Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Harryflashman]

They are more than happy for people to do that - but these were the 'free' tests that were going to be administered to key workers in the first phase

no mate they’ve stopped people buying the retail tests . The ones that Abbott were selling , originally at £99 then rolled Out to various retailers Such as Superdrug and labs At £69. Retailers and private labs have been prevented from sending out antibody tests from anyone that hadn’t already ordered. That was as of yesterday morning .

 

[navidson]

no mate they’ve stopped people buying the retail tests . The ones that Abbott were selling , originally at £99 then rolled Out to various retailers Such as Superdrug and labs At £69. Retailers and private labs have been prevented from sending out antibody tests from anyone that hadn’t already ordered. That was as of yesterday morning .

So nobody in this country can get an antibody test whether or not they pay for it?

Considering they made a big deal about this the other week - why has more of a light not been shone upon it? Or are all the investigative journalists busy writing copy and paste opinion pieces on Dominic Cummings?

 

[Harryflashman]

So nobody in this country can get an antibody test whether or not they pay for it?

Considering they made a big deal about this the other week - why has more of a light not been shone upon it? Or are all the investigative journalists busy writing copy and paste opinion pieces on Dominic Cummings?

So 100% as of yesterday if you hadn’t previously ordered one you can’t get one . That’s not via a third party or rumour that’s absolute fact .

if you google Something similar to the below it’ll show it .


“British health officials have told companies offering Covid-19 antibody tests to stop processing blood samples from patients in the UK”

 

[Barnfred 55]

Yea, it's a bluetooth handshake mate, so doesn't need a connection to the network.
It's not really massively different to someone using bluetooth headphones to listen to music on their phone on the tube.

You lost me at yea. But thanks anyway.



Actually I think I just about got that, even if I have no comprehension of the science involved

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Tbf to Cummings he was under alot of stress what with Dave shouting "NOSFERATU" outside his house all night lol

 

[tsubaki]

So 100% as of yesterday if you hadn’t previously ordered one you can’t get one . That’s not via a third party or rumour that’s absolute fact .

if you google Something similar to the below it’ll show it .


“British health officials have told companies offering Covid-19 antibody tests to stop processing blood samples from patients in the UK”

TBF that is something they absolutely should be doing if testing capacity is still a problem - you need it used properly, not so Superdrug can gouge fools out of £80 a pop for tests.

 

[Harryflashman]

TBF that is something they absolutely should be doing if testing capacity is still a problem - you need it used properly, not so Superdrug can gouge fools out of £80 a pop for tests.

i don’t think it’s anything to do with capacity personally . If you look at the private labs involved , certainly an email I’ve seen they aren’t being co-opted to do nhs/government antibody testing and at present I don’t Anyone is doing the antibody tests . Feels weird it’s ok to do several thousand premier league tests a week , different tests , but these aren’t allowed . I’m not sure on the reasons but I’m not convinced it to create test capacity .

 

[peteblue]

You would hope so but the government’s pathetic backing of the one man you mention has soured the good will. Their actions have incensed the public to such a point that they will now see their own individual flouting of the lockdown as a two fingered salute to Johnson and Cummings. It’s dangerous and irresponsible but you need to point the blame at those in charge.

If we hadn’t been subjected to that ludicrous pantomime over the weekend, I believe people would be back on board. Even more so if Johnson and his front bench had shown some backbone and sacked him. Or at the very least, say what he did was wrong.

I agree there are more important things to focus on but we can’t take our collective eye off the ball. That ball being a dangerous government who are ripping up the rulebook on how they should behave.

What Goodwill is this you talk about. Have you actually read this and the other threads calling the government murderers on a daily basis......

 

[PhilM]

Well personally I would hope the British public aren’t so stupid as to disregard live saving measures because of the actions of one man. Personal responsibility ?

The Cummings thing needs to be put to one side at this point, hes not going and there are far more important things to be worrying about.

Sadly, there appears to be a growing trend that people are happy to disregard their personal and social responsibilities: not the majority, but it's steadily growing.

An example etc. could be the number of people having barbecues with their extended families in the garden: they may be 2m away, but it's an added risk.

Will people stringently follow the isolation guidelines with the track and trace procedures? I'm not so sure due to compliance slowly diminishing.

 

[COYBL25]

So 100% as of yesterday if you hadn’t previously ordered one you can’t get one . That’s not via a third party or rumour that’s absolute fact .

if you google Something similar to the below it’ll show it .


“British health officials have told companies offering Covid-19 antibody tests to stop processing blood samples from patients in the UK”

The private sale of the tests has been stopped due concerns about the accuracy of the tests from what I`m reading ?

But the role out to frontline staff, NHS etc is still going ahead.

 

[Harryflashman]

The private sale of the tests has been stopped due concerns about the accuracy of the tests from what I`m reading ?

But the role out to frontline staff, NHS etc is still going ahead.

I’d say that’s more likely than capacity but it’s the same tests though . The abbot tests that’s been approved, the Roche test is the top one apparently but they’re looking to use both .

I’m speculating but maybe the issue is over whose being tested , whether people subsequently use it as something to Allow them more movement of flexibility.

 

[Tea_drinker]

No goodwill left. If I get a call telling me to isolate for a week it will be completely ignored.

 

[Jebus_lives]

What Goodwill is this you talk about. Have you actually read this and the other threads calling the government murderers on a daily basis......

Do you think GOT current affairs forum is broadly reflective of public opinion?

 

[Jebus_lives]

No goodwill left. If I get a call telling me to isolate for a week it will be completely ignored.

You were never isolating as a favour to Government, you were doing it as a public health measure.

 

[PhilM]

No goodwill left. If I get a call telling me to isolate for a week it will be completely ignored.

Sorry, but you're then just as irresponsible as Cummings and the rest of them. This whole argument of 'well it was fine for him' is crass and pig-minded.

Your responsibilities aren't to the government but to the other people in the nation and those around you. If there's a chance you've got it, stay in and get tested.