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Common sense in Warrington.

Given the bad rising numbers there over past day or two (which I noted last night in here) they have wisely decided not to wait until Thursday for Tier 3 and go in their at midnight today.
 
www.bbc.co.uk

Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'We blame Eat Out To Help Out for our tragedy'

Covid's second wave has hit one part of south Bradford badly, and residents have an idea where the problem began.
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An interesting article. But quite worrying

"Some people won't be tested because they are too busy, some don't believe in it and think it's a government conspiracy, some people won't test because if they turn out to be positive they don't want to self-isolate because of financial worries," says Ishaq Shafiq, who runs community testing for Bradford's Covid Response Hub. "Some people are scared to do the test, some don't speak the language and some women won't do it without their husband's permission. Around 50% in some areas refuse to be tested. There is huge, huge mistrust in national and local government."
 
oman0115 said:
Does anyone know the situation if you are flying into the country? I want to visit family but I beleive that entails 14 days isolation when I am there, if I got a test the day before flying would that have any bearings on the restrictions?
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Not currently.
 
artfuldodger said:
www.bbc.co.uk

Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'We blame Eat Out To Help Out for our tragedy'

Covid's second wave has hit one part of south Bradford badly, and residents have an idea where the problem began.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

An interesting article. But quite worrying

"Some people won't be tested because they are too busy, some don't believe in it and think it's a government conspiracy, some people won't test because if they turn out to be positive they don't want to self-isolate because of financial worries," says Ishaq Shafiq, who runs community testing for Bradford's Covid Response Hub. "Some people are scared to do the test, some don't speak the language and some women won't do it without their husband's permission. Around 50% in some areas refuse to be tested. There is huge, huge mistrust in national and local government."
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Worrying indeed.
 
oman0115 said:
Does anyone know the situation if you are flying into the country? I want to visit family but I beleive that entails 14 days isolation when I am there, if I got a test the day before flying would that have any bearings on the restrictions?
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If the country you have been in for the last 14 days isn't on the UK travel corridor list, then you will have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival.
 
True_Blue69 said:
Other than druggies, the others both get taxed to high heaven which helps pay the medical fees caused by abuse of alcohol and fags. There is enough negative info around the dangers of all of those, whereas fatties are tiptoed around through fear of upsetting them. Maybe it's a lack of education about the dangers of being fat, maybe they're just lazy and greedy either way you shouldn't let yourself get to that state. Gastric bands on the NHS FFS.
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Would you have had this go at fat people before ? The spread of covid is not to do with them

AGAIN you didnt read your own link , you just went with the headline
 
bluetonium said:
What's the flu vaccine situation, anyone have any insight? My work have got me a voucher to have a free flu jab, but it's been unavailable to book for weeks online via Lloyds pharmacy.

I feel a bit guilty having it anyway to be honest. If it's short should I be leaving it and letting the more vulnerable have the chance? Both my kids have had the vaccine via school.
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Go to the doctors and get a free one , everyone should have one , the doses are there
 
kaz7 said:
Would you have had this go at fat people before ? The spread of covid is not to do with them

AGAIN you didnt read your own link , you just went with the headline
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If you don't look after yourself then you can't complain when you get ill as a result of it. That goes for anything in excess. I never said anything along the lines of fat people being responsible for the spread of covid, clearly that is mainly due to older people or at least it was in the '1st wave'.
 
True_Blue69 said:
If you don't look after yourself then you can't complain when you get ill as a result of it. That goes for anything in excess. I never said anything along the lines of fat people being responsible for the spread of covid, clearly that is mainly due to older people or at least it was in the '1st wave'.
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Blaming old people now, at the start it was asymptomatic people spreading it the most , likely the same now if you assume those with symptoms are doing the right thing

Being fat does not mean you will get covid , in your link it said it might take longer to shift in but that is up for discussion , tbere is no evidence , barr a small study , that the vaccine might not work on some of them , again that was dismissed as unlikely

I have got fat since being ill for a variety of reasons , it wont stay on but i am not taking fat shaming from anyone
 
Wales data week to week to week. Not good - hence the reason for the Circuit Breaker lockdown.

Deaths 4 v 1 v 6 today

Cases 487 v 625 1158 today - that is a bigger increase than Scotland has been showing.

In hospital 327 v 482 v 616 patients today.

Ventilator beds 29 v 40 v 56 today.
 
Northernstorirs said:
Probably worth it if your employment relies on you being clear. Not everybody can self isolate on full pay love.
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I agree. Anything that helps has to be welcomed.
Remains to been seen, however, how accurate it will be but the reducing of working days lost could be significant.
 
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