[Cal.]

Registration portal down nationwide atm so god knows what chaos this will bring

[Vicky.]

I wonder why on earth they are even cosidering anal tests?! Doesnt seem likly that anyone would chose those over a cheek swab.

Unless they are just trying to get more accuracy from the tests. Which seem to have a ridiculous rate of false results.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I wonder why on earth they are even considering anal tests?! Doesnt seem likely that anyone would choose those over a cheek swab.

Unless they are just trying to get more accuracy from the tests. Which seem to have a ridiculous rate of false results.

[The anal swabs method “can increase the detection rate of infected people”
as traces of the virus linger longer in the anus than in the respiratory tract,
Li Tongzeng, a senior doctor from Beijing’s Youan hospital, told CCTV.]


China is tracking all cases faster
by any means.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Cal.

Registration portal down nationwide atm so god knows what chaos this will bring

time for Chinas special swabs?

[Vicky.]

Sorry yeah, got it. Misread that arista as..the anal ones are less effective

[Nicky91]

Netherlands todays numbers

4.727 new cases

185 new hospitalisations 18 more than yesterday (1.911 in total)

39 new ICU patients 8 more than yesterday (541 in total)

32 new deaths

[Cherie]

Zizu they found the person carrying the Brazillian variant

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Zizu they found the person carrying the Brazillian variant

Excellent and THANK YOU !

So any more info on that person or 16 people with the brand new variant ??






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[Zizu]

On other slightly less important news ...

I’m being allowed to work from home next week so that effectively means that when I start back in the high school on the following Monday I will have 20 days of vaccine protection streaming through my veins when I’m sharing the building with 1,500 potential carriers


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

that would be very un-British



Bend over for your covid test .... yeah right

Yeah that would certainly be one job I won’t be volunteering for ..


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[bitontheslide]

that's great zizu, being stressed out is not good at this stage

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Zizu they found the person carrying the Brazillian variant

did he have it in a bag with COVID written on it, like the robbers in the cartoons?

[Nicky91]

Germany: state ministers agree on that all children should be able to return to school this month

https://www.thelocal.de/20210305/all...nisters-agree/

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

did he have it in a bag with COVID written on it, like the robbers in the cartoons?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Zizu

On other slightly less important news ...

I’m being allowed to work from home next week so that effectively means that when I that when I start back in the high school on the following Monday I will have 20 days of vaccine protection streaming through my veins when I’m sharing the building with 1,500 potential carriers


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Super duper

[arista]

Health Secretary is Live

[arista]

[17:23: The BBC's Vicky Young asks about
the government's recommendation of a 1% rise for NHS staff

"Mr Hancock says he "pays tribute" to NHS workers
during the COVID pandemic.
He adds these have been "challenging times"
and that one of those challenges has been
the financial consequences of the pandemic.
The health secretary notes how there is a pay
freeze for other public sector workers,
with a 1% rise for NHS staff
considered to be what is "affordable".]

[arista]

The Missing Person
with the Brazil Variant
has been found.

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...found-12236917

[arista]

17:27

[Question four: ITV's Libby Wiener asks - there are still 12,000
people being treated for COVID in hospital,
how hard did you fight for a
more generous pay offer for NHS staff?
And to Dr Hopkins how effective do you
believe the AstraZeneca vaccine to be
against the Brazillian variant?

Mr Hancock says we do have "issues of affordability"
because of the pandemic's impact which
"have to be taken into account".

Ms Hopkins says there still isn't enough
clinical data to say, but based on data
from how it works against the
South African variant they do hope it will
have some impact on
reducing hospitalisations and deaths.]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-new...gated-12236311

[arista]

[5 March 2021
Owing to a delay in the submission of cases data
for England to PHE, today's update is delayed.]

[UserSince2005]

Doctor and nurses think they deserve a pay rise at all when 120k people have died on their watch. Biggest joke ever.

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Doctor and nurses think they deserve a pay rise at all when 120k people have died on their watch. Biggest joke ever.

I really don't know how you can say that ! you think its their fault do you ?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I wonder why on earth they are even cosidering anal tests?! Doesnt seem likly that anyone would chose those over a cheek swab.

Unless they are just trying to get more accuracy from the tests. Which seem to have a ridiculous rate of false results.

Not for me thanks

[UserSince2005]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

I really don't know how you can say that ! you think its their fault do you ?

We do have an extremely high death rate compared to infection rate so something has clearly gone wrong.

It will come out in time.

[Vanessa]

They found cases of South African variant in North Wembley.
Not where I live, thank god!
I'm in the Alperton area.