Coronavirus Discussion So.... The Coronavirus / COVID-19

[Jon]

Yup. There's caution, and then there's being Cassandra.

I think he’s not going to be happy unless there is a second wave lol (which won’t happen)
Its obviously a result of the work he does for a living that his mindset is this cautious.

 

[homie]

I think he’s not going to be happy unless there is a second wave lol (which won’t happen)
Its obviously a result of the work he does for a living that his mindset is this cautious.

I'd hate to be with him trying to cross a busy road.

 

[hanna.obrien.79]

I’m not sure I can ever get down with the term ‘bubbling’. Mind you it’s probably going to be 6 months yet til we can bubble here.

 

[Jon]

Your coronavirus test result is negative. You did not have the virus when the test was done.

Well what a big fat nothing lol

 

[EdibleDormouse]

Your coronavirus test result is negative. You did not have the virus when the test was done.

Well what a big fat nothing lol

Doesn't mean you didn't have it, though - you've just recovered (even if you don't feel like it yet!). A friend of mine was in hospital, full Covid ward, CPAP machine, the works (now fully recovered). Didn't test positive in hospital, did test positive for antibodies.

Also, hope you ARE feeling better!

 

[Jon]

Doesn't mean you didn't have it, though - you've just recovered (even if you don't feel like it yet!). A friend of mine was in hospital, full Covid ward, CPAP machine, the works (now fully recovered). Didn't test positive in hospital, did test positive for antibodies.

Also, hope you ARE feeling better!

yeah about 80% of the way back now and at least using my macbook and getting on with some work in a half arsed way!

 

[EdibleDormouse]

yeah about 80% of the way back now and at least using my macbook and getting on with some work in a half arsed way!

Also half-arsed today, and don't even have the excuse that I'm not feeling 100%. Managed to start a Zoom meeting this morning a full 24 hours early for someone's lesson. It's all going awfully well.

 

[Jon]

From todays conference

Laura Hughes from the Financial Times asks what officials have discovered so far through antibody tests for healthcare workers.

Hancock says there are some people who don't have symptoms but do have the virus.

He says an ONS study showed 70-80% of people who test positive for the virus don't have symptoms and "that is a significant finding".

That's a high percentage!!

 

[Jon]

Party on the Isle of Man!!

The Isle of Man has become the first place in the British Isles to drop social distancing.

Social distancing measures for the general public will be scrapped from Monday - but rules will remain in place for those working in health care and care homes for the elderly.

Chief minister Howard Quayle said the decision had been taken to "get society back to normal".

 

[EdibleDormouse]

From todays conference

Laura Hughes from the Financial Times asks what officials have discovered so far through antibody tests for healthcare workers.

Hancock says there are some people who don't have symptoms but do have the virus.

He says an ONS study showed 70-80% of people who test positive for the virus don't have symptoms and "that is a significant finding".

That's a high percentage!!

Did I imagine something this morning about the Mayor of somewhere wants to test the entire city? That seems like a good idea to me. I mean, obviously people will have to agree, but you'd only need a clear picture from about 50% of the population to know what's going on.

 

[Karonher]

A couple in America want to but I don't know about here.

 

[Jon]

Wish we were like Guernsey

Two days after the UK entered lockdown, the Crown Dependency of Guernsey followed suit. The Channel Island has now seen no coronavirus cases for 42 days, a success public health authorities attribute to its test and trace programme.

Guernsey's 63,000 residents are able to go to the pub, get a haircut and meet up with friends and family. And on 20 June, the government will remove nearly all lockdown restrictions. So how did they manage it?

Currently, everyone who enters a "controlled environment", like a pub, restaurant or hairdressers, must leave their name and contact details - which are available at all times for the island's Public Health Services to access.

 

[Jon]

ONS say numbers still dropping

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England is continuing to fall, according to estimates from the Office for National Statistics.

Around one in 1,700 people were infected between 25 May and 7 June, or 33,000 individuals, compared with one in 1,000 before then.

The figures are based on 20,000 swab tests from private households.

 

[EdibleDormouse]

I've just had an end of lesson discussion with one of my students. I did the usual positive thing of saying keep focussed and keep practising, as we'll be singing together again by the end of the year, and auditions and performances will start up again very soon.

The difference today was that I believed it too.

 

[Karonher]

I've just had an end of lesson discussion with one of my students. I did the usual positive thing of saying keep focussed and keep practising, as we'll be singing together again by the end of the year, and auditions and performances will start up again very soon.

The difference today was that I believed it too.

I think I will be back in school in September. For a while I did not think it would be possible as it is a large secondary school. But if things keep improving it could be possible even if it is still only part time.

 

[Jon]

Oof 155 drop!

 

[hanna.obrien.79]

Well my July family holiday was cancelled, was inevitable. A small part of me was hoping it would go ahead to force me to go somewhere with some different scenery. This news came on the same day that school sent out the new rules for August. Completely ridiculous and given that I can no longer take my 5 year old in to the playground when he took months to settle into school last year, I suspect my 5 year old will end up coming back home with me! 2 days in school and 3 days at home. There are so many issues with the new normal that I wish they’d decide if it’s safe just let them return to how it was before. My middle child is starting her school holidays early as she just can’t cope schooling from home.

I’m getting fed up now can you tell!

 

[Jon]

Only 36 deaths today but what I don’t get is where are these 1000+ infections a day coming from ?!?!? If in the community the rate is 0.01% are all these people being infected in hospitals still?

 

[Jon]

STILL confused about where 1000+ deaths a day are coming from!!

 

[Jon]

When do we think we are gonna to start seeing companies making redundancies?
when furlough runs out?

I think a lot of companies will suddenly fast track their longterm streamlining / restructure plans over the next few months sadly