COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[AlgarveBlu]

1step foward and 2 steps back,not sleeping because of coughing so i feel really worn out,having said that compared to a week ago much better

Glad to hear it’s getting better.

is there a specified period from when you were first confirmed positive that you need to get tested again to confirm that you are negative?

 

[BobKowalski]

Sturgeon was talking about a ban on events with 500 people or more taking effect on Monday. This will it seems be a UK wide decision.

 

[goatersnipple]

Yeah me, due to go to Bulgaria end of May, payment due next week.

At this stage I'm going to pay nothing more, don't know about the small print in my insurance so not risking it. I'll suck up the airport car parking I've paid for if necessary.

If was thinking of paying the rest with a credit card.
Apparently it's the best way to get your money bank.

Only thing is I havent got a credit card have to apply for one

 

[kaz7]

Glad to hear it’s getting better.

is there a specified period from when you were first confirmed positive that you need to get tested again to confirm that you are negative?

Not been told anything about a retest,as far as i know that is not happening

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

Anyone else have a holiday booked in summer and wondering what to do.
I'm booked for turkey in july.
Have to pay the balance in april time.
I'm wondering if theres much point

If you don't pay then you will lose the holiday that may still go ahead and probably not get anything back if it subsequently gets cancelled. I'd make a judgement call as late as possible, July may be virus free, who knows.

 

[marco]

Anyone else have a holiday booked in summer and wondering what to do.
I'm booked for turkey in july.
Have to pay the balance in april time.
I'm wondering if theres much point

your about 10 weeks from paying in full to going, cant see it being any better then from today and i wouldnt go today,,im looking for tenerife in november which is a bit further away from your date and im in two minds

 

[SebastianBlue]

Anyone else have a holiday booked in summer and wondering what to do.
I'm booked for turkey in july.
Have to pay the balance in april time.
I'm wondering if theres much point

We have a month of travel booked for May-June to go back home (Manchester and Zaragoza for me, Basel for the missus) to see family, mates, the last few City matches and attend the missus’ bestfriend’s wedding in Bern (as well as FC Basel and Young Boys matches).

We’ll see if any of it happens.

It’s not currently looking promising.

 

[BlueAnorak]

The UK strategy of waiting for patients to flag the illness by ringing 111 seems flawed according to recent research.

In Singpore researchers estimated between 45% and 84% of infections came from people incubating the virus. In China the estimate was 65% - 87%.

This emphasises that much more aggressive testing is required - precisely what happened in South Korea.

That is why facemasks are essential. Not to prevent you getting it but to prevent you spreading it.
Interesting article yesterday on the infectiousness of Coronovirus.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-...navirus-symptoms-may-highly-infectious-study/
Probably why it is spreading like wildfire in Latin nations with the moi moi pretend kiss greeting.

 

[grunge]

Those who are dying from COVID are the same demographic as those who would succumb to flu so the overall impact of both is relevant and the total mortality rate is the significant statistic because those who die because of COVID could well have died of Flu. If the total number of deaths is significantly higher than the annual 3 to 6 hundred thousand who die from season viruses then it would be time to be concerned but currently the deaths from COVID are statistically insignificant and yet the world is spiralling into a recession based on the the type of hysterical post you are making.

Would you like to post a description of the effects of flu on the body and how it affects the lungs? Because it's the same. So painting COVID as some kind of special case is simply hysterical.

the world isn't spinning into recession because the public are hyping this up. countries are tanking there economies to stop this spreading. big difference.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Not been told anything about a retest,as far as i know that is not happening

ok that seems odd, so in essence you have to use your own judgement as to when it’s ok for you to end your self isolation...bit unfair on you to have to make that call