Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Deleted User]

This:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-causative-organisms-how-to-report

Far too much information, sorry.

 

[Deleted User]

It means that GPs have to report all cases to Public Health England. I guess it's similar in the other areas ?

So because it's 'notifiable ' you should get sick pay?

 

[classic33]

So because it's 'notifiable ' you should get sick pay?

Because it's notifiable, there's restrictions on what you, as a person, can legally do. The use of public transport is ruled for instance.
Getting on a bus or train with a cold, and sneezing continuously might just be seen as impolite/bad manners. As for tonsillitis, can you pass it on to another person?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Covid is a notifiable disease, a bad cold or tonsilitis isn't.

Back in the 90s I had serious food poisoning (Salmonella Typhimurium) that had me laid up in bed (or in the bathroom) for a week or more. When I got my samples back the doctor informed me gravely that it was a notifiable disease. From memory I think I had to fill in some forms and tell my employer - and if I had worked in the food industry then things would have been even more complicated.

It seems that as well as dropping societal precautions against Covd (which may or may not be a bad thing, or a good thing) we have also dropped our data gathering. Which - if I'm not wrong - would seem to be daft.

 

[Deleted User]

Because it's notifiable, there's restrictions on what you, as a person, can legally do. The use of public transport is ruled for instance.
Getting on a bus or train with a cold, and sneezing continuously might just be seen as impolite/bad manners. As for tonsillitis, can you pass it on to another person?

Is it, if I had Covid I legally couldn't get on a bus or go to work?

Having not tested for Covid other than for a pre op some time ago I wouldn't know if I've had it.

 

[DaveReading]

Is it, if I had Covid I legally couldn't get on a bus or go to work?

You've already been given a link that spells out the implications of it being a notifiable disease.

 

[Deleted User]

You've already been given a link that spells out the implications of it being a notifiable disease.

Too much to read through, can I legally go to work or jump on a bus with Covid. Yes or No?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Because it's notifiable, there's restrictions on what you, as a person, can legally do. The use of public transport is ruled for instance.
Getting on a bus or train with a cold, and sneezing continuously might just be seen as impolite/bad manners. As for tonsillitis, can you pass it on to another person?

Can you offer a link to the regulations which specify these restrictions, please? I went to look, but failed.
However (during looking), from a Supreme Court judgment have extracted this describing the early period:
The emergence of COVID-19 and initial Government response
12 Jan: WHO announced a novel coronavirus (cases in China); virus named “SARS-CoV-2”, and disease named “COVID-19”.
31 Jan: England’s first two COVID-19 positives.
10 Feb: Government Regulations for the detention and screening of persons suspected infected with SARS-CoV-2.
3 Mar: Government’s action plan with four phases of response: “contain”, “delay”, “research” and “mitigate”.
4 Mar: Government guidance on “social distancing” and asked people to think about how they could minimise contact with others.
5 Mar: COVID-19 was made a “notifiable disease in UK.
11 Mar: WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.
12 Mar: Move from Government “contain” phase to “delay” phase.

 

[classic33]

Can you offer a link to the regulations which specify these restrictions, please? I went to look, but failed.
However (during looking), from a Supreme Court judgment have extracted this describing the early period:
The emergence of COVID-19 and initial Government response
12 Jan: WHO announced a novel coronavirus (cases in China); virus named “SARS-CoV-2”, and disease named “COVID-19”.
31 Jan: England’s first two COVID-19 positives.
10 Feb: Government Regulations for the detention and screening of persons suspected infected with SARS-CoV-2.
3 Mar: Government’s action plan with four phases of response: “contain”, “delay”, “research” and “mitigate”.
4 Mar: Government guidance on “social distancing” and asked people to think about how they could minimise contact with others.
5 Mar: COVID-19 was made a “notifiable disease in UK.
11 Mar: WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.
12 Mar: Move from Government “contain” phase to “delay” phase.

When it became a notifiable disease, covid fell under Section 33 of The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17161321/

 

[Deleted User]

When it became a notifiable disease, covid fell under Section 33 of The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17161321/

Is it illegal for me to go to work with Covid then or not, can't be arsed wading through that lot.

 

[classic33]

Is it illegal for me to go to work with Covid then or not, can't be arsed wading through that lot.

You'll have to read it, because you're now asking a different question.

 

[Deleted User]

You'll have to read it, because you're now asking a different question.

No I've not, I asked 2 questions initially and no one could give me a straight answer and now I've asked just the one.

You posted the link so you read it and give me the answer.

 

[Deleted User]

You'll have to read it, because you're now asking a different question.

Is it, if I had Covid I legally couldn't get on a bus or go to work?

Here we are, same question but alongside another one.

An answer to either would suffice?

 

[fossyant]

Is it illegal for me to go to work with Covid then or not, can't be arsed wading through that lot.

YES, do what you like, skydive, surf, public transport.

 

[Mike_P]

Too much to read through, can I legally go to work or jump on a bus with Covid. Yes or No?

Whether it's legal or not it's certainly not something that should be done as you will be exposing all other passengers and the driver to it. It's hardly surprising bus services across the country are being cancelled daily due to the lack of available drivers with no doubt many off work with covid.