DeeTillEhDeh Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Is it just me who thought "Aye right" that Prince Charles met the criteria for Coronavirus testing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said: How will we got about getting one of these testing kits? Will we pay for them? Are they being sent to each household? I think they are being tested ASAP and they said they will be targetted first at NHS and other essential staff, but if they work, I imagine the govt would distribute them through the Royal Mail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 "The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, as they are known in Scotland" Who the f**k calls them that, other than shite TV reporters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, ayrmad said: I thought they were for the front line. They are. Initially. BoJo said he wants the UK soon to be testing upwards of 250,000 per day. That must include home kits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: Is it just me who thought "Aye right" that Prince Charles met the criteria for Coronavirus testing? He doesn't even fit the criteria for coronet testing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: I think the testing kits are more likely to resume normality than control now. IF they are available and effective, those who test that they have had, but no longer have, the virus can return to normal. Those who test positive for having the virus will isolate with their whole household, which should protect those who test negative for having and for having had the virus whilst they too return to normal. An effective, available test for both will end this much sooner than first though. There’s insufficient evidence as yet as to wether we can ‘recatch’ the virus. I wouldn’t want people to think they were safe because a test showed they had already had it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: I must admit that even a week ago I wasn’t taking this seriously. I truly believed it was a bad strain of the flu that would “only” kill the elderly or people with underlying health conditions. Listening to the news and hearing about the 21 year old girl who died and who had no health issues makes things scary I know an old couple who've been in lockdown for 2 or 3 weeks due to family urging, seemed a bit overkill at the time but their family are in London. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: They are. Initially. BoJo said he wants the UK soon to be testing upwards of 250,000 per day. That must include home kits I want a lot of things, Boris just kicks it into the long grass where possible. Edited March 25, 2020 by ayrmad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: Oh no there is a financial benefit should they declare you as forloughed but make you take a week of annual leave at the same time. They pay all employees full pay for that week off, but claim 80% back, meaning they've had to pay all employees only 20% of what they would normally have to, and they have an extra week of productivity off of everyone later in the year. That would be shady behaviour if they were to do so, and I dare say illegal. Alternatively they are saying they can't afford to top up the 20% for you to sit at home so are offering it as a genuine way to get full pay for an extra 2 weeks, and will then drop you to 80% afterwards. A decent employer would make that optional, however, rather than mandatory. At the end of the day, furlough is optional; they don't have to furlough you, and could instead lay you off. Making you use a week's holiday in order for them to furlough you afterwords rather than lay you off would be utterly shite behaviour, and would most likely prompt most to look for new jobs upon return. Just to clarify, 2 weeks definite closure at the moment. First week paid in full for working at home. Full holiday pay for the second week. They have then said if the closure needs to extend beyond that we will be furloughed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 There’s insufficient evidence as yet as to wether we can ‘recatch’ the virus. I wouldn’t want people to think they were safe because a test showed they had already had it.Really?Other than one or two isolated cases there's nothing to suggest that we won't be immune.From what i read that's the norm. No strain ever provides 100% immunity to 100% of people. But basically our bodies will be immune. (i think) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, pandarilla said: Really? Other than one or two isolated cases there's nothing to suggest that we won't be immune. From what i read that's the norm. No strain ever provides 100% immunity to 100% of people. But basically our bodies will be immune. (i think) What I’ve read has said literally ‘insufficient evidence’. I’d imagine over the next few weeks the data coming from China in particular will provide evidence one way or the other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, pandarilla said: Really? Other than one or two isolated cases there's nothing to suggest that we won't be immune. From what i read that's the norm. No strain ever provides 100% immunity to 100% of people. But basically our bodies will be immune. (i think) Too soon to tell. I've had the same cold symptoms multiple times (some of them coronaviruses). And they don't know if they can pass it on yet, even if they don't feel the symptoms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Just to clarify, 2 weeks definite closure at the moment. First week paid in full for working at home. Full holiday pay for the second week. They have then said if the closure needs to extend beyond that we will be furloughed. It does seem a bit shite that way. If you are sick during annual leave you can claim it back. Forcing someome to take annual leave to then not be able to leave the house seems poor craic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 51 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: At the risk of attracting ridicule, and using just today’s figures (which is undoubtedly not good practice). If the death rate grows at the rate from yesterday to today then at the end of the three week ‘lockdown’ there will be approximately 17,600 more deaths in Scotland. I have no idea how quickly the ‘lockdown’ will impact upon the infection/death rate but even if it kicks in after a fortnight and reduces the growth rate by 50%, this would reduce the 17,600 figure to about 6,300. That is significant. The worldwide total is now 17,100. How many fingers you got? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Robyn’s best song is Cobrastyle and that will be the end of that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, cyderspaceman said: The worldwide total is now 17,100. How many fingers you got? Surprisingly I stand by my figures this time with the caveats I gave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: "The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, as they are known in Scotland" Who the f**k calls them that, other than shite TV reporters? I suppose you could say it's a Bute of a title. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Where? The lungs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Surprisingly I stand by my figures this time with the caveats I gave. How did you work that out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'v e got a humorous vid to upload but it's 8 point fkn 1 meg. If I can shrink it , I will. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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