Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[jamamafegan]

There's so many staff absences because of your moronic isolation rules. 

Aye, the reason the NHS is under pressure isn’t because of folk dying in their droves due to the sniffles - it’s because rakes of folk are close contacts. My mum (an NHS worker) offered to cover a shift after her original one got cancelled due to her colleague self isolating. Was told that there were no shifts because the soldiers are covering them [emoji38]. Thank goodness for our brave boys guiding us through the Great Sniffles War.

[Have some faith in Magic]

Still shiting it for changes to isolation period. 

Can kicked down the road to next week. 

[DeeTillEhDeh]

Thought there might have been a change to the self isolation rules.

She said possible changes from 5 January - looks like she'll announce that next week.

[Honest_Man#1]

8 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

9 minutes ago, Donathan said:

You’ve completely missed the point.
 
What I’m getting at is that NHS staff who have tested positive for covid, but are feeling well enough to attend work, should not be excluded from working. 

Staff with confirmed Covid should continue to attend to patients in our hospitals. Is that what you are saying here ???

 

5 minutes ago, PWL said:

Eh no. 

Thats about a crazy a take I've ever seen on this thread. 

 

3 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

I presume you didn't mean to write that.

I mean it will eventually come to this, where we no longer test people for something who are not actually ill. Don’t think we are there yet as Omicron isn’t the only strain, but once it is entirely dominant and Covid is reduced to common cold levels then self-isolation and testing should be wound down, and that will be what ends the pandemic.

[Bairnardo]

"Large outdoor gatherings risk being superspreader events"

If that’s the case publish the proof. 

Large outdoor events risk 60k people being swallowed up by a giant sinkhole in one go.

[Forever_blueco]

“There is no balancing act or choice between sacrificing the economy or health “

then tells us they are reviewing the isolation period because it’s clearly effecting staff absences in the economy 

Once again all over the place 

[Trogdor]

6 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:

This is setting up a back-track for the next briefing.

You'd like to think so. 

However, I expect it'll be spun that because of the time we bought with the protections we got as many people boosted and kept the evil Omicron at bay. 

[LongTimeLurker]

12 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

What is the point of this especially given they announced in advance that today would not be about any change to ongoing restrictions. Totally pointless (non) update.

They were gearing up for look at us aren't we wonderful we tried to do the right thing unlike Boris who caused the calamity down south, our hands are tied financially though, but these are the extra measures we can do to keep you safe. In the absence of the anticipated calamity due to omicron failing to live up to the dodgy computer modelling hype no additional restrictions was as much of a climbdown as we were going to get for now. If case numbers peak and start to rapidly decline Gauteng style before the three weeks are up, they'll do a complete U-turn at the end of it with an it was better to be safe than sorry. 

Edited December 29, 2021 by LongTimeLurker

[Left Back]

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

[DeeTillEhDeh]

You'd like to think so. 
However, I expect it'll be spun that because of the time we bought with the protections we got as many people boosted and kept the evil Omicron at bay. 

It clearly is already.

[superbigal]

7 day Cases Update:  3 Day lag to allow reporting to be accurate.

Total Cases Scotland 7 days 20th to 26th December were 40,221 to 59,842 Up 48.78%, Positivity was 12.6% now 20.8%.  Cases per 100K were 735.8 now 1094.8

Home Nations Weekly Cases  per 100K update  :  England  803 to 1208 Up 50.44%, Wales 606 to 1071  up 76.73%, Northern Ireland 691 to 988 up 42.98%

Scotland up to 4 in the world behind the Danes, Irish & English.

Europe is completely on different cycles.

Cases in Europe in terms of of numbers per 100K  Denmark 1495, Ireland 1292, Spain 956, France 936, Switzerland 757, Portugal 687, Czech 606 only countries over 600.

In movement Hungary down 42%, Czech down 40%, Belgium down 38%, Poland down 34%, Slovakia down 31%, Ukraine down 30% Germany down 29%.   Other side of coin Portugal up 109%, Spain up 104%, Greece up 95%, Ireland up 88%, Italy up 81%

Council progress in last week 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

East Renfrewshire 941 to 1,495

Renfrewshire  1,009 to 1,489

West Dunbartonshire  955 to 1,441

South Lanarkshire  948 to 1,421

East Dunbartonshire   918 to 1,420

North Lanarkshire   848 to 1,372

Glasgow City  806 to 1,359 up near 70%

Inverclyde   555 to 1,303 up 135%

City Of Edinburgh   1,007 to 1,276

West Lothian  1,100 to 1,273

Stirling  734 to 1,267

East Ayrshire   745 to 1,178

Clackmannanshire  764 to 1,176

South Ayrshire  659 to 1,070

Midlothian   947 to 1,066

Falkirk 835 to 1,055

Scottish  Borders 453 to 1,055  Up over 130%

North Ayrshire  844 to 1,034

East Lothian  804 to 972

Dundee City  484 to 890

Fife  641 to 837

Moray  572 to 831

Aberdeen City  448 to 783

Perth & Kinross  508 to 782

Orkney Islands   375 to 750 

Argyll & Bute   608 to 740

Angus  382 to 710  

Aberdeenshire   467 to 655

Dumfries & Galloway 378 to 631

Highlands   344 to 572

Western Isles   335 to 483

Shetland Islands  319 to 398 

[true_rover]

1 minute ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

I've noticed that as well - I assume she is given a specific amount of time.

[Abdul_Latif]

1 minute ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

Probably checking her heart rate while telling all the lies.

[MP_MFC]

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

Only gets so long for a statement, usually 20 mins.

[Donathan]

13 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

15 minutes ago, Donathan said:

You’ve completely missed the point.
 
What I’m getting at is that NHS staff who have tested positive for covid, but are feeling well enough to attend work, should not be excluded from working. 

Staff with confirmed Covid should continue to attend to patients in our hospitals. Is that what you are saying here ???

 

11 minutes ago, PWL said:

Eh no. 

Thats about a crazy a take I've ever seen on this thread. 

 

9 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

I presume you didn't mean to write that.

Why not?

 

 

If we are going to live with it like like a cold then isolating those with mild illness needs to go. 

[Trogdor]

3 minutes ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

She's got a business meeting to get to.

Or

Trying to run down the clock so there are no questions imo.

[Scary Bear]

47 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

By the time elections come round I don't think it will make much of a difference.

The opposition parties to date have offered no alternatives

The length of time until the next elections could save the SNP. That and the other parties not inspiring anyone. Not a glowing endorsement of the current state of Scottish politics.

Personally, I’m done with continually voting SNP on the ‘jam tomorrow’ promise of maybe, if the reckless Tories allow it, maybe getting a vote on independence, while watching the SNP’s attempts to govern the country.

 

[Lyle Lanley]

Does anyone think they will iift the restrictions in the next few weeks or will extend them. 

[ddfg]

Large scale sporting events risk being superspreaders so shut them down, schools and school age children are proven to be superspreaders so she chooses to keep them open. Basically public health only takes precedence when it suits her agenda?

[welshbairn]

Just now, Donathan said:

 

 

Why not?

 

 

If we are going to live with it like like a cold then isolating those with mild illness needs to go. 

If they're working in a place deliberately set aside for the most vulnerable and a huge concentration of underlying conditions?