[COVID-19] General Discussion

[TRF_Olyy]

Negative test this morning so, providing I get another negative tomorrow morning, I'm being released back into the wild

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I have long Covid and despair that the UK government ignores its blight | Ravi Veriah Jacques

I’m 23 and have been seriously ill for a year. Why don’t we spend more on treating this debilitating disease?

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bada-Bing!]

UK Covid symptoms list expanded with nine more signs of illness

Symptoms including shortness of breath, feeling tired and loss of appetite added to official list

www.theguardian.com

 

[The Seeker]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Easter flight cancellations to continue for days

At least 60 easyJet flights are to be scrapped on Tuesday due to a high level of staff absence.

www.bbc.co.uk

‘I lowered my guard’: four people on catching Covid for the first time

ONS estimates that one in 13 people in the UK had Covid at the end of March. Some of them tell their stories

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Cases plummeting up here. Too early to say if this is genuine or reflects scarcity of testing kits. Hopsitalisations still near record levels and deaths still not wonderful. I'll be rejoining society regardless this week, nicely coinciding with more freezing weather (which may set us back again).

 

[Bada-Bing!]

How to navigate Covid etiquette now England has ended free testing

From tests to masks, we look at advice on what to do now most people in England have to pay for testing

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Covid: Fewer children missing school because of virus

Virus-related absences are stabilising in England's state schools, despite rising cases in the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

Covid deaths in England may rise as cases in over-55s increase

Infections have been rising in England since early March, driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant

www.theguardian.com

Apparently another variant - XE 10% more transmissible than BA.2. More infections= more likely variants will arise however incremental to survive.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Covid: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus

Lung and leg clots were much more likely in seriously ill patients, but mild cases can be affected.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[The Seeker]

Will Masks Return to Airplanes? Everything You Need to Know

A court order has paused airplane masking requirements. The majority of Americans disagree.

www.cnet.com

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Covid threat being ignored in England for ideological reasons, say NHS leaders

NHS Confederation calls for ‘living with Covid’ plans to be reconsidered as health system struggles

www.theguardian.com

We do not have a living-with-Covid plan, we have a living-without-restrictions ideology.

Matthew Taylor

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Herd immunity now seems impossible. Welcome to the age of Covid reinfection | Devi Sridhar

The virus is now embedded in our world. But there are steps we can take to keep it at bay while we continue to live our lives, says Edinburgh University’s Prof Devi Sridhar

www.theguardian.com

 

[Gavin]

I'm on day 13 and still testing positive, though apparently I could stop isolation on day 10.

Must admit I still have a mad shortness of breath and a persistent dry cough.

It's gonna be fun when I try to get back into running next week.

 

[Yulia]

Must admit I still have a mad shortness of breath and a persistent dry cough.

I can recommend "miflonide breezhaler" in such a case, it really helped me during Covid. Or any other similar inhalator

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Ha Hannity gaslighting at his best.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

NHS faces an Easter 'as bad as any winter'

Record numbers of patients have to wait four hours or more before being treated and discharged in A&E.

www.bbc.co.uk

Also backed up by an A & E consultant client I spoke to yesterday.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

One in four Covid patients in ICU because of virus

The majority of intensive care patients who have the virus were admitted for other reasons.

www.bbc.co.uk

Also read that Moderna will release a vaccine targeting at least two of the latest variants to offer broader protection this Autumn.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Seven in 10 people in England have had Covid, research shows

ONS study reveals only one in three people had been infected until emergence of Omnicron variant

www.theguardian.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Seven in 10 people in England have had Covid, research shows

ONS study reveals only one in three people had been infected until emergence of Omnicron variant

www.theguardian.com

That checks out: 10 of us went out for lunch at work today and 7 of us have had it

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Trump claim of disinfectant to treat Covid ‘a tragedy on many levels’ – Birx

White House pandemic coordinator says press conference was lamentable but does not regret taking position on Trump’s team

www.theguardian.com