Coronavirus outbreak

[tom73]

I'm absolutely certain this has been going on in tiny numbers, but I'm not talking about the very sluggish and highly rationed PCR of which we're doing a mere 6000 tests in the entire country and even countries like Italy are having bad days and doing 17,000 a day for example over the weekend.

I'm talking about the new antibody test kit which Boris mentioned last night which was the most important thing I heard last night. Various sketchy reports that the UK government did a Spain and started ordering them on Saturday on the quiet (Spain started ordering them around last Monday-Tuesday and just distributed 640,000 with millions more on order). It might be the end of this week a few hundred thousand arrive in the government's hands.

The antibody test means that a prison could be given a few hundred and test an entire wing if that was justified in the case of an outbreak. Or staff could be tested every 3-4 days and so on. Or whatever is seen as the most efficient way of saving lives.

We can but hope the stuff is in pipeline. I'm still not sure anyone's in a hurry to push it though

 

[Fab Foodie]

Strangley, today I am close to normal.

Maybe my routine meds of Hydroxcychloroquine and Azithromyin (see medical reports about these being tested in tandem and reducing length of infection) are helping.

I'm an anecdatpoint!

Do you have a constant unpleasant taste in your mouth? I can’t get rid of it! Also, food doesn’t taste right. Even toothpaste tastes weird!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Don't reduce the service...put more on ?

Yes, but... they’re running out of drivers!!

 

[tom73]

Just had a text - presumably because I am on triotupuim (inhaler) - says I should stay at home - does that mean I can't go out for solo exercise ?

Yes

 

[Mo1959]

Just had a text - presumably because I am on triotupuim (inhaler) - says I should stay at home - does that mean I can't go out for solo exercise ?

It's not one of the ones all mobile phone networks are supposed to be sending out today rather that from your health centre?

 

[PK99]

Do you have a constant unpleasant taste in your mouth? I can’t get rid of it! Also, food doesn’t taste right. Even toothpaste tastes weird!

No can't say I've noticed that.

 

[MontyVeda]

Put them in the warehouse?

the warehouses in Aldi stores are small. Every morning there's a warehouse full of ambient stock and fresh produce, plus around 15-20 further pallets on the shop floor. We work our socks off for two hours every morning before the store opens get all this stuff off the pallets and onto the shelves. Putting all the 'specials' stuff in the warehouse simply won't work.

 

[tom73]

This sums up my concerns about my three rides a week. They help keep me fit and sane in my dotage, I only ride solo in non-busy areas, but still I worry about being seen as selfish.

I've though that with food shopping I never got into the panic buy. I've just been getting what we need I have felt a bit selfish though walking into another shop with a 1/2 full bag. To get something else as the 1st shop was out of stock.

 

[marinyork]

Perhaps I'm just bitter because I don't like to have my movements curtailed or be made to feel guilty about / second guess my decisions to go out on the bike.. but does anyone else feel that the measures applied to private activites seem excessively draconian compared to the vague, subjective and lax advice for businesses?

Nope. Italy went through all this. The businesses and all that will get sorted out. Italy kept loads of stuff open till 2-3 days after the national lockdown and loads of construction and other random offices and stuff open until late last week . Unfortunately these businesses in Italy will have people on ventillators and family members dropping dead 2-3 weeks from now, just as happened in earlier lockdown areas. The UK needs to sort it quickly otherwise family members of construction and other random businesses will have family members dead in 3 week's time.

Let the businesses do whatever the hell they like. I've seen some on the Jeremy Vine show this morning and some aren't clear about advice or don't want to close. They won't be around in a few week's time and the government will do as Italy and close it down eventually.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Do you have a constant unpleasant taste in your mouth? I can’t get rid of it! Also, food doesn’t taste right. Even toothpaste tastes weird!

Loss of sense of smell is apparently a known symptom (has been suggested it's used to identify otherwise asymptomatic sufferers) so I guess that would also affect sense of taste?

https://www.entuk.org/sites/default/files/files/Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID.pdf

 

[Rocky]

@Brompton Bruce Last night on shift Mrs 73 had to visit A&E. To a possible Covid-19 case. So that's now one station kit that's down to 2 sets. No word on getting anymore.
She tell's me if Covid-19 get's typed into System-one the whole screen show's a decision tree. She tried it last night and it's not working
It's had an overnight update and it is now clearly flagging up any vulnerable patients that need to self isolate. So that's one thing at least.

So one possible interaction down (that we know of) it's all getting that bit closer to home .

I’ve passed your post to the Prof. She’s gathering data on this.

 

[Profpointy]

But I think they could play the need for somebody to be in work for the premise to be open, warehouse to operate. Yet the message is you shouldn't leave your house unless absolutely necessary. Gatherings aren't allowed unless for business. So your ok to mix with other people at work but should somehow stay away from everyone who isn't in your house. Cant have more than two people together but 3 or 4 people in an office is ok? I don't get it.

It's not hard to understand. If you reduce the number of people you interact with by 50% or 80% or whatever by only meeting people at work and the food shop, you are reducing the risk of catching or passing on the virus. This will reduce the rate of it spreading so hospitals will be better able to cope so "only" tens of thousands will die rather than hundreds of thousands

 

[Profpointy]

My main concern is the kitchen, we "5-6" staff are all working in a small area getting the food out.
You can't do this without being inches away from each other.
Just washing hands is Not enough.

It's a tricky situation , I'm happy to make sure our residents get fed and care, I'm also expecting to catch this virus over the next few weeks unless we can improve our working habit's... My wife is really unhappy about it. She has various health issues so I can't blame her for feeling insecure about this situation

Arguably your situation is best improved by everyone else trying not to spread it so you and your team are at less risk of being infected by others. You have to do what you need to do so can't avoid in work interaction

 

[kingrollo]

It's not one of the ones all mobile phone networks are supposed to be sending out today rather that from your health centre?

It's this ?

 

[Mo1959]

It's this ? View attachment 510145

Yes, all mobile providers are sending them out today. They should just reiterate what we have already been told last night.