Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Gaz]

1 hour ago, dundeefc1783 said:

2 hours ago, Tynierose said:

Interestingly enough on my walk earlier I walked over a bridge that is at least 6 foot wide.  An absolute moon unit walking towards me stopped before the bridge, pulled up their mask and turned their head away.  If you’re that paranoid don't leave the house.  
Other than that weirdo though loads of people chatting in the streets, no masks, no social distancing and quite rightly so.
Rational people have had enough.  Those who want to live in perpetual fear can do so let the rest of us get on with life.

Couple days ago I noticed a guy cycling wearing a mask but not wearing a helmet. Felt like stopping to tell him that he would be far safer ditching the mask for a helmet.

Maybe nothing to do with covid - I wear a face covering when cycling sometimes, even running (especially in trails or along the canal) as it stops me swallowing bugs.

[dundeefc1783]

Maybe nothing to do with covid - I wear a face covering when cycling sometimes, even running (especially in trails or along the canal) as it stops me swallowing bugs.

Na it was a blue fluid resistant mask and he was cycling around the town centre.

[Honest_Man#1]

Jesus wept.

[Ron Aldo]

Jesus wept.

I always feel like I'm missing something with these adverts but if you feel fine why would you get tested?

[Lofarl]

Yay

https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/13/european-regulator-pretty-confident-mrna-covid-vaccines-work-against-indian-variant

 

Boo

 

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pfizer-moderna-jabs-show-reduced-antibody-response-against-variant-from-india-11620819709502.html

 

 

[peasy23]

Jesus wept.

I really can't get my head round why you would go for a test with no symptoms. My missus had it in November, and the only way I was going for a test was if I had developed symptoms. I had to go for one last week as I was going in for surgery, I can think of a lot more pleasant ways to pass a few minutes.

[Lyle Lanley]

Seeing fans at the FA Cup final makes me sad as our government doesn't give a flying f**k of getting fans back into stadiums. 

[Honest_Man#1]

2 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said:

31 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said:

Jesus wept.

I always feel like I'm missing something with these adverts but if you feel fine why would you get tested?

 

1 minute ago, peasy23 said:

31 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said:

Jesus wept.

I really can't get my head round why you would go for a test with no symptoms. My missus had it in November, and the only way I was going for a test was if I had developed symptoms. I had to go for one last week as I was going in for surgery, I can think of a lot more pleasant ways to pass a few minutes.

^^^Both giving in IMO.

But yes completely agree it’s utter nonsense. Probably hoping they get loads of asymptomatic cases to keep numbers high and use as reasoning for not easing restrictions.

[Detournement]

You definitely need to take a test if someone in your household tests positive. 

Seeing the Free Palestine protest in London and the Rangers celebrations in Glasgow demonstrates that people aren't interested in restrictions any more. Yet we have the UK and Scottish government giving advice on hugging with completely straight faces. At this point all the talk of restrictions in the UK is political theater by cynical governments.

[peasy23]

You definitely need to take a test if someone in your household tests positive. 
Seeing the Free Palestine protest in London and the Rangers celebrations in Glasgow demonstrates that people aren't interested in restrictions any more. Yet we have the UK and Scottish government giving advice on hugging with completely straight faces. At this point all the talk of restrictions in the UK is political theater by cynical governments.

Why would you take a test just because someone in your house is positive? My wife had symptoms, tested positive, then lived in the spare room for 10 days. My daughter and I isolated as instructed and neither of us had symptoms. No need to be tested.

[Detournement]

18 minutes ago, peasy23 said:

24 minutes ago, Detournement said:

You definitely need to take a test if someone in your household tests positive. 
Seeing the Free Palestine protest in London and the Rangers celebrations in Glasgow demonstrates that people aren't interested in restrictions any more. Yet we have the UK and Scottish government giving advice on hugging with completely straight faces. At this point all the talk of restrictions in the UK is political theater by cynical governments.

Why would you take a test just because someone in your house is positive? My wife had symptoms, tested positive, then lived in the spare room for 10 days. My daughter and I isolated as instructed and neither of us had symptoms. No need to be tested.

You didn't say you isolated. That's fair enough.

[Elixir]

The furry continuing to speak more sense for the world than the faceless, anti-social 'expert' sociopaths:

 

[Elixir]

49 minutes ago, Lofarl said:

Yay

https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/13/european-regulator-pretty-confident-mrna-covid-vaccines-work-against-indian-variant

Boo

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pfizer-moderna-jabs-show-reduced-antibody-response-against-variant-from-india-11620819709502.html

The second 'article' is utter fucking waffle. There is a difference between lab based antibodies and real world data for starters. This same nonsense came out for the 'South Africa' variant, yet a huge real world study in Qatar showed despite 'considerable' reduction in 'protection', the protection that remained err... was still overwhelming in terms of being able to stub out the shan variant. The 'South African' variant also has greater partial immune evasion than the 'Indian' variant, so this mewling can be directed into the nearest bin.

This breakdown in messaging is simply yet another failure of 'the science'.

[Glen Sannox]

16 hours ago, Lyle Lanley said:

Hugh Pennington says Glasgow could spend weeks in Level 3. 

And so it should, the denizens have an inability to behave themselves. An absolutely dreadful place.

[superbigal]

Daily Cases Update:  Another poor day with cases up 5.28%

Glasgow continues to surge but it is now very much in Cowboy & Indian territory in the Wild South side.  1 in 60 now have the Rona confirmed.

 I think there is every chance East Renfrew could have the plug pulled on it.  Fortunately low numbers, but it has doubled in 2 days and that will hardly go unnoticed. 

In Cigar land brilliant to see Dundee, Aberdeen & Edinburgh keeping the flag flying. 

Europe vast improvements. How Malta does not make Green and how Turkey is on Red is bamboozling.

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 6th May to 12th May  were 1630 now 1716 up 5.28%.  Positivity was 1.4% now 1.4%.   Cases per 100k were 30.0 now 31.4

Home Nations Daily update:  UK Average  21.9 to 24.2 up 10.50%, England 22.1 to 24.3  up 9.95%,  Wales  9.2 to 9.7 up 5.43%, Northern Ireland 32.6 to 34.7 up 6.44%

European (Above 2 Million Population) : Netherlands 301 to 259, Sweden  331 to 250, Croatia 229 to 175,  Belgium 182 to 172, France186 to 169, Greece 152 all destinations over 150 cases per 100K     

Sun worshiper areas currently are Malta 11(Down) (How is this not on Green list ?), Portugal 24(Up),  Bulgaria 72(Down), Spain 84(Down), Italy 95(Down), Turkey 128(Down)  Cyprus 272 (Down)    

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

Naughty Level 3 Councils

Glasgow City   80.4 to 89.4   Another 11.19% rise.  Pollokshields West 1309 & East 933 per 100K

Moray  68.9 to 68.9  

East Renfrewshire   52.3 to 68.0 up another 30% after 35% yesterday. 

Under 50 Level 2 Criteria Club

Midlothian   50.8  to 45.4

Clackmannanshire  50.4 to 44.6  

South Lanarkshire    37.1 to 38.7   

East Dunbartonshire   23.9 to 37.7   Terrible 24 hours up 57.74%

North Lanarkshire   35.7  to 36.3

Fife  31.6 to 32.9

Perth & Kinross    23.7 to 28.3  

North Ayrshire  26.0  to 26.7

West Lothian  22.9 to 25.7

Stirling   25.5 to 25.5 

East Ayrshire  23.8 to 22.9

Falkirk    23.0 to 21.1

West Lothian  22.9 to 25.7

South Ayrshire     22.2  to 21.3 

Renfrewshire  21.2 to 20.1

The Should be in Level 1  Club Sub 20.0

City Of Edinburgh   20.4 to 19.8

Aberdeen City    24.1 to 17.1  Some drop of 29%

Dundee City   14.7 to 15.4

Inverclyde  14.1 to 14.1

Aberdeenshire 13.0 to 13.0

Angus  12.9 to 12.0

West Dunbartonshire   10.1 to 9.0

Highlands   7.2 to 7.6

East Lothian   5.6 to 6.5

Dumfries & Galloway  6.7 to 4.7  

Western Isles 0.0 to 3.7

Scottish  Borders   3.5 to 1.7

Argyll & Bute  0.0 to 0.0     

Orkney Island  4.5 to 0.0 

Shetland Islands  0.0 to 0.0  

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by superbigal

[Lurkst]

1 hour ago, peasy23 said:

Why would you take a test just because someone in your house is positive? 

Asymptomatic spread?

 

[peasy23]

Asymptomatic spread?
 

But if you isolate as instructed, why would you need a test unless you have symptoms?

[Lurkst]

1 minute ago, peasy23 said:

4 minutes ago, Lurkst said:

Asymptomatic spread?
 

But if you isolate as instructed, why would you need a test unless you have symptoms?

True. I quoted poorly, was referring more to people taking tests without symptoms. 

 

[Rob1885]

but we just don't know

[Jacksgranda]

On 14/05/2021 at 16:57, 101 said:

Shite news for Glasgow can't blame folk now for flaunting the rules but hope sizable chunks of folk get lateral flow tests at home and floor the test positivity 

That is what is happening at the moment. "Flouting" them, on the other hand...