COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueAnorak]

Thanks for the explanation. Is that your view or is that from the scientific community advising the government?

It's a basic calculation.
Since March they have saying that without restrictions 1 person will infect 3 others. Well if that is 70% higher, it's now 5. It not rocket science let alone rocket engineering.

 

[bluemcr]

Is it true hospitals get paid out by the government for every covid related death? My mums friend work has a funeral business was saying yesterday.
Must be why they slap covid death on every person.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

re. the various posts on what the R number might be for the new variant.

Some expert opinion.

Short version: not enough evidence to say.



I'd be very cautious about putting any kind of figure on this. The virus has previously (Merseyside for example) shown it's quite capable of growing at these rates in its other forms. Personally I'm sceptical how significant it really is, but that's purely because no evidence has yet been presented, and it's a very convenient crutch for govt. We'll see. It makes zero difference to what we should do (suppress to low levels, track trace isolate to keep it there and vaccinate asap)

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I bet Henderson wins spoty tonight. Trophy presented by Johnson saying how he's always been a true scouser and will always treasure his childhood memories on the Kop watching Dixie Dean. Would encapsulate 2020 perfectly.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

3 weeks afterwards. Keep an eye on the ICU survival rates in the South East by age group. No increase per 100k so far.

Do they publish the icu survival rates?

 

[Sir peace frog]

I'm relieved to say my 13-year-old lad has made an impressive recovery during the last 48 hours.

He's a very fit kid but he has been so tired.

Temp down to 36.5 and he's polished off two double cheeseburgers and chips, followed by trifle and half the box of Cadbury's Heroes brought to the doorstep by neighbours for him and the missus.

So relieved and checked on him about five times during the night, been sleeping on the floor in my office, so been awake most of the night anyway.

Kids are amazing aren't they, so strong.

Wife also felt good enough to have a shower and eat three meals today, but she has lost her taste and smell.

Just wanted to share a positive story, pardon the pun!

Me and daughter still not showing any symptoms and temps of 36.1 each.

They first had symptoms Monday night, is there a time where the infection threat is lessened or I should start to exhibit any of my own?

yes, yes , yes,all very well, but who are we signing in january :)

 

[Cityfan]

Do they publish the icu survival rates?

They are published regularly on the ICNARC site

ICNARC – Reports

ICNARC - Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre. Quality data for quality care.

www.icnarc.org

Though this is cumulative survival and is not broken down by region.

 

[Del_Bosque]

Genuine question

how are the rates in the South East compared to worst hit areas in Wales?

 

[M18CTID]

I wonder if the vaccination numbers will slow down over Xmas with people being off work. Last I read we were upto 300,000?

Every day more vaccinations brings this closer to being over. I hope we can get up to a million a week by the end of January. That’s what we have to be aiming for.

Yeah, I can’t see the number of vaccinations increasing until after the Christmas break. A million a week by the end of Jan will be fantastic if we can achieve that

 

[M18CTID]

have only heard his side but he hasn’t lied - he’s family is taking action with the hospital

Where was this mate? Only reason I’m asking is that I heard weeks ago of exactly the same thing happening up here. Bloke who I work with said one of his neighbours - elderly with breathing issues - tends to have a bit of a turn each winter that requires hospital admittance. Anyway, it happened the other week and they stuck him on a Covid ward without even testing him for it. He then caught Covid and passed away. His wife got a phone call a couple of days later from a doctor at the hospital apologising for what they’d done.