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caretaker Jan 4th 2021 8:00 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
Today's numbers, pushing the average up a bit:

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...8eaa9b9f8.jpeg

scrubbedexpat099 Jan 4th 2021 3:15 pm

Re: Coronavirus
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-travel-advice

A lot of bad boys in Alberta

caretaker Jan 5th 2021 5:55 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

Jerseygirl Jan 5th 2021 5:57 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

My daughter and granddaughter had a swab test about 3 weeks ago. She got the results that evening, took 11 hrs.

scrubbedexpat099 Jan 5th 2021 5:58 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

Very wise

We all thank you for your consideration, never can be too safe.

scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 6:07 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

That was quick!

Glad to hear its negative, phew.

Siouxie Jan 5th 2021 6:22 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

:thumbsup: Glad to hear it was negative! It sounds like you need time to recover from that nasty swabbing.. an extra day might do it :D
You are fortunate that the turnaround was so fast -

It may take up to 7 days to receive test results for COVID-19 Hamilton
- I expect it depends on where and by who you get the test done :)

Danny B Jan 5th 2021 7:29 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
God damn this is getting way worse than last March.

One in 50 people in private households in England had Covid last week - and one in 30 in London.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55550906

scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 7:58 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
Some scientists seem concerned about that strain and the vaccine's effectiveness against it. Studies are currently being conducted, the vaccine makers say if tweaks need to be made to their vaccines it will take about 6 weeks.

https://www.livescience.com/south-af...-vaccines.html












BristolUK Jan 5th 2021 8:03 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

Have JG's granddaughter make a house call and check up on you. :lol:

Jerseygirl Jan 5th 2021 8:12 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12954331)
Have JG's granddaughter make a house call and check up on you. :lol:

:lol:



Shard Jan 5th 2021 10:14 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by Danny B (Post 12954301)
God damn this is getting way worse than last March.

One in 50 people in private households in England had Covid last week - and one in 30 in London.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55550906

Very high isn't it. The March figures are less reliable as there were fewer tests back then. Although the hospital admissions seem to support higher incidence. Just last week I had a friend messaging me about how it all seems a bit exaggerated. Over 60,000 new cases today.

BEVS Jan 5th 2021 10:27 am

Re: Coronavirus
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12954264)
I got my negative test result back in less than 48 hrs, but I think I'll stay home in my pajamas and eat and drink for an extra day just to be on the safe side.

Good move .

scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 10:44 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
The article is loosely based on COVID, just thought this particular comments form the judge on the provinces health orders is interesting, people always bickering over the orders as different people tend to interpret them differently, so one group does this and another screams its against health orders. Travel within BC for example, they suggest no non-essential travel but there is no ban, but some interpret the suggestion of no non-essential travel as being a ban on travel when that is not the case.

In this case seems the ex-wife of a man felt he and his partner were violating the COVID health rules due to his partner being married and also spending time with her spouse, apparently in an open marriage.

Judge had this to say about the health orders:

"The messaging accompanying these orders, and indeed the language of the orders themselves, is fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity," Kent wrote.

"It is not surprising that reasonable people can disagree about their interpretation and application in any given circumstance."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ovid-1.5861164


scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 11:09 am

Re: Coronavirus
 
Only 428 new cases in BC today, 8 deaths, 367 in hospital of which 77 are in ICU

As of Jan. 4, B.C. had received 54,625 doses of vaccine.

A mink farmer
euthanized all 1,000 mink on the farm after COVID was detected in some animals.

Haven't seen a surge yet, and being 10 days after Christmas this might be a good sign, vast majority will become ill within the first 10 days, and we seem to still be on the downward trend.


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