Current Affairs Have you had confirmed Covid-19?

[Tramps_mate]

I had exactly the symptoms in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, aweful dry cough and temperature. Both my parents had it over Christmas. My dad was so bad we almost had to take him to the hospital.

I also think we had it in this country far earlier than we think...

 

[Catfish Blues]

Have you had, per test, confirmed Covid-19 or at least confirmed the sars-cov-2 was in your system?

Snap poll, i think there must be over a thousand individuals who regularly log on and browse, so feel free to anonymously hit a poll option.

If you have had it, and you feel like it, post details on your status (risk group, age, city etc).

My poll choice: Not me, but family. My 88-year old Granddad from Hull has it. Had aided breathing but seems to be doing ok. Fingers crossed x

Havn't had it myself, but know a couple of healthcare professionals who have tested positive. Also know of an ex-colleague ( who I hadn't seen for years, so we weren't close or anything ) who died from it a week or so ago.

Also know of ( but didn't know personally ) a healthcare professional who died earlier this week, frighteningly close to home, and I'm sure there'll be some on here near to Aintree who'll know ( or indirectly know ) one or more of the staff who have died there.

 

[jamieni]

I had exactly the symptoms in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, aweful dry cough and temperature. Both my parents had it over Christmas. My dad was so bad we almost had to take him to the hospital.

I also think we had it in this country far earlier than we think...

I defer to those on here who are health care professionals, but given how infectious the virus is and the fact that it was circulating in China prior to Christmas, it’s not inconceivable it’s been about for a while.

Although I imagine there would have been a notable spike in hospital admissions etc

 

[dholliday]

Interesting responses, my lady also had an unusual flu-like illness back in mid-Feb. This was soon after we came back to Germany from my Nana's funeral in Hull (she passed from natural causes).

First our boy got a fever (he was playing a lot with his Hull cousin), then I had a 24-hour thing...so far so normal, then her indoors was heavily ill for 8 days, when normally she shakes off seasonal flu within a day or two. What was also unusual was that she would feel better, and we'd think it was done, then she'd crash the next morning feeling even worse than ever.

She didn't have fever or short of breath, just that heavy ill feeling, and sore throat with dry cough which hurt her chest.

As a heavy-duty asthmatic myself this novel coronavirus has put me on red alert, but if we already had it and i somehow got away with it then that would be useful to know. Apparently antibody tests are being developed to check things like that. Some studies suggest the real stats of infected are vastly higher than official, almost one hundred times higher, putting it at seasonal flu levels...and, in a bit of good news if it's true, making its true death rate also more on par with the seasonal flu.

 

[dow1978]

Me and the missus reckon we had it around christmas. We were both proper ill. So was her mum. Not a normal ill either, it felt different but we just put it down to a random bug. Oh and all the ale consumed over that period.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Was absolutely on my arse with the flu for 5 days back in mid feb. Was coughing so hard I threw up a couple of times as well... Was as sick as I'd been in 20 years.

5 days before I had to wait in Budapest airport for my boss for 3.5hrs whilst 2 flights from China were arriving and all the passengers walked by me. I'm convinced that's what it was.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Interesting responses, my lady also had an unusual flu-like illness back in mid-Feb. This was soon after we came back to Germany from my Nana's funeral in Hull (she passed from natural causes).

First our boy got a fever (he was playing a lot with his Hull cousin), then I had a 24-hour thing...so far so normal, then her indoors was heavily ill for 8 days, when normally she shakes off seasonal flu within a day or two. What was also unusual was that she would feel better, and we'd think it was done, then she'd crash the next morning feeling even worse than ever.

She didn't have fever or short of breath, just that heavy ill feeling, and sore throat with dry cough which hurt her chest.

As a heavy-duty asthmatic myself this novel coronavirus has put me on red alert, but if we already had it and i somehow got away with it then that would be useful to know. Apparently antibody tests are being developed to check things like that. Some studies suggest the real stats of infected are vastly higher than official, almost one hundred times higher, putting it at seasonal flu levels...and, in a bit of good news if it's true, making its true death rate also more on par with the seasonal flu.

New York state has 20 million residents. Seasonal flu mortality is ~0.1% in US so a similar mortality would be 20,000 deaths if the entire state’s population was infected - even in hard hit Italy it is only estimated that 10% of population is infected and herd immunity would be achieved well before 100% were infected.


New York state already has over 17,000 deaths and it is sadly still increasing. This is not the flu.

 

[Goat]

New York state has 20 million residents. Flu mortality is ~0.1% so a similar mortality would be 20,000 deaths if the entire population was infected - even in Italy it is only estimated that 10% of population is infected and herd immunity would be achieved well before 100% were infected.


New York state already has over 17,000 deaths. This is not the flu.

April 2020 and people are still out there saying "its just the flu".

We deserve extinction, give the dinosaurs another go I say.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

April 2020 and people are still out there saying "its just the flu".

We deserve extinction, give the dinosaurs another go I say.

T-Rex is anatomically unable to touch it's own face, so is due a genetic revival. It's a shame Dicky Attenborough is no longer with us. He was a man with a plan.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

I thought the first recorded case in the UK was at the end of Jan ?

China only reported the situation to the WHO at the end of December, so it'd be interesting to see info for a confirmed UK case on the 28th of December if you've got it mate ?

I think it is fair to say that there has been a lot of misdiagnosis and still is. I'm not sure a Dr in the UK would have considered Covid 19 if presented with a patient with flu like symptoms in December. Even if an elderly patient died of ARDS in December I am still not confident that it would not have been badged as flu/ARDS.

They clearly still haven't got a clear idea at this point who has IT and has had it beyond those seriously ill in hospital.

 

[COYBL25]

T-Rex is anatomically unable to touch it's own face, so is due a genetic revival. It's a shame Dicky Attenborough is no longer with us. He was a man with a plan.

Pickford has similar problems too.

 

[roydo]

April 2020 and people are still out there saying "its just the flu".

We deserve extinction, give the dinosaurs another go I say.

Dont think many are saying "its the flu". No one sane or not a Trump supporter anyrate.

Its just that the symptoms seem to get wider each week, and as a result, plenty are remembering that they felt rough as a badgers a few months back; ergo, "have I had it?".

Like someone who was, or is, 98 survived it, but some 10, 20 and 30 year olds have perished. Sommet doesnt add up to a lot of folk.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I am unsure if I have had it or not, I expect that I have not. I am unsure if anyone I know has had it or not, although I expect not. I have seen some people on the TV who have had it, this of course was to be expected, or perhaps not.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Dont think many are saying "its the flu". No one sane or not a Trump supporter anyrate.

Its just that the symptoms seem to get wider each week, and as a result, plenty are remembering that they felt rough as a badgers a few months back; ergo, "have I had it?".

Like someone who was, or is, 98 survived it, but some 10, 20 and 30 year olds have perished. Sommet doesnt add up to a lot of folk.

Maybe the 98 year old was thinking of the time he had the Spanish flu?

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

T-Rex is anatomically unable to touch it's own face, so is due a genetic revival. It's a shame Dicky Attenborough is no longer with us. He was a man with a plan.

He spared no expense.