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That's in the context of 32,000-odd schools. So they can each share 1 filtration unit for one day a week.
Which is nice.
Covid - Plan B & Omicron
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That's in the context of 32,000-odd schools. So they can each share 1 filtration unit for one day a week.
Which is nice.
Estimates there are 300k classrooms, at least this provides some maths questions for mathematics classes
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As a triple vaccination recipient who got covid on 26th of Dec and am feeling fine
I think it's safe to say the horror is falling slowly away
I have spoken to a good few people all positive tests and symptoms are weak and nothing to worry about I think we made it
My money is on 6 months and goodbye
Honestly I think 3 months and welcome back to the real world
F#### u covid
I think it's safe to say the horror is falling slowly away
I have spoken to a good few people all positive tests and symptoms are weak and nothing to worry about I think we made it
My money is on 6 months and goodbye
Honestly I think 3 months and welcome back to the real world
F#### u covid
I hope you are right because i have had enough of it, i don't even know if i have had it both my kids have, i am tripled jabbed and don't want any more lock downs, i am optimistic booked 5 holiday staycations first one in march last one in Scotland in September, my view is if you are sensible you will come out the other side, stay safe folksAs a triple vaccination recipient who got covid on 26th of Dec and am feeling fine
I think it's safe to say the horror is falling slowly away
I have spoken to a good few people all positive tests and symptoms are weak and nothing to worry about I think we made it
My money is on 6 months and goodbye
Honestly I think 3 months and welcome back to the real world
F#### u covid
Well as delta and the other variants are dying out and omicron is now dominant, and the data is showing omicron to be much less severe - I am hoping you are right.
I remember seeing a virologist taking about omicron when it first emerged saying that as viruses mutate they generally become less significant as a way of remaining in the population and not killing itself off by becoming to deadly (think ebola)
Fingers crossed.
I remember seeing a virologist taking about omicron when it first emerged saying that as viruses mutate they generally become less significant as a way of remaining in the population and not killing itself off by becoming to deadly (think ebola)
Fingers crossed.
Last week I wasn't pinged but warned by a friend that I'd had a beer with that he was covid positive. I isolated for a day then took a PCR the following day. I got my negative result last night. Based on the text of the negative test, they still imply you are infected when they go out of their way twice to say you are not. So if I am negative, imo, you should no longer be required to isolate. Obviously i have missed the whole new years celebrations and the bank holiday. I am furious! Carry on like this and we bring the country to a grinding halt because we are asking people to isolate. It's a joke. Negative test result for me equals negative - not insidiously imply you still have the virus when they spent 3 days investigating you don't. The country has gone mad over a common cold ><
Grow up,
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You just called a major pandemic that has killed many thousands of people (including some of my friends) a common cold. Grow a pair and accept that you have responsibilities as well as rights.
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It's current form is no worse than a common cold. How about you fully understand the evidence as it stands rather than cling to the alarmist bs of the media. I have followed this virus since day one. I am sorry you lost friends. But the variables among this pandemic have been consistently far and wide. Alpha, beta and given the evidence yesterday, delta will be very shortly dead - each mutation has lessened the other to an extent save for omnicron (which is no more than a common cold). The findings from South Africa yesterday concluded that once infected with omnicron, you will never again be infected with delta nor die of omnicron either. Tests are tests, therefore restrictions are also liberty definining if they are unclear. The evidence of the past speaks for itself, as it does for the present. I find your knee jerk reaction rather incendiary given you don't appear to know enough. The PCR should be enough given the current variant. You didn't answer the question either.
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Aah. A 'do my own researcher'.
I'll take my advice from qualified professionals, I think.
I'll take my advice from qualified professionals, I think.
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A negative PCR means you don't isolate, you only isolate if you start to develop symptoms. The rules change alot, in the past if you were pinged as a close contact you had to get a PCR. With demand out stretching supply a PCR is only recommend if you have symptoms or failed a lateral flow.
It fits with the “law of declining virulence” and all that, so fingers crossed.
My money is on 6 months and goodbye
Honestly I think 3 months and welcome back to the real world
F#### u covid
I don't think we will ever say goodbye to covid it will end up like the flu we will still die from it but regular jabs will keep the numbers down.
I have edited a couple of posts this morning by all means post opposing views but please keep them civil, thanks.
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Are you jabbed? This is not the advise I have had after being pinged.
I don't have to isolate just complete LFT tests for 7 days.
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In what field?
Who this guidance is for
Contacts of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 are at risk of developing COVID-19 themselves in the next 10 days. They could spread the virus to others, even before any symptoms begin.
This guidance is for people who have been notified by NHS Test and Trace[footnote 1] that they are a contact of a person who has had a positive test result for COVID-19 – and who is not from that person’s household.
If you live in the same household as a person who has symptoms of COVID-19 or who has received a positive test result, follow the Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed COVID-19.
There is separate guidance for those working in health and social care settings.
What is meant by a contact
A contact is a person who has been close to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. You can be a contact any time from 2 days before the person who tested positive developed their symptoms (or, if they did not have any symptoms, from 2 days before the date their positive test was taken) and up to 10 days after – as this is when they can pass the infection on to others. A risk assessment may be undertaken to determine this, but a contact can be:
If you have been identified as a contact, you have been assessed as being at risk of developing COVID-19, even if you don’t currently have symptoms. You will be notified by NHS Test and Trace via text message, email or phone, and should follow all the guidance in this document.
An interaction through a Perspex (or equivalent) screen with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is not usually considered to be a contact, as long as there has been no other contact such as those in the list above.
What to do if you are a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
If you are informed that you are a contact of someone who has had a positive test result for COVID-19, you are legally required to stay at home and self-isolate unless you meet one of the following conditions:
Contacts who are required to self-isolate
If you are a contact of someone who has had a positive test result for COVID-19 and you are aged over 18 years and 6 months and not fully vaccinated, you are legally required to self-isolate. This does not apply if you have taken part in or are currently part of an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial or you are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons.
Self-isolation means you must stay at home and not leave the house. Do not go to work, school, or public areas, and do not use public transport or taxis. There is further information on how to self-isolate later in this guidance. Do not go outside even to buy food or other essentials, except in certain specific circumstances. Any exercise must be taken within your home, garden or private outdoor space.
Ask friends or relatives to help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog. You can also order your shopping online and medication by phone or online. Delivery drivers should not come into your home, so make sure you ask them to leave items outside for collection.
How long do I need to self-isolate for
If you are legally required to self-isolate, your isolation period includes the date of your last contact with the person who has a positive test result for COVID-19 and the next 10 full days. This means that if, for example, your last contact with them was at any time on the 15th of the month your isolation period ends at 23:59 on the 25th.
In some circumstances, the person you had close contact with will be asked by NHS Test and Trace to take a follow-up COVID-19 test. If this second test result is negative it is unlikely that they have COVID-19. If this happens, NHS Test and Trace will contact you to let you know that you can stop self-isolating.
You can only stop your self-isolation before 10 full days have been completed if you have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and advised to do so. Otherwise, you must continue to self-isolate and follow this guidance.
Arrange to have a PCR test during your isolation period
You are advised to take a single PCR test as soon as possible while you are self-isolating. You should take this PCR test because you are at a higher risk of being infected. The results of the PCR test will help NHS Test and Trace contact people who may have caught the virus from you. They can then self-isolate and avoid passing it on to others.
If your PCR test result during your isolation period is negative, you must continue to self-isolate as you could still become infectious and pass the infection onto others. Stay at home for your full isolation period to avoid putting others at risk.
If your PCR test result is positive, follow the stay at home guidance for people who have tested positive for COVID-19, and start a further isolation period. This new isolation period begins from when you took the PCR test, regardless of where you are in your original 10 day isolation period. This means that your total isolation period may be longer than 10 days.
If you have previously tested positive by PCR for COVID-19, you will probably have developed some immunity to the disease. However, it cannot be guaranteed that everyone will develop immunity, or how long it will last. It is possible for PCR tests to remain positive for some time after COVID-19 infection.
If you have previously received a positive COVID-19 PCR test result within the last 90 days and you are identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 you should not take a PCR test. You should only take a PCR test if you develop any symptoms of COVID-19, if you have a positive LFD test result, or if you are required to take a PCR test upon entry into the UK.
Contacts of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 are at risk of developing COVID-19 themselves in the next 10 days. They could spread the virus to others, even before any symptoms begin.
This guidance is for people who have been notified by NHS Test and Trace[footnote 1] that they are a contact of a person who has had a positive test result for COVID-19 – and who is not from that person’s household.
If you live in the same household as a person who has symptoms of COVID-19 or who has received a positive test result, follow the Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed COVID-19.
There is separate guidance for those working in health and social care settings.
What is meant by a contact
A contact is a person who has been close to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. You can be a contact any time from 2 days before the person who tested positive developed their symptoms (or, if they did not have any symptoms, from 2 days before the date their positive test was taken) and up to 10 days after – as this is when they can pass the infection on to others. A risk assessment may be undertaken to determine this, but a contact can be:
- anyone who lives in the same household as another person who has COVID-19 symptoms or has tested positive for COVID-19
- anyone who has had any of the following types of contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19:
- face-to-face contact including being coughed on or having a face-to-face conversation within one metre
- been within one metre for one minute or longer without face-to-face contact
- been within 2 metres of someone for more than 15 minutes (either as a one-off contact, or added up together over one day)
If you have been identified as a contact, you have been assessed as being at risk of developing COVID-19, even if you don’t currently have symptoms. You will be notified by NHS Test and Trace via text message, email or phone, and should follow all the guidance in this document.
An interaction through a Perspex (or equivalent) screen with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is not usually considered to be a contact, as long as there has been no other contact such as those in the list above.
What to do if you are a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
If you are informed that you are a contact of someone who has had a positive test result for COVID-19, you are legally required to stay at home and self-isolate unless you meet one of the following conditions:
- you are fully vaccinated: fully vaccinated means you have had 2 doses of an approved vaccine such as Pfizer BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Spikevax (formerly Moderna) – you are also fully vaccinated if you have had one dose of the single-dose Janssen vaccine
- you are below 18 years 6 months
- you have taken part in or are currently part of an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial
- you are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons
Contacts who are required to self-isolate
If you are a contact of someone who has had a positive test result for COVID-19 and you are aged over 18 years and 6 months and not fully vaccinated, you are legally required to self-isolate. This does not apply if you have taken part in or are currently part of an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial or you are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons.
Self-isolation means you must stay at home and not leave the house. Do not go to work, school, or public areas, and do not use public transport or taxis. There is further information on how to self-isolate later in this guidance. Do not go outside even to buy food or other essentials, except in certain specific circumstances. Any exercise must be taken within your home, garden or private outdoor space.
Ask friends or relatives to help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog. You can also order your shopping online and medication by phone or online. Delivery drivers should not come into your home, so make sure you ask them to leave items outside for collection.
How long do I need to self-isolate for
If you are legally required to self-isolate, your isolation period includes the date of your last contact with the person who has a positive test result for COVID-19 and the next 10 full days. This means that if, for example, your last contact with them was at any time on the 15th of the month your isolation period ends at 23:59 on the 25th.
In some circumstances, the person you had close contact with will be asked by NHS Test and Trace to take a follow-up COVID-19 test. If this second test result is negative it is unlikely that they have COVID-19. If this happens, NHS Test and Trace will contact you to let you know that you can stop self-isolating.
You can only stop your self-isolation before 10 full days have been completed if you have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and advised to do so. Otherwise, you must continue to self-isolate and follow this guidance.
Arrange to have a PCR test during your isolation period
You are advised to take a single PCR test as soon as possible while you are self-isolating. You should take this PCR test because you are at a higher risk of being infected. The results of the PCR test will help NHS Test and Trace contact people who may have caught the virus from you. They can then self-isolate and avoid passing it on to others.
If your PCR test result during your isolation period is negative, you must continue to self-isolate as you could still become infectious and pass the infection onto others. Stay at home for your full isolation period to avoid putting others at risk.
If your PCR test result is positive, follow the stay at home guidance for people who have tested positive for COVID-19, and start a further isolation period. This new isolation period begins from when you took the PCR test, regardless of where you are in your original 10 day isolation period. This means that your total isolation period may be longer than 10 days.
If you have previously tested positive by PCR for COVID-19, you will probably have developed some immunity to the disease. However, it cannot be guaranteed that everyone will develop immunity, or how long it will last. It is possible for PCR tests to remain positive for some time after COVID-19 infection.
If you have previously received a positive COVID-19 PCR test result within the last 90 days and you are identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 you should not take a PCR test. You should only take a PCR test if you develop any symptoms of COVID-19, if you have a positive LFD test result, or if you are required to take a PCR test upon entry into the UK.
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That's the current advice, lateral flow each day. Only PCR if you fail a lateral flow or develop symptoms. A lot of talk earlier in the pandemic that lateral flow were not very accurate. This is not my experience, it picked mine and my daughter's very early.
You don't have to if you have had both jabs -
What to do if you are a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
If you are informed that you are a contact of someone who has had a positive test result for COVID-19, you are legally required to stay at home and self-isolate unless you meet one of the following conditions:
- you are fully vaccinated: fully vaccinated means you have had 2 doses of an approved vaccine such as Pfizer BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Spikevax (formerly Moderna) – you are also fully vaccinated if you have had one dose of the single-dose Janssen vaccine
- you are below 18 years 6 months
- you have taken part in or are currently part of an approved COVID-19 vaccine trial
- you are not able to get vaccinated for medical reasons
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