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My impression, wrong or right from yesterday's announcement, was that all Key Workers could be tested, irrespective of whether any infection has been suspected.
I know the gov site was saying what you posted, though. If folk can't get on it, how do we know if that policy has changed?
yes I think it has - its a bit like the headline "Stay Home" - with the fine print "unless you need to go to work"

my understanding was that key workers displaying symptoms would be eligible for a test as would there families. But no symptoms - no test.
 

marinyork

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Downing Street said 5,000 home testing kits were ordered in the first two minutes of the website going live.

About 15,000 tests were booked to take place on Friday at drive-through sites.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52405852
 

mjr

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All the talk of unlocking in the press, government and most peoples mindset is all about shopping and the material stuff which really don't matter.
I think most people's mindset on unlocking is about all the civil and social stuff that's stopped, all the ephemera that contributes to happiness and general wellbeing. After all, if you really need to, most shopping has continued, sometimes with a short break while they rearranged, either online or at the supermarkets and discounters-that-also-sell-some-food-and-hardware that have subverted the restrictions pretty much in order to grab market share.
 

Rocky

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Covid doesn’t scare me.....I’ve got the cure. I’m just setting up a drip before taking my Dettol enema.

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The Guardian doesn't know what day it is any more....

''On Thuesday 1,027 tests were carried out with a total of 29,931 carried out across Wales. There is current capacity for 1,800 tests daily. ''
 
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mjr

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Covid 19 detected in air pollution particles - very worrying if proved.
Why? It's long been suspected because it would explain some of the patterns, such as heavily industrialised areas being hit harder than denser populations, and it might mean governments finally take overdue action to improve the air that we breathe.
 
Why? It's long been suspected because it would explain some of the patterns, such as heavily industrialised areas being hit harder than denser populations, and it might mean governments finally take overdue action to improve the air that we breathe.

You really the govt will take measures to improve the air quality - they will just tell cyclists to wear masks or cycle indoors.

My understanding of previous research was that people in industrial areas had poorer lungs - not the virus was effectively airborne.
 
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