That's because many of us who caught Covid in the early days were never tested so don't count in the PHE figures. We weren't allowed health care or a test unless our lips went blue. We just had to stay at home and cope. I am not included in the figures but I know that I have long covid and I personally know *2 others like me.Discharged or not, the Mirror seems to be claiming that more people have long Covid than had Covid in the first place.
Only the official confirmed cases. Many of us who had it were never tested, and were refused medical care, like I was. We were told not to contact the NHS unless at deaths door.Discharged or not, the Mirror seems to be claiming that more people have long Covid than had Covid in the first place.
Yes. Later on in the pandemic they gave oxygen to patients at a much earlier stage, if we had had the benefit of that we may have recovered more fully and more quickly.Only the official confirmed cases. Many of us who had it were never tested, and were refused medical care, like I was. We were told not to contact the NHS unless at deaths door.
Bulkbiker, could you add the source of your graphics please? It looks like the ONS, but it would be very helpful, please?
But still schools have no changes made to the way they operate even in lockdown areas (other than masks in corridors but not classrooms!). There seems to be a blackout on reporting the issues in schools. Schools are being told not to disclose anything other than confirmed cases. Bubbles are redundant in favour of close contacts only to isolate sand still no recognition of aerosol transmission in schools other than open windows when you can which is being ignored as temperatures fall, singing and woodwind lessons!!Weekly data from PHE showed that schools and care homes were largely responsible for the new cases, accounting for more than two thirds of all positive tests.
In contrast, just 22 cases out of 772, were caused by the hospitality industry in the week up to September 20.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...ed-less-3pc-infections-week-curfew-announced/
Interesting regarding reporting and disclosure. I have a friend who works in a local hospital. Not as a nurse,but role working with recovering patients, including Covid. They were told they were not allowed to discuss number of Covid cases. Shes resigned.But still schools have no changes made to the way they operate even in lockdown areas (other than masks in corridors but not classrooms!). There seems to be a blackout on reporting the issues in schools. Schools are being told not to disclose anything other than confirmed cases. Bubbles are redundant in favour of close contacts only to isolate sand still no recognition of aerosol transmission in schools other than open windows when you can which is being ignored as temperatures fall, singing and woodwind lessons!!
Surely in any company or organisation ordinary members of staff are not allowed to make public statements.Interesting regarding reporting and disclosure. I have a friend who works in a local hospital. Not as a nurse,but role working with recovering patients, including Covid. They were told they were not allowed to discuss number of Covid cases. Shes resigned.
I suppose it depends on definition of public statements. Confidentiality is a massive area of training and responsibility. I suppose you would have to ask whether the same would apply to a general comment such as there seem to be more younger people suffering from alcohol related issues. You could argue transparency over covid cases beneficial as would encourage people to follow guidelines. I've had a covid related response from my GP that I found rather odd but dont want to share for personal reasons. I'm not suggesting any massive conspiracy theories, just pointing out something I heardSurely in any company or organisation ordinary members of staff are not allowed to make public statements.
Parents are being told not to disclose or discuss their family’s status by schools as well as Teachers. Schools are not making their status known to parents and the public in a significant number of cases. Not quite the same thing.Surely in any company or organisation ordinary members of staff are not allowed to make public statements.
Obviously not asking for personal details here but I assume you add this sentence because the contents support a theory of and coordinated effort to suppress public information?I've had a covid related response from my GP that I found rather odd but dont want to share for personal reasons.
Hi Max, please don't stop posting, this is my go to thread especially around your communications with your employers & unions etc, it's so helpful to many who are considering what to do!!! I really don't think DCUK mod was specifically on about your circumstances, it seemed to be in response to another comment. I like the fact that there are many approaches to Covid related stuff and suing an employer is certainly an option for some (those whose employers aren't as good as yours). xxx
And the next great strategy is to shut restaurants and bars (in London and the North) which are only responsible for 3.2%.
I think the point is that people need to be in close contact with each other for some time rather than just casually passing someone in a supermarket (no spikes in supermarket workers apparently) or at a bar which is practising the table service, social distancing stuff.But I do wonder where people are catching it in the first place? People were encouraged to go out of their homes to work, to school, to Uni, to restaurants and THEN they presumably went back to their homes and mingled with other homes. I think it's too simple to say bars & restaurants are only responsible for 3.2% because it is ALL connected. I don't think it's coming through the kitchen sink. Having said that I believe that the only reason they are shutting the bars etc is because they decided in August that once the schools opened they wanted to reduce the number of people out and about but didn't want people working from home either so they settled on closing off any social activities (wrongly in my humble opinion). They were happy for people to get out there but it was obvious to me that when those people went back into their homes more households were going to spread it, after all we spend a lot of time in our homes not the pub (some of us!). x
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