Coronavirus outbreak

[Deleted User]

Oh lawdy lawd I don't know where I'd be without my *peers quizzically at document* office, pubs and shopping

In your 'happy place ' I would imagine, I'm happy you're happy.

I know for a fact I'm happy and should be even more when things begin to open up Football, big shows, rallies, concerts.

 

[kingrollo]

What is gained by relaxing the requirement to wear a face covering on public transport?

PR - covid has gone - go out and spend some money.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Lets hope more variants don`t throw a spanner in the works ! Was reading that Witty and Co are expecting/wanting this third wave now rather than later. Strong border controls will keep new variants in check, oh that`s hilarious ! Take a wee nose at whats going wrong in south america !

 

[Deleted User]

If you think about it, how many people on here are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and 'go mad?
Not many I would wager, if society is in any way similar then plenty of people will still be very cautious.

 

[MrGrumpy]

to be honest I’m looking forward to some relaxation. However I’m also wary , so won’t change much about what I do/did.

 

[potsy]

If you think about it, how many people on here are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and 'go mad?
Not many I would wager, if society is in any way similar then plenty of people will still be very cautious.

Exactly, from a personal point of view most of my activities are outdoor (walking, cycling) and other than that I will continue to wear a mask in the supermarket, don't really go to pubs...
Not much will change in my life.

 

[kingrollo]

If you think about it, how many people on here are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and 'go mad?
Not many I would wager, if society is in any way similar then plenty of people will still be very cautious.

Seriously - I expects pubs and nightclubs will do a roaring trade in the early days.

As a much younger man the worry of aids didn't prevent me getting laid as often as I possibly could. ! Young people aren't cautious - especially when hormones are in overdrive !!!

There's going to be a massive rise in infections. I feel those trying to get treatment for long covid. They will be the forgotten causalities in this.

 

[mjr]

If you think about it, how many people on here are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and 'go mad?
Not many I would wager, if society is in any way similar then plenty of people will still be very cautious.

You have posted you won't do anything not legally required, haven't you? And local facebook groups are full of "scamdemic" nobbers and it will only take enough of them to fark the town, not everyone or even a majority.

 

[Ajax Bay]

So ... Sajid Javid lets us know that self-isolation is gone from 16 August for anyone who's had both injections or is under 18. Just take a PCR test instead, which I'm guessing are improving in accuracy with further development over time.
Doesn't that put those who've not had the injections at risk?

What is the assessed % accuracy of the PCR test?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

For me, Fear of Long Covid trumps Fear of Missing Out by a long way. For once I am glad to be under the jurisdiction of television’s Nicola Sturgeon.

 

[Buck]

What is the assessed accuracy of the PCR test?

Indications are between 2-29% false negative, so 71-98% accurate.

https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m1808.full.pdf

 

[DCLane]

What is the assessed accuracy of the PCR test?

Cochrane states it's 95.1% correctly diagnosed and 99% correctly ruled out: https://www.cochrane.org/CD013705/INFECTN_how-accurate-are-rapid-tests-diagnosing-covid-19

 

[Deleted User]

You have posted you won't do anything not legally required, haven't you? And local facebook groups are full of "scamdemic" nobbers and it will only take enough of them to fark the town, not everyone or even a majority.

I'm not talking about me, I appear to be a minority on here, I'm referring to the one's concerned about lifting restrictions.

My mask will be firmly chucked in bin!

 

[mjr]

I'm not talking about me, I appear to be a minority on here, I'm referring to the one's concerned about lifting restrictions.

My mask will be firmly chucked in bin!

Why won't you talk about you? Why do you claim plenty of people are going to be cautious, when you yourself "are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and go mad"? Sorry if you feel I ask you too much, I'm fascinated by your reasoning which seems a mystery to me: you don't seem to be a "scamdemic" proponent, yet you won't voluntarily take simple minor steps to reduce the risk to your neighbours, friends and family.

And we know this forum's audience is not typical. Most of us cycle, for starters. I suspect more of the country have swallowed the shoot that the newspapers have been shovelling and are viewing 19 July as "Freedom Day" than viewing it as the "Surrender Day" it looks to me.

Why "Surrender Day"? Well, way back last March, Boris invoked full war-on-covid rhetoric with phrases like "in this fight we can be in no doubt that each and every one of us is directly enlisted. Each and every one of us is now obliged to join together to halt the spread of this disease" and "We will beat the coronavirus and we will beat it together." Thank fark he wasn't PM during WW2: he would have negotiated surrender in late 1940 as soon as the Battle of Britain / Air Battle for England was won, bored after just over a year.

 

[PK99]

If you think about it, how many people on here are suddenly going to throw caution to the wind and 'go mad?
Not many I would wager, if society is in any way similar then plenty of people will still be very cautious.

We used EOTHO several times, and at the various stages have been in numerous pubs and restaurants.

Always choosing quiet pubs at quiet times, ditto restaurants.