Coronavirus: General discussion (see opening post for rules)

[StevieM]

Several cases here. Those with a positive PCR test have to isolate but not their close contacts - including siblings living in the same house who are still coming into school.

 

Even though I've been double-jabbed, I'm probably feeling more nervous about COVID now than I have been for a long time - if not ever.

[jmak]

I love the Elgar. Played it with Robert Cohen many years ago, which was rather special. Nothing against the Kanneh-Mason family, but I really wish the BBC would stop the constant fuss. They are always going on about the plight of all of the freelancers at the moment - how about spreading the work out a bit? To use the Beeb’s own oft-used phrase ‘other musicians are available.’

 

Sorry - don’t know where that mini-rant came from…

I'd love to discuss further, but I don't want to end up amphibian.

 

My attempt to keep it on topic is that I suspect the reason they had Sheku on the bill is that post-covid*, they're desperate for audiences and want a big name as a draw.

 

The BBC did broadcast it, but it wasn't their concert - it was independently promoted by the RPO as their 75th birthday concert.

 

Very jealous of you playing with Robert Cohen. On a side note, IMO this Elgar performance was very good, but not quite at the top level of cello performances I've been to. I'd go with YoYo Ma playing Bach, Rostropovich playing Dvorak AND Sheku playing Shostakovich. I went to the BBC Young Musician final where he performed and won and I do think he's an exceptional talent. It was one of my all time best live music experiences.

 

*Back to covid: I understand that people may well feel that they're not ready to go to concert halls yet and I know covid isn't gone, but Steve is right, there are lots of musicians who are struggling and who are brilliant. I've been to hundreds of concerts over the years and every one of them beats recorded music. As soon as you feel comfortable, give one a try.

[mavhc]

Not like siblings spend ages in the same rooms as each other. I assume the current plan is to get everyone infected, based on the new rules.

[jmak]

Several cases here. Those with a positive PCR test have to isolate but not their close contacts - including siblings living in the same house who are still coming into school.

 

Even though I've been double-jabbed, I'm probably feeling more nervous about COVID now than I have been for a long time - if not ever.

OH works in a healthcare setting and their employer has come up with a sensible variant on the government guidance.

 

If you're double jabbed and are notified of a normal contact with a covid case, you take PCR tests and go to work as usual. If the contact is from your household, you still have to isolate for 10 days as they consider the risk from continual exposure to be different from a contact on the street/in a shop. Seems a sensible compromise to me.

[pooley]

OH works in a healthcare setting and their employer has come up with a sensible variant on the government guidance.

 

If you're double jabbed and are notified of a normal contact with a covid case, you take PCR tests and go to work as usual. If the contact is from your household, you still have to isolate for 10 days as they consider the risk from continual exposure to be different from a contact on the street/in a shop. Seems a sensible compromise to me.

 

Interesting, my wife works for NHS in Wales and if a member of the household has Covid then she has to remain off work (WFH) for 10 days, having PCR on day 2 and 8.

[korifugi]

If you're double jabbed and are notified of a normal contact with a covid case, you take PCR tests and go to work as usual. If the contact is from your household, you still have to isolate for 10 days as they consider the risk from continual exposure to be different from a contact on the street/in a shop. Seems a sensible compromise to me.

 

This is what my Uni has adopted - seems to work fine for us (we are still in masks unless you're in an office / room on your own.

[StevieM]

OH works in a healthcare setting and their employer has come up with a sensible variant on the government guidance.

 

If you're double jabbed and are notified of a normal contact with a covid case, you take PCR tests and go to work as usual. If the contact is from your household, you still have to isolate for 10 days as they consider the risk from continual exposure to be different from a contact on the street/in a shop. Seems a sensible compromise to me.

 

That sounds like a great plan. The problem is, we can't enforce it in a primary school as it goes against Government and LA guidance.

[Ditto]

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/whats-new/record/1d8e9744-ee22-44c6-83f1-fd572d21c2c5

 

Hospital data missing again today. It's annoying when they say "Because of a major incident with the data collection system used by NHS England" - tells me nothing about the issue.

[witch]

Local special needs school is now closed as they found 18 cases - mostly children without symptoms. A couple of adults mildly ill. They have to be especially careful as many of the children are immunocompromised. Just shows the extra catchability of the Delta variant as the school hasnt had anything like this in all the time they have been open since the lockdown

[sonofsanta]

One of the houses across the way from a nearby primary school evidently has a bunch of anti-vaxxers living in it; big signs across the window saying "SHOTS FOR CLOTS", which shows how much research they've bothered doing into the clot rate of a COVID infection.

 

But worse, yesterday they were stood outside at drop-off time with a bunch of signs, including one saying TEST SWABS TRANSFER THE VIRUS FROM THE THROAT TO THE NOSE and, uh, who wants to break it to him

[jthompson]

yesterday they were stood outside at drop-off time with a bunch of signs, including one saying TEST SWABS TRANSFER THE VIRUS FROM THE THROAT TO THE NOSE and, uh,

 

I'm still okay going from bum to nose, right?

 

 

 

(sarcasm, obvs)

 

Whenever I see stuff like this, I think "these are people driving around on the roads with me?!! :eek:".

[mavhc]

I see stupid people, walking around like regular people, they only see what they want to see, they don't even know they're stupid. They're everywhere.

 

Meanwhile: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab797/6370149

 

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving toward more efficient aerosol generation

[MrEprise]

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/whats-new/record/1d8e9744-ee22-44c6-83f1-fd572d21c2c5

 

Hospital data missing again today. It's annoying when they say "Because of a major incident with the data collection system used by NHS England" - tells me nothing about the issue.

 

Ah, are they using the old Excel .xls format again?

[Ditto]

From today's data, I believe some pro vaccine people have switched allegiance, become anti-vaxers and somehow had vaccines removed from themselves.

[BOOT]

Finally had my first dose Friday; only took 6 months, a dozen cancelled appointments and a 100 mile round-trip.

[elsiegee40]

Finally had my first dose Friday; only took 6 months, a dozen cancelled appointments and a 100 mile round-trip.

 

Well done for your persistence!

[hardtailstar]

In my school I am one of about 5 people still wearing a mask around school.

 

Accidentally forgot my mask going to the pub the other day. As I walked in I was lead straight to a table and had table service all evening. I noticed that people that had masks on could wander anywhere and unless they were eating in the restaurant they didn't have table service.

 

I mentioned it to them as more of an observation and it was because a couple of weeks ago they had four confirmed cases in their staff so took the decision to table service those without masks on when they came in as a control measure.

[Duranis]

In my school I am one of about 5 people still wearing a mask around school.

I have been the only one wearing a mask here for awhile now. Had someone huff the other day because I stopped for 5 seconds to put my mask on before following them to their classroom. IDGAF, I have to move around the whole school and there have already been several cases here. I do not want to be the one responsible for making a bunch of people ill just for the sake of putting on a mask.

[jthompson]

I have been the only one wearing a mask here for awhile now. Had someone huff the other day because I stopped for 5 seconds to put my mask on before following them to their classroom. IDGAF, I have to move around the whole school and there have already been several cases here. I do not want to be the one responsible for making a bunch of people ill just for the sake of putting on a mask.

 

A common topic of friendly chat between colleagues here is the number of regular colds, etc. going around schools at the moment, not just COVID. Why I come across virtually nobody else wearing a face covering in spite of that is therefore a source of great puzzlement to me. I guess it's just very easy for people to become inured to it and not consider a cold worth taking precautions against. I also have my own particular reasons for not wanting to pick up anything at the moment, which will be making me more cautious than most others.

Edited September 27, 2021 by jthompson

[Andrew_C]

MrsC, and many at her school, have an absolute stinker of a cold. So far, I haven't; but I am masking as much as possible at work to keep it to myself when I catch it.

[StevieM]

MrsC, and many at her school, have an absolute stinker of a cold.

 

I hope they are all booking PCR tests. A lot of people I know who have been double-jabbed but have still caught COVID are describing their symptoms as 'just like a really heavy cold'.

[Rob_D]

I hope they are all booking PCR tests. A lot of people I know who have been double-jabbed but have still caught COVID are describing their symptoms as 'just like a really heavy cold'.

Is that really necessary, if they're having regular (negative) LFD tests?

[smurfomatic]

Is that really necessary, if they're having regular (negative) LFD tests?

 

Yes it is - I had several negative LFD tests, had a PCR last Sunday and came back positive. LFD are not very accurate, especially if you have symptoms.

[Rob_D]

Then you have to wonder whether the twice week LFD tests are worth it.

[Andrew_C]

Then you have to wonder whether the twice week LFD tests are worth it.

We spent a lot of money with some publican someone to get all of them, so someone has to use them up.