Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[lane]

Well the 2nd wave is well and truly here, and whilst Boris & chums continue to ignore SAGE advice I'm happy to support schools implementing their own belt & braces restrictions, as long as they do it sensibly eg with small bubbles.
For example, why is Y7 a single bubble of 250 pupils, when none of the form groups mix?

Yes it is here - because we have more or less gone back to normal before we had vaccine - what did people think would happen? Still they got a tenner of a meal so can't really complain that much.

 

[fossyant]

Seems quite a few colleagues are feeling 'down' - on a group 'chat' catch up earlier and a number are like 'meh'. One had her son sent home as someone at school tested positive. I've shoved my tunes on this afternoon !

 

[Julia9054]

For example, why is Y7 a single bubble of 250 pupils, when none of the form groups mix?

They mix at break and lunch. It is inhumane (and probably illegal) to keep each form in a room for an entire day - they need fresh air, somewhere to eat and the chance to run around. We are able to designate 5 different areas of the school for 5 different year groups to eat and take breaks. We have 10 forms per year group.

 

[lane]

Well logically in a school my daughter is at with 1,300 students plus say 150 staff based on infection rate of 1 in 160 there will be 9 infected at any time. Although the local infection rate is higher and the figures are a couple of week out of date so probably higher at any time, which is a lot more than test positive each week probably because a lot don't show symptoms. My son is in a higher risk age group and 2,000 at his college plus staff so could easily be 20 infected there at any one time - in fact with Nottingham being highest in the country could well be more.

 

[Smokin Joe]

We've lost two paperboys this week after a year 11 pupil at the local school returned a positive test and everyone else was sent home to isolate for a week.

 

[Julia9054]

Well logically in a school my daughter is at with 1,300 students plus say 150 staff based on infection rate of 1 in 160 there will be 9 infected at any time. Although the local infection rate is higher and the figures are a couple of week out of date so probably higher at any time, which is a lot more than test positive each week probably because a lot don't show symptoms. My son is in a higher risk age group and 2,000 at his college plus staff so could easily be 20 infected there at any one time - in fact with Nottingham being highest in the country could well be more.

Bit scary isn’t it!
There are 2000 in my school - I’m a bit surprised we have only had one official incident. (Well, 2 - sibling of case one also tested positive)

 

[Unkraut]

The middle one has been tested in England, and eldest and her hubby have been tested here. The positive news is they were all negative. Bit of a relief, but I do wonder a little bit if it might have been nice for them to have got it over with.

 

[DaveReading]

but I do wonder a little bit if it might have been nice for them to have got it over with.

Always assuming that catching Covid once means that you've "got it over with".

 

[All uphill]

Always assuming that catching Covid once means that you've "got it over with".

And that Covid means sick then recover, not long covid or curtains.

Since our son started the long covid journey I'm seeing every day I have in good health as a bonus to be enjoyed.

 

[lane]

Just receive weekly covid update from my Son's college in Nottingham - 5 positive tests this week all students no staff. They mandated masks in classrooms a few days ago and hope this is helping.

 

[Bazzer]

Not entirely sure how this will play out. Students at the college child 2 currently attends, have been told they are in lockdown from today. But she is currently at home with us for the weekend, in an area not subject to the tightest restrictions. She claims to have been told she has to return and accommodation staff will be checking up to make sure she returns.

 

[RoadRider400]

Not entirely sure how this will play out. Students at the college child 2 currently attends, have been told they are in lockdown from today. But she is currently at home with us for the weekend, in an area not subject to the tightest restrictions. She claims to have been told she has to return and accommodation staff will be checking up to make sure she returns.

Are they going to come and bundle her into a van if she refuses? What a load of nonsense.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I think we need stop calling very minor changes "lockdowns".

Mockdowns.

 

[lane]

What your view be on this?

We have gone into tier 2. Yesterday my son who is 17 met his friends outside for a good part of the day. I asked him what he thought about this.

He said that one of his friend's parents had said he was still welcome in their house. They live about a mile away and are not in tier 2. I asked what he thought about that. He said on the one hand (1) I don't think the tier 2 was really for where we live (which is probably correct because our area borders both Nottingham (highest cases in the country) and Derby which is not in tier two and has quite low cases. We live right at the Derby side and right at the edge of the tier 2 area. (2) I sit next to my friend on the bus for 40 minutes twice a day and spend time with them at college as well - so I am spending a lot of time indoors with them anyway. On the other hand I was probably spending too much time indoors with other people anyway.

Myself on the one hand I think it we don't follow the rules what is the point and on the other I doubt it would make any difference if he went to see his friend in their house. So really not sure what to say to him.

 

[Bazzer]

Are they going to come and bundle her into a van if she refuses? What a load of nonsense.

Indeed. When college were spoken to about it, during the conversation there were step climb downs from a starting point of: she must come back today, through she must come back tomorrow, to no we can't make her come back, but we would like her to.
As it happens, my daughter decided she had to go back for other reasons, but it was a cack handed way of dealing with the issue. And, it was obvious when we dropped her off, that the college being in lock down was not being enforced, as no one accounted for her going back and a number of the students were going off site in taxis, dressed for a night on the town.