sent home until he gets the results

 

[mosssideblue]

It depends on how things respond because there's an argument that any number of cases is acceptable providing that deaths and hospital admissions aren't increasing. Deaths are delayed by a period of 2-3 weeks or more from infection so whatever we do today won't even start to take effect until December.

It has taken approximately 2 months to go from a very low number of cases to the current level which is resulting in a high number of deaths. So if we can recover even a quarter into December then at least the Christmas period can be held sort of normally.

I'm not holding my breath, I think this has come way too late and should of happened back when deaths started to creep up. We will only see in the next couple of weeks what impact the tiering system has had but it's probably nothing looking at the rise in daily cases.

In the NW cases are still up in every single area despite tier 3 in most areas. Blackburn has been in special measures and then tier 3 for over a month and cases are STILL rising.

The question for me is why are they still rising and what is being done to address that

 

[mosssideblue]

Yes spoke to my line manager who isnt happy about it. The employe is now booked in at noon but still at work , ibwould have thought he should be sent home until he gets the results

I'd have thought so too. Companies need to air on the side of safety first