Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[effeffsee_the2nd]

10 minutes ago, superbigal said:

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 

Falkirk    31.7 to 29.2 

East Ayrshire   31.1 to 31.1 

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

surely Falkirk should have slipped another place in the table? just like we would have if there was a 27 game season

[Raithie]

1 hour ago, G51 said:

My dad went in for an outpatients procedure on Wednesday and had to get tested beforehand.

Similar with my old man, had to go in for a minor procedure. Was tested on a Tuesday with his op scheduled for Friday. He asked what to do if his COVID results weren't back in time and was told "just turn up anyway".

[superbigal]

13 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:

surely Falkirk should have slipped another place in the table? just like we would have if there was a 27 game season

Sorted

[madwullie]

1 minute ago, oaksoft said:

Jeezo. Reading this has actually made me quite annoyed. Denying people treatment in this way isn't acceptable.

Like I said, it depends on the procedure. If they are in about your blood, or down your throat /in your mouth/up your nose then that's an extremely high infection risk. 

Edited May 10, 2021 by madwullie

[Lyle Lanley]

5 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......

Had to get a Covid test a few days before my throat biopsy just before Christmas and came back negative. . 

[The Master]

5 hours ago, WATTOO said:

Just out of interest, how many folks here have actually been tested for Covid during this whole pandemic ?

I've not been tested for COVID but I did do an antibody blood test as part of a research study.

It came back negative, but I can't decide If that's a good thing or not. 

Edited May 10, 2021 by The Master

[GiGi]

I've been tested once and it wasn't in the UK. Was tested in Germany coming off a flight in September and at no other time in the pandemic.

[Distant Doonhamer]

I’ve had recent lateral flow tests in order to visit my Dad in his Care Home. All negative this far. Two relatives who have had Covid. One in 70s with poor chronic health who died and one in 40s(healthcare professional and very fit) who was very unwell for 10 days but now fully recovered.

[gmca]

5 hours ago, WATTOO said:

Just out of interest, how many folks here have actually been tested for Covid during this whole pandemic ?

 

I got tested because I felt a bit feverish and my temp was "over the limit". Came back "probably negative". Turned out to be an infection.

Several family members have been tested because of contact with a positive case. Some were positive and some negative. All of these occurred during the winter spike, when case numbers, hospitalisations and deaths were much higher. Haven't heard of anyone needing to be tested since late February.

[gav-ffc]

46 minutes ago, oaksoft said:

Jeezo. Reading this has actually made me quite annoyed. Denying people treatment in this way isn't acceptable.

 

45 minutes ago, madwullie said:

Like I said, it depends on the procedure. If they are in about your blood, or down your throat /in your mouth/up your nose then that's an extremely high infection risk. 

Aye it’s open surgery on my leg so understand about the testing but was phoned on the 16th April and told to isolate from the 18th to the 28th for my procedure. 
 

2 days notice to get 3 weeks off work.

[H Wragg]

So, do we reckon there's any chance of Glasgow now having to remain in level 3 for another wee while?

There has been some chat about this happening in Moray, which admittedly has far higher numbers at present, but it's difficult to see Glasgow's numbers falling in the short term, is it not?

[Elixir]

Variant mewling in tatters. 

Quote

Posted at 15:54

'No evidence' Pfizer jab needs updating for variants

There is no evidence the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine needs updating to protect against Covid-19 variants, BioNTech has said.

"To date, there is no evidence that an adaptation of BioNTech's current Covid-19 vaccine against key identified emerging variants is necessary," the German firm said in its financial and company update report.

However, the company said it had developed a "comprehensive strategy" to address any coronavirus variants in the future should the need arise.

It comes after laboratory results and real-life data suggested the vaccine can protect against catching the Covid variants currently in circulation, although less effectively when it comes to some, such as the South African variant.

The UK government has ordered an extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as part of its plans for a vaccination booster programme this autumn.

It is thought that the most vulnerable groups of people, including the elderly, will be offered another jab before next winter.

 

[ParsJake]

6 hours ago, WATTOO said:

Just out of interest, how many folks here have actually been tested for Covid during this whole pandemic ?

I got double-Pfizered thanks to being a "frontline" worker and have to do lateral flow tests twice a week as a work requirement. All have been negative so far.

If I tested positive I'd have to take two weeks off work to isolate and a mammoth order from Honest Brew would be placed to get me through two agonising weeks of beer and telly and generally sitting around doing nothing constructive. So obviously, I'm dreading getting a positive test...

[peasy23]

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.

Same for me, been to various appointments over the last few months, only time I was tested was last Wednesday ahead of going in for day surgery on the Friday.

[D.V.T.]

Scotland to allow foreign travel without quarantine to certain places from 24th May a la England according to the BBC.

Who’s up for Brunei lads?

[Ginaro]

Interesting to look at the hospital numbers back in the summer, they basically dropped to ~250 with a handful in ICU and stayed there during August. Once the methodology changed on 11th September it was 45/6 before slowing creeping back up. We're getting close to those numbers, though of course we have more cases now (~180) than we had at the end of August (~85, 2 weeks before the hospital numbers).

[Elixir]

7 minutes ago, D.V.T. said:

Scotland to allow foreign travel without quarantine to certain places from 24th May a la England according to the BBC.

Who’s up for Brunei lads?

The Good Guys right again. 

I might end up so comatose from the bev in Poland in August/September that I might not need to care if they're still requiring a test upon return. 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, D.V.T. said:

Scotland to allow foreign travel without quarantine to certain places from 24th May a la England according to the BBC.

Who’s up for Brunei lads?

I had my heart set on the Sandwich islands or maybe a trip down to see the Penguins in Port Stanley.

[Have some faith in Magic]

28 minutes ago, H Wragg said:

So, do we reckon there's any chance of Glasgow now having to remain in level 3 for another wee while?

There has been some chat about this happening in Moray, which admittedly has far higher numbers at present, but it's difficult to see Glasgow's numbers falling in the short term, is it not?

No chance, the country will go together. 

[H Wragg]

No chance, the country will go together. 

Here's hoping.