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People that are asymptmatic, including children, are very worrying indeed.

I have had my nose broken twice...then broken twice again when it was reset. I therefore have a very sensitive nose. No one is poking anything up there, unless it is absolutely necessary.

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No swish and gargle test in Ontario?

So much easier, a little saline water, swish 5 seconds, gargle 5 seconds and repeat 3 times, spit and done.

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I don’t know. I am extremely careful if I go out, only really go to the grocery store, once a week and then only go inside if it is quiet. There is always someone on the door counting shoppers, making sure people wear masks and sanitize hands. TBH non of the stores around here are anything like as busy as they normally are. Early in the year I had all my groceries delivered, but I am a bit of a control freak, and like to pick fresh produce myself. We aren’t mixing with anyone, so hopefully chances of getting the virus are low. We go walking by the lake but there are plenty of open spaces and almost everyone wears a mask.

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Unless things have changed since last week, the stores around me have been pretty much a free for all circus at times. I haven't seen any store since April doing the entry control, Wal-Mart and Home Depot do have someone at the door to hand out a mask to those who don't have one, but I haven't seen any real enforcement, and some put the mask on but then pull it down making it useless....

Wal-Mart last week was packed, everything is just as busy as usual if not more.

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yes but it's not as accurate

https://www.publichealthontario.ca/e...index/covid-19

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Really? Capacity control and masking is pretty strictly enforced here and compliance is high.

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With my gag reflex I suspect that would lead to some vomiting. Perhaps they can test that? :sick:

I have that impression regarding the home test kit too that only goes in the nostril and not further along the respiratory tract.

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Probably, it's hard to do that level of invasion to yourself! My brother said you push It in til it makes yer eyes water - ooer missus. His home test was negative but the rest of the household was positive.

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As suspected the weekend was pretty bad in BC. A huge chunk of cases are in one health region in the lower mainland.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...v-30-1.5820095



I was hoping my test would have fallen into the average 30-35 hours listed online the last few days. 53 hours so far.

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This is not the case in all cases of covid-19. My husband is on quarantine with a positive case of covid-19 and it has never affected his sense of smell. As for symptoms, he has never had a cough or a runny nose. He doesn't go shopping or out of the house without a mask and still he has tested positive. Yes, he has been sick with a bad ear infection, which caused vertigo, loss of appetite, and fatigue. He is currently taking the same regiment of drugs that President Trump took. 14 days of meds, 3 pills morning and night.

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And this rapid test is the one that told my husband was negative and less than a week later the longer test showed him as positive. The false negative for the rapid test is from 2% to 37%.

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It's not rapid in the sense you get the results, it was the entire check in to them getting the sample that was quick, the actual results take days, I still haven't gotten the results yet, maybe soon, they did say up to 4 days, today is day 3.

I am sick with something, just need to find out if its COVID or not.

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Not here. The rapid test you make the appointment online, complete the questionnaire and they give you the appointment. You drive up to the booth, they do the swab in the nose and advise you of the result in one hour. That is the rapid test.

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So very sorry to read this Rete...as though you haven’t got enough on your plate at the moment. I hope hubby recovers quickly. (((HUGS)))

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The rapid tests are not known for quality accuracy.

Needs to be a deep nasal swab test . How quick it comes back is variable however one might be a neg on first test yet a following test several days later can produce a pos result. It's a virus with an incubation period.

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We will know Lisa's diagnosis tomorrow.

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You've had to wait so long Rete, it must have been a horrible week+ for you all. Hoping so much for a favorable diagnosis for Lisa.

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I don't think BC is using that kind of test, the spit water is shipped to a lab somewhere or labs, no idea which labs or where are doing the actual testing part.

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With 80% of deaths in care homes over the weekend, I do wonder if there is any way to really control it effectively in such an environment. The staff will always be the weak link the chain, they don't live hermetically sealed, and while they wear masks, and take precautions at work, they could be come infected at home for example, bring it to work before they realize they are sick or their kids bring it home from school, and so on.

I really can't see a viable way to where it can be prevented, unless they locked down, nobody in or out, staff stay on site and never leave, but of course that isn't viable at all.

Must be horrible for the workers as well, trying their best, most underpaid, and risking their own health.

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Sorry to read that & I hope he improves well. . Please have him and you take care with an unproven regime like that. Not good.

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While 490 cases may not seem like a lot, there were 212 new cases just over the weekend in the interior region where we are.

It's a little concerning its getting close to 500 active cases in a region with just shy of 800,000.

Vancouver Coastal has 1.25 million in their catchment area.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...c1cd5daf9d.png

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Everything is crossed for a positive diagnosis. :nod:

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I called the BCCD negative results line, apparently the interior is super backed up at the lab level, but my sample was received by the lab on Saturday at 7:12pm, but results are still pending.



Example of the idiocy you will find in the interior of BC, this example from Vernon, about an hour from West Kelowna. There has been other anti-COVID things posted in Kelowna as well, and there is usually an anti-COVID/mask/health orders protest every weekend.



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I'm confused. How have the sons of Thomas Jefferson, crossed the border from the US to threaten retribution to mask narcs in BC? Or are they deeply confused right wing douchebags who found something on the internet, thought "damn thats cool" and used in Vernon, in blissful ignorance of who Thomas Jefferson was?

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These types rarely make sense. This area does seem to have a fair few conspiracy followers though, maybe its in their handbook. :rofl:

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It has been diagnosed that my daughter as non-small cell carcinoma lung cancer. She is currently in the hospital having been brought there by ambulance this morning because she couldn't breath.

Please offer affirmative thoughts and vibes for her during this time.

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I am so very sorry to hear this. Hopefully she will be back home in no time. My thoughts are with you, Lisa and the family. I wish I was there to give you a hug my friend.

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Sorry to hear that Rete.

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656 cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, Dec. 1 in BC. Hospitalizations up 20 from yesterday, ICU up 1, and 16 deaths.

My health authority region has been doing 800-1,200 tests per day looking at the dashboard, I wonder what the back log is, considering how long it is taking for results.

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if airlines insist on passengers being vaccinated before they fly you might not be able to get tgere for that shot

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All the positive thoughts I have.

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Very sorry to read this . So dreadfully hard all round. I hope your daughter has been made as comfy as poss and that any treatment is kind.

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Rete I'm so sorry that this has happened. My thoughts are and will remain with Lisa, you and your family.

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All affirmative thoughts and vibes offered.

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Positive vibes ahoy!! Best wishes to you all at this difficult time.

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England has come out of national lockdown (hooray!!) and entered into a Tiered phase. Those areas in Tier 1 (pink) will have many restrictions relaxed, but those areas in Tiers 2 (orange) and 3 red) remain in restrictions. But it's not a national lockdown, oh no!!

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...934fc3ab28.jpg

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So Cornwall

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7 day average for BC going back to March.

834 new cases today announced.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...c084e6234c.png

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Adult indoor sports is now banned completely. People were not listening. An adult old timers hockey team going to Alberta and bringing back a special gift, which then infected their family and co-workers seems to have been the final straw.

She is asking people not to travel and just stay home.

"I cannot order you not to get into a car or get onto a plane, but I'm asking you to stay home," she said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ec-2-1.5822609

Memo going around on reddit apparently shows staff in some Alberta hospitals having to ration oxygen supplies to patients.

Is Alberta reaching their breaking point hospital wise?

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It's amazing that there are so many Covidiots about at this stage of the second wave. I suppose those most likely breach the guidelines are most likely to be infected, and experience some impact.