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Thora said:
My cousin had a Christmas dinner on the weekend, with all 14 guests testing negative on lateral flows beforehand. Subsequently 6 guests have now had positive PCRs with everyone else still awaiting results.
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Wow, that's pretty epic, guess a false negative LFT and Omicron spread maybe? How long after did they start getting symptoms and testing positive? What part of the country if you don't mind saying?
 
danny la rouge said:
So now I’ve had a negative result. I will have to return everyone’s best wishes.
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Don't wanna worry you danny la rouge , but a mate has just posted this on FB:

"despite multiple positive lateral flow tests and a good set of distinctive symptoms my PCR has come back negative, as has that of another person who got ill at the same time (a few others in the same cluster are waiting for results). On balance of probabilities I'm thinking that it's much more likely that there is a repeat of the major issue with PCR labs than there is another lurgy with similar symptoms that shows up on lat flow that we all shared at an event. Has anyone else had this, or heard of this recently? I've been told there are some reports on Twitter."

and

"Having spoken to a couple of friends in higher places, this has been logged and I'm certain it's an error especially as others are coming back +ve. Retesting today."

Might be worth retesting yourself.
 
I went for another PCR test this morning - they've rolled out a 'pop-up' test centre near hear - basically a van with some fold up tables..

Get the result tomorrow - got a couple of mild symptoms - temperature/lethargy, so could be just me being lazy.. :hmm:
 
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LynnDoyleCooper said:
Wow, that's pretty epic, guess a false negative LFT and Omicron spread maybe? How long after did they start getting symptoms and testing positive? What part of the country if you don't mind saying?
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London.
All negative beforehand but one guest with very mild cold symptoms, who then got a positive lft the day after - so everyone went for tests. A couple of people also now have slight runny nose type symptoms but no one with fevers or coughs.
 
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sojourner said:
Don't wanna worry you danny la rouge , but a mate has just posted this on FB:

"despite multiple positive lateral flow tests and a good set of distinctive symptoms my PCR has come back negative, as has that of another person who got ill at the same time (a few others in the same cluster are waiting for results). On balance of probabilities I'm thinking that it's much more likely that there is a repeat of the major issue with PCR labs than there is another lurgy with similar symptoms that shows up on lat flow that we all shared at an event. Has anyone else had this, or heard of this recently? I've been told there are some reports on Twitter."

and

"Having spoken to a couple of friends in higher places, this has been logged and I'm certain it's an error especially as others are coming back +ve. Retesting today."

Might be worth retesting yourself.
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I didn’t have symptoms. I went for a PCR because my daughter (who has to do lateral flows for work) tested positive on lateral flow. She and my partner both got negative PCR this morning, followed by a negative for me 30 mins later.

The positive result looked different and had no name on it. The negative PCR has my name, DoB, address and duplicate by email.
 
May Kasahara said:
Confirmation today that 10yo's Young Voices choir concert (massive thing held at the O2) has been postponed from January. No new date as yet. I really hope it does go ahead at some point, but bitterly disappointed for her in the meantime :( Just another thing she and her friends are missing out on.
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Sorry - that really sucks. Esme's choir is supposed to be having an amazing opportunity to sing in Royal Festival Hall with a world-class choir in March but I have a feeling that won't happen. Even if the event could happen I expect the rehearsal period would be a write-off. I'm assuming same for my choir's March concert.
 
I've got a slight cold that started on Tuesday. Had my booster last Tuesday and 24 hours, if that, of minor cold syptoms at the time.

Anti-vax relative (excitedly): I've heard the booster's made you ill?

Me: Nah, that was a week ago for one day

Her: No...it's.....

Me: Shut up
 
My wife’s Aunt (her Mum’s sister) died last weekend, not covid related, she’s in the US.

My wife’s sister is usually the Fam member who represents from the UK but she’s anti-vax (protected by the blood of Jesus).

All of a sudden she was asking us if she could have all her jabs + booster in the next few days. I love her but goodness is she an eejit.
 
Hollis said:
I went for another PCR test this morning - they've rolled out a 'pop-up' test centre near hear - basically a van with some fold up tables..

Get the result tomorrow - got a couple of mild symptoms - temperature/lethargy, so could be just me being lazy.. :hmm:
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This came back negative. Very pleased, as was convinced I had it. I'll book another one in a couple days to check.
 
my LFT's have been negative for the last 3 days (was in the same office as someone with covid on monday, day off tuesday, was told on wednesday) so think i'm clear

going for booster tomorrow...
 
Stupid day 2 test. You can take it as soon as you arrive, which is what I had planned to do (take in airport, post on way home). But test isn't turning up until the morning after I arrive. No way am I going to have the test results back in time. Do they still turn up at peoples' houses to check they're at home?
 
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