Coronavirus discussion thread

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um Jul 2021 4:26pm, 30 Jul 2021 4,984 posts	0 um Going back a few pages to hospital case numbers, BBC (NHS) report: The latest statistics, for 27 July 2021, show: 5,021 beds are occupied by patients who tested positive for Covid 3,855 of those patients are being treated primarily for Covid-19 This signifies that 1,166 are being treated primarily for something other than the virus.
Little Miss Happy Jul 2021 5:14pm, 30 Jul 2021 4,791 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I have to use hand gel between each vaccination so it's habitual though that and the washing after every five leaves my hands feeling pretty rough. Asda had removed the hand sanitiser from the click and collect point this week - not just didn't have any but had removed the holders for it. um - doesn't really make much difference though as they still need all the infection control procedures etc which puts a strain on resources.
Tim of Fife Jul 2021 9:39am, 31 Jul 2021 3,491 posts	0 Tim of Fife Looks like I might have to take (first ever) test to go to the theatre. I will do it if required. But not happy about being effectively 'forced' to do this.
geordiegirl Jul 2021 10:27am, 31 Jul 2021 15,278 posts	0 geordiegirl I’m doing LFT before seeing people and after being in contact with people so did one yesterday to go out with work friends and will do another tomorrow even though table in restaurant we were in an area all on our own 4 other tables all empty the an outdoor bar again not a sole in our area we left before it got busy. On sanitiser I splashed out on a molton brown one oh my word it’s gorgeous
Johnny Blaze Jul 2021 10:30am, 31 Jul 2021 25,497 posts	0 Johnny Blaze Still, think that everyone else will also have had a test and they are protecting you by doing so. Seems only right that you do the same...
Bazoaxe Jul 2021 11:08am, 31 Jul 2021 20,546 posts	0 Bazoaxe You could choose not to go to the theatre if you are not happy being tested.
Johnny Blaze Jul 2021 11:26am, 31 Jul 2021 25,498 posts	0 Johnny Blaze A test is a fairly minor inconvenience when compared to getting to the theatre by public transport.
DocM Jul 2021 12:35pm, 31 Jul 2021 42,628 posts	0 DocM no, hard as i try i can't think of a reason not to do a test when asked. did one today as i have a race tomorrow, and was good to know i wasn't risking passing anything on to anyone at parkrun as an added bonus
geordiegirl Jul 2021 5:35pm, 31 Jul 2021 15,287 posts	0 geordiegirl If having a test means I can do more normal things feeling somewhat safe that there is a minimal risk in meeting in bigger numbers I’m ok with that. A friend told me last night about a friend of hers. Wedding day postponed twice and they asked everyone to do a LFT for peace of mind. Father of the bride tested positive on LFT & PCR zero symptoms sadly he missed his daughters wedding but saved all the guests from potentially contracting it.
Metro_Nome Jul 2021 7:02pm, 31 Jul 2021 6,209 posts	0 Metro_Nome I don’t really believe in twice weekly testing for the sake of it, but happy to do it for a specific reason (as unpleasant as it is). Had to do it for a cycling event a couple of weeks ago and had no issue with that.