Coronavirus outbreak

[fossyant]

Bojo's just announced PCR testing for all entrants to UK and isolate until clear

Also mask wearing back for shops and public transport.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Looks like this new variant has got them worried.

 

[ColinJ]

I will be interested to see how many people DO wear masks now. Recently, it seemed to have dropped to about 10% in shops here and about 1% on trains!

 

[Julia9054]

Bojo's just annunced PCR testing for all entrants to UK an islte until

Hmmm - my eldest is a musician and has a gig in Paris next Saturday following by another in St Helens on the Sunday

 

[fossyant]

Looks like this new variant has got them worried.

Given the number of infected people arriving on recent flights, no surprise then.

Just how will we know it's the new variant as they don't usually test the variant - I assume they will introduce this with all PCR's as any close contacts are to isolate.

 

[Kajjal]

Just come back from a Chinese takeaway, a total of ten people came while I was waiting in none wearing masks including older people.

 

[Beebo]

Also mask wearing back for shops and public transport.

But not pubs? Crazy.
Shops are open and well spaced. Pubs in winter as usual packed breeding grounds.

 

[Julia9054]

But not pubs? Crazy.
Shops are open and well spaced. Pubs in winter as usual packed breeding grounds.

Pubs are avoidable, shops - for most people - are not.

 

[slowmotion]

Pubs are avoidable, shops - for most people - are not.

Yes, but the pubgoers go to shops as well.

 

[vickster]

Given the number of infected people arriving on recent flights, no surprise then.

Just how will we know it's the new variant as they don't usually test the variant - I assume they will introduce this with all PCR's as any close contacts are to isolate.

Apparently… an S-gene dropout) in the standard tests and that can be used to track the variant without doing a full genetic analysis

 

[cougie uk]

Bojo's just announced PCR testing for all entrants to UK and isolate until clear

Also mask wearing back for shops and public transport.

What's the odds you'll still get photos of Johnson in places without mask ?

I mean the hospital example. Jesus. How ignorant can anyone be ??

 

[slowmotion]

Does anybody know how harmful this new kid on the block is? We are told it's very easily transmitted but I don't know how deadly it is.

 

[midlife]

From what I have read it's maybe not more lethal than delta but transmission is increased (even in double jabbed) and could evade vaccine / immunity. I thought they might have gone a bit further given the potential for Omicron to do the above.

 

[fossyant]

Possibly more infectious.

 

[fossyant]

Unfortunately, those that have had the jabs may catch it, won't be really ill, but more and more chance for this to badly affect un-vaccinated. And, of course, poses a greater risk of catching it to those vaxxed but with weakened immune systems/other life threattening illnesses (e.g. poor CV health).

I can see Nursing Home visits being difficult again.