COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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Healdplace said:
However, big caveat the testing is even lower today than yesterday.

We did over 337,000 a few days ago. Yesterday. It was just under 257,000.

Today it is just 219,000.

This testing is becoming hard to justify as being credible with huge swings like that.

How can it not be lowering numbers found?
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are as many people venturing out for tests now they're in lockdown?
 
www.gavi.org

Countries pledge nearly US$ 1 billion to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy and Sweden pledge approximately US$ 960 million to Gavi’s COVID-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC)
www.gavi.org www.gavi.org

Surely this is something all of us Brits can be proud of. We are the biggest donor. Cant see that many other major country donors sadly. Where are the workds two biggest economies the US and China?
 
The regional numbers are also fluctuating day to day.

London 1501 - down from 2086 to lowest in 3 weeks

Midlands 2788 - down from 2983

North East 1303 - down from 1340

Yorkshire 3001 - up from 2804

And North West (like Yorkshire) up but by the most today to 3388 from 2796.
 
Healdplace said:
According to The Sun 8 of the ten GM boroughs (Oldham and Bury the two not mentioned on their map) are in the 60+ authorities being given soon the new rapid result tests to allow mass testing like in Liverpool
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listed here. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54885657

Which areas will get the new tests?​

  • Barking and Dagenham
  • Bexley
  • Birmingham
  • Blackburn and Darwen
  • Blackpool
  • Bolton
  • Brent
  • Bristol
  • Bury
  • Calderdale
  • Camden
  • City of London
  • County Durham
  • Coventry
  • Darlington
  • Doncaster
  • Dudley
  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Enfield
  • Essex
  • Gateshead
  • Greenwich
  • Hackney
  • Halton
  • Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Hartlepool
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • Islington
  • Kensington and Chelsea
  • Kingston upon Thames
  • Knowsley
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Luton
  • Manchester
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Newham
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Nottingham City
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oldham
  • Redbridge
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • Richmond upon Thames
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Sefton
  • South Tyneside
  • Southwark
  • St Helen's
  • Staffordshire
  • Stockport
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Sunderland
  • Tameside
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Trafford
  • Wakefield
  • Waltham Forest
  • Wandsworth
  • Warrington
  • Wigan
  • Wirral
  • Wolverhampton
Stoke on Trent, Liverpool and Lancashire have already been provided with lateral flow tests.
 
Healdplace said:
However, big caveat the testing is even lower today than yesterday.

We did over 337,000 pillar 1 & 2 tests three days ago. Then 301, 000 two days ago. Yesterday. It was just under 257,000.

Today it is just 219,000.

This testing is becoming hard to justify as being credible with huge swings like that.

How can it not be lowering numbers found?
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Oh thats a shame, i wonder how the figures compare with total tests per week over the last three weeks?
 
Healdplace said:
However, big caveat the testing is even lower today than yesterday.

We did over 337,000 pillar 1 & 2 tests three days ago. Then 301, 000 two days ago. Yesterday. It was just under 257,000.

Today it is just 219,000.

This testing is becoming hard to justify as being credible with huge swings like that.

How can it not be lowering numbers found?
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That's a shame, when i saw the number of cases had dropped i was hoping it was a sign of the new lockdown taking effect, I suppose it's a little early to see this though.
 
The Light Was Yellow Sir said:
That’s assuming these are the only places doing it. They won’t be.
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Yep. Capacity to vaccinate greater numbers will surely go up as time goes on. In any case, even if it was *only* 650,000 a week, it’s 650,000 more a week than are getting vaccinated now. Some right negative fookers on here at times!
 
Healdplace said:
According to The Sun 8 of the ten GM boroughs (Oldham and Bury the two not mentioned on their map) are in the 60+ authorities being given soon the new rapid result tests to allow mass testing like in Liverpool
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I wonder if they would move onto Greater Manchester just before Christmas, and how many people will be told to isolate over Christmas and New Year, and how many take no notice of being told to do so?
 
Healdplace said:
However, big caveat the testing is even lower today than yesterday.

We did over 337,000 pillar 1 & 2 tests three days ago. Then 301, 000 two days ago. Yesterday. It was just under 257,000.

Today it is just 219,000.

This testing is becoming hard to justify as being credible with huge swings like that.

How can it not be lowering numbers found?
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just an idea, but if less people are getting infected would that not mean there is less reason for people to get tested? May go a little way to explaining the lower testing numbers?
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
just an idea, but if less people are getting infected would that not mean there is less reason for people to get tested? May go a little way to explaining the lower testing numbers?
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It’s hard to tell mate. For example, there’s
total apathy about the virus on some of the unofficial City Facebook pages. There might be fewer infections. It might also be that people can’t be bothered getting tested during the wet weather.
 
The Pfizer vaccine is set to be the first ever mRNA vaccine approved of it goes through. And through on much shorter time scales. Wowsers. I can understand some people being unsure about side effects if I'm honest, it's only natural surely.
 
Greater Manchester was up today but not disastrously. 1626 v 1404 yesterday. Wigan was the biggest reason for this - way up again and almost beat Manchester for a second time.

Most other places up a little only. Still well down on last week by many hundreds.

For the first time in a while the % of the NW total also fell to below 50% at 48%.

So still a good day.
 
The England hospital stats not updated (they seem to now be doing this in two day batches so presumably tomorrow).
 
La Universidad de Oxford recolecta datos de casi 20.000 voluntarios en Reino Unido, Brasil y Sudafrica. Los resultados serian tan buenos como los de Pfizer. Se espera publicación oficial muy pronto. Aprobación para uso de emergencia seria 10 días después.

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The University of Oxford collects data from almost 20,000 volunteers in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. The results would be as good as Pfizer's. Official publication is expected very soon. Approval for emergency use would be 10 days later.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
just an idea, but if less people are getting infected would that not mean there is less reason for people to get tested? May go a little way to explaining the lower testing numbers?
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Sadly there's some talk in official circles that - in some areas at least - some people with symptoms are actively avoiding tests because they don't want to self-isolate.
 
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