Raithie Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Wee boys school has various classes isolating due to postive COVID cases. He's had a bit of a cough since Friday along with a choked nose - basically a cold*. Wife insisted we phoned to have him tested as she was convinced he'd just be sent home from school today if we sent him in. Anyway, he got a PCR test yesterday and we're awaiting the results. What I found interesting is I've had both vaccines and have to use those lateral flow kits twice a week for work reasons. Asked call handler on the COVID helpline if I done a lateral flow test and it was negative could I go about my daily business. Basically was told lateral flow things are useless and still need to isolate until wee boys result comes back. Couple of days off work I guess so every cloud. *he's fine, runnin about the house daft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Out of my friends who had a positive result only one had a positive test. Caught it Christmas Day, as did everyone who was at theirs for a meal. He said he was bedbound with a temperature lack of taste and a cough for 4 days while his girlfriend and daughter were Perfectly well. I know at least 4 folk that have tested positive, 1 of whom was the missus. She had a cough, high temperature etc in the few days before she tested positive. me and the boys were in the same room as her sometimes. She tested positive, yet me and the boys were fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated. My dad went in for an outpatients procedure on Wednesday and had to get tested beforehand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Scenario which will may be getting reasonably common over the next few months. You are double jagged and get a alert saying you need to isolate for 10 days as you came into contact with a positive case, let's for the purposes of this scenario just say in a Nail Salon or maybe the school gates. Would you isolate for 10 days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated.Think it is outpatient procedures (endoscopy etc) and elective surgeries such as knee/hip ops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Have some faith in Magic said: Scenario which will may be getting reasonably common over the next few months. You are double jagged and get a alert saying you need to isolate for 10 days as you came into contact with a positive case, let's for the purposes of this scenario just say in a Nail Salon or maybe the school gates. Would you isolate for 10 days? i'd probably not go into work but might be tempted out for some exercise . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated.I've been to see specialists and had scans etc without testing but have been told I will be tested ahead of day surgery that I'm on a waiting list for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated. In all cases, overnight stay was required. A birth, an operation and a night in hospital for observation. In the latter case no test was taken until the decision to admit the patient was taken. Edited May 10, 2021 by Michael W 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 39 minutes ago, Have some faith in Magic said: Scenario which will may be getting reasonably common over the next few months. You are double jagged and get a alert saying you need to isolate for 10 days as you came into contact with a positive case, let's for the purposes of this scenario just say in a Nail Salon or maybe the school gates. Would you isolate for 10 days? I'd maybe avoid going into my grandparents house and other people who might be at risk if their vaccine was to fail, but other than that I probably wouldn't. No. At the very least I'd go out for a bit of exercise. There's not a hope in hell I could stay in the house for 10 days straight. I can barely stay in for an afternoon without being desperate to go for a walk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 41 minutes ago, Have some faith in Magic said: Scenario which will may be getting reasonably common over the next few months. You are double jagged and get a alert saying you need to isolate for 10 days as you came into contact with a positive case, let's for the purposes of this scenario just say in a Nail Salon or maybe the school gates. Would you isolate for 10 days? No - if you are fully vaxxed and it is clear that hospitalisation and death rates will now be returning to pre-pandemic levels, it would be utterly ridiculous to do so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 The absolute fucking state of this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated. It depends how invasive the procedure you were in for was. I had a gastroscopy and had to get tested and isolate for (I think it was) 4 days before it. My dad went in for a skin thing and didn't need tested at all Edit: same hospital. Edited May 10, 2021 by madwullie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 168 new cases of COVID-19 reported 11,516 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 1.6% of these were positive 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends) 6 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 (Friday figure eight) 72 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 (Friday figure 68) 2,909,156 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,485,296 have received their second dose Edited May 10, 2021 by Distant Doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Distant Doonhamer said: 168 new cases of COVID-19 reported 11,516 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 1.6% of these were positive 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends) 6 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 (Friday figure 11) 72 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19 (Friday figure 58) 2,909,156 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,485,296 have received their second dose hospital number a up and down all over the place recently, i suppose you will get that when they drop as low as now that it's more likely to fluctuate daily, not a bad day in all tho, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 minute ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: hospital number a up and down all over the place recently, i suppose you will get that when they drop as low as now that it's more likely to fluctuate daily, not a bad day in all tho, I've corrected an error in my post. Friday figure was 68 for in hospital not 58. ICU was 8 not 11. I'd quoted the Thursday figures in error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, WATTOO said: Just out of interest, how many folks here have actually been tested for Covid during this whole pandemic ? The reason I ask is that virtually nobody I know (including myself) have ever had a test and just wondered if that was the same across the board ?? Having said that, I've never felt unwell so no need to be getting a test and I certainly wouldn't be getting one if I had a few sniffles, especially in the Summer, given that I've got pretty bad hay fever. We appear to put great faith in "the stats" but surely they don't tell anything like the true story especially when so many show no symptoms. The point I'd again make, is that the ONLY stats worth bothering about are the amount of people in hospital, the amount in ICU and the amount then dying as the rest is really just a rough guide as to community transmission and really means nothing if a "bad cold" is going to be the normal outcome of contracting this virus. As others have said, things have moved on, we're not India and we have the majority of the country vaccinated including all of those deemed as vulnerable so I'm now at the stage where I've no idea what the "end game" is likely to be as surely we can't be living half a life for the next 10 years, 20 years or even indefinitely...... At the moment I get tested 3 times a week (care) 1 that gets sent away to a lab and 2 lateral flow tests per week. Think we started getting tested around June time and haven’t stopped since, resident tested postive but had zero symptoms and no other cases with staff or residents. Everyone’s vaccinated as far as I’m aware too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Mum has been tested prior to an operation. My niece went to a drive-in centre. My brother has been tested a few times due to his work. A fair few work colleagues also have been tested. I never have., 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Really? I've been in hospital several times this year and haven't had to be tested at all. Are you talking about in-patients or is this a specific hospital enforcing this? I can't imagine the NHS forcing anyone to be tested to get treated. I went for an out-patient appointment and didn’t need a test. Got a call about my surgery and they told me I’d have to isolate for 10 days before + negative result. Had to turn down the surgery as it too short notice and now back on a waiting list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Now past 4 weeks since I registered as an unpaid carer, told to phone back up today if I hadn't heard anything. Phoned up and was given the short shrift and told to wait for an e-mail as there's nothing else they could do. Bit of a pain in the arse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Daily Cases Update: Another poorish day with cases up another 2%. Once again the case rise is solely at the hands of Glasgow City. There is now a real possibility that Glasgow will stray above 50 cases per 100K which is one of the Level 2 "qualifications". Glasgow with such a high population, cases have risen by 56.82% in 72 Hours and infectivity has risen from 1.6% to 2.4%. ScotGov will surely not fail to highlight (attempt to strike fear and doom into us) this in the briefing tomorrow. Scotland peaked at 301.9 for figures 29th Dec to 4th Jan, (UK was 642.1) Cases that day were 16,496 and test positivity rate was 11.9% Total Cases 7 days from 1st May to 7th May were 1216 now 1242 up 2.14%. Positivity was 1.1% now 1.1%. Cases per 100k were 22.3 now 22.7 Home Nations Daily update: UK Average 21.1 to 21.1 down 0.47%, England 21.4 to 21.4 down 0.00%, Wales 9.9 to 8.8 down 11.11%, Northern Ireland 34.0 to 33.4 down 1.76% European (Above 2 Million Population) : Sweden 340 to 331, Netherlands 290 to 301, Croatia 287 to 229, Turkey 246 to 188, France 210 to 186, Belgium 182 all destinations over 150 cases per 100K Sun worshiper areas currently are Portugal 23, Malta 26, Bulgaria 73, Spain 92, Italy 111, Greece 145, Cyprus 319 Council progress in last 24 Hours as follows. Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview Shifty Tories should be in lockdown club Moray 98.1 to 93.9 Under 50 Level 2 Criteria Club Glasgow City 42.6 to 48.3 Another poor 24 hours up another 13.38% Central Easterhouse Scotland's new most dangerous neighbourhood at 587.7 per 100K Clackmannanshire 36.9 to 42.7 Whore's nickers this crazy council. North Lanarkshire 34.6 to 33.4 East Ayrshire 31.1 to 31.1 Falkirk 31.7 to 29.2 East Renfrewshire 27.2 to 29.3 Midlothian 23.8 to 26.0 Were Zero cases a week ago. Now in Pentland have scotland's second most dangerous neighbourhood. West Lothian 24.6 to 25.1 North Ayrshire 22.3 to 24.5 Fife 23.3 to 23.3 South Lanarkshire 20..6 to 22.2 East Dunbartonshire 24.9 to 21.2 Down another near 15% The Should be in Level 1 Club Sub 20.0 Aberdeen City 17.5 to 19.2 City Of Edinburgh 18.9 to 17.1 Back puffing, another near 10% drop. West Dunbartonshire 16.9 to 14.6 Dundee City 13.4 to 14.1 Renfrewshire 13.4 to 14.0 South Ayrshire 12.4 to 13.3 Angus 8.6 to 12.0 Stirling 14.9 to 11.7 Perth & Kinross 8.6 to 8.6 Aberdeenshire 10.0 to 8.4 Highlands 7.6 to 7.6 Dumfries & Galloway 8.7 to 6.7 East Lothian 4.7 to 6.5 Scottish Borders 5.2 to 4.3 Inverclyde 1.3 to 2.6 Argyll & Bute 1.2 to 1.2 Orkney Island 4.5 to 0.0 Shetland Islands 0.0 to 0.0 Western Isles 0.0 to 0.0 Edited May 10, 2021 by superbigal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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