Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Lots of colds going around work currently, and the sufferers/carriers dispensing with the masks they've worn throughout Covid because of runny noses
With the latest batch of lateral flow tests my partner ordered came a PCR test as well which she was to do at the same time as the next lateral flow test and of course report the result of the LFT online and send the PCR test back for testing in the lab.
This of course makes sense as an investigation to check how reliable the results from the tests are and how they match up. So far so good.
What was slightly strange is that she didn't get the PCR result back for over a week. Fortunately it came back negative but it would have been a bit of a bummer if it was positive, maybe they would have contacted us earlier? Bit strange though.
Paid PCR?
It is unusual for the NHS to be so slow but no unheard of. At the moment schools/colleges/universities are doing PCR rather than bubbles/isolating so the number of PCR tests has increased a lot.No. It came with some NHS lateral flow tests. I guess it was part of their surveillance on how effective the LFT's are.
No. It came with some NHS lateral flow tests. I guess it was part of their surveillance on how effective the LFT's are.
Edit: I may have the terminology wrong but it was a test you would get from the NHS if you suspected you had covid, one that needs sending to a lab. I think they are the PCR ones?
Nah, that is a PCR.No, that's an antibody test, no urgency with them, TBH.
Yes, it defo wasn't an antibody test. It was directly linked to doing a LFT at the same time so they could compare results.
Fair enough, it was 'if you suspected you had covid', rather than 'have', that made me think it was an antibody test, as that's what they are for.
#Locktober seems to have already been taken for some sort of chastity belt thingNot long till Locktober
UK Covid deaths increase by more than 20% in one week as 32,651 cases recorded
The latest figures comes ahead of an announcement on international travel, as the Government prepares to slash coronavirus protocolswww.mirror.co.uk
Good time to relax travel restrictions
UK Covid deaths increase by more than 20% in one week as 32,651 cases recorded
The latest figures comes ahead of an announcement on international travel, as the Government prepares to slash coronavirus protocolswww.mirror.co.uk
Good time to relax travel restrictions
UK scientist warns over relaxation of Covid travel rules | Coronavirus | The Guardian
Prof Alan McNally says genome surveillance remains vital, as ministers prepare to overhaul travel rulesamp.theguardian.com
I think your risk of catching it in the 10 seconds it takes to walk through a house is virtually nonexistent.My neighbour and I are fencing our two gardens together (he does it professionally) and it will involve carrying the materials through his house.
They have two small children - one at school, one at daycare - where she also works - and the grandparents are in and out a lot - all vaccinated and I am sure very responsible.
I have zero contact with other people outside of the supermarket , so it will be quite unusual for me if I don't wear a mask in their house ... but I wonder how they would take it ...
multiple times though carrying fence panelsI think your risk of catching it in the 10 seconds it takes to walk through a house is virtually nonexistent.
How big can a fence really be though. No back gate, I take it?multiple times though carrying fence panels
13 panels, similar numbers of posts, bags of concrete ...How big can a fence really be though. No back gate, I take it?
13 panels, similar numbers of posts, bags of concrete ...
Me too, but it's feeling increasingly futile.I’m still keeping a mask on whenever I’m inside a building which is not my home.