Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Andy in Germany]

It's been getting a bit confusing here: the various authorities are trying to balance individual freedom with what the scientists recommend, so the restrictions are based on ICU or hospital patient numbers.
Until yesterday we had "2G" rules, which meant customers had to be vaccinated or recovering from C-19. non-vaccinated people couldn't come into the shop.
Yesterday a state court said small businesses can allow non-vaccinated people who have been tested within 24h, so from today we're doing that. Cafes and large events are still on "2G" so people need to be vaccinated.
Customers are supposed to have an FFP-2 mask but staff could wear a medical mask because we have to wear a mask for longer, and we'd have to take a 20 minute break every hour and a half with an FFP-2 mask.
Meanwhile staff could always be un-vaccinated as long as they were tested daily; we're allowed to run the tests and I'm often on test duty which in one shop takes a chunk out of my day.
Currently the infection numbers are climbing but the death rate is dropping, and apparently there's another meeting today so there may be more changes soon...

 

[Milzy]

No, you are still meant to if symptomatic

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing/get-tested-for-coronavirus/

and isn’t your wife an HCP so better to know surely?

The LFT came positive after a few tries. Same as my wife they kept showing negative then eventually positive. My throat is raw.

 

[vickster]

The LFT came positive after a few tries. Same as my wife they kept showing negative then eventually positive. My throat is raw.

You can still get a PCR. If that’s positive, you can offer to do antibody testing

 

[midlife]

Positive LFT does not need a PCR to confirm at the moment, with so much covid about the false positive rate is small. I think its in the government info on their website.

 

[Milzy]

Now there’s this stealth version of Omicron. People are laughing & taking the pee but even I can see a variant happening that won’t show up on the tests but with the symptoms.

 

[fossyant]

MIL (Nursing Home) back on another 2 week lockdown - the other one hadn't been quite lifted - more cases. It's her birthday today. MrsF and one of her sisters managed a window visit to her room, thank god it's on the ground floor. She was 'needing' more bird feeders and supplies.

She's been crapping it as one of her carers started a bit poorly a week or so ago, and has 'apparently' ended up on a ventilator even being triple jabbed - true or not, MIL is worried she'd be a gonner if it got her !

 

[Rusty Nails]

Now there’s this stealth version of Omicron. People are laughing & taking the pee but even I can see a variant happening that won’t show up on the tests but with the symptoms.

Is this some new variant you have heard of or just a rather strange response to the comments on here about negative tests?

Edit: Just read online about "stealth" omicron.

 

[classic33]

Is this some new variant you have heard of or just a rather strange response to the comments on here about negative tests?

First identified last month, called BA.2.
Said to be harder to track using the present PCR test.

 

[LarryDuff]

Just tested +ve this evening. Bummer!

 

[Slick]

Just tested +ve this evening. Bummer!

Indeed. Hopefully it will pass quickly.

 

[LarryDuff]

Indeed. Hopefully it will pass quickly.

Thanks

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just tested +ve this evening. Bummer!

May the symptoms be mild and recovery full

 

[Venod]

Just tested +ve this evening. Bummer!

Here's wishing you a quick recovery, last day of isolation here, still feel I have a touch of a cold, tested after day five and onwards, no negative tests at all so no early exit from isolation.

 

[LarryDuff]

Here's wishing you a quick recovery, last day of isolation here, still feel I have a touch of a cold, tested after day five and onwards, no negative tests at all so no early exit from isolation.

Went out yesterday for a wee 20 miler and felt absolutely fine. Mid afternoon I started to feel teally shivery and just couldn't get warm

 

[Dogtrousers]

Went out yesterday for a wee 20 miler and felt absolutely fine. Mid afternoon I started to feel teally shivery and just couldn't get warm

My mystery illness that I had very early in the pandemic before widespread testing, which may or may not have been Covid featured spells like that.
Hope you feel better soon.