Coronavirus Disease Outbreak COVID-19 #79

[Happy Lady]

Going for a local walk with a friend, maybe even go wild and get a takeaway coffee and try not to get arrested

We’ve both messaged each other and said how excited we are for this socialising

OMG Tublet, I read that as We've both massaged each other, and thought I was in the wrong thread

 

[Tublet83]

OMG Tublet, I read that as We've both massaged each other, and thought I was in the wrong thread

Would provide a bit of excitement

 

[Tippingpoint23]

Pretty much the same as this but swap the crosswords with playing Nintendo switch

My Nintendo switch has been a blessing this lockdown!!

 

[Meangirl815]

My Nintendo switch has been a blessing this lockdown!!

Hi i'm meangirl and I'm addicted to animal crossing

 

[Tublet83]

Hi i'm meangirl and I'm addicted to animal crossing

Hi I’m tublet and also addicted to animal crossing

 

[Skyeball]

Just like everyone else in the country, I am doing housework, listening to the kids screech down headsets on their nintendo switches and I'm getting a takeaway tonight.
I had a walk with a friend last night, I got excited like when I've booked a weekend break.
I also noticed my sibling had a new wall hanging which I love, but I noticed that because their house was en route and I gawped at it through the window like a stalker/burglar. That's how long it is since I've called in for a cuppa, I don't even know what's in their house any more.
The walk with someone I like did me so good. Felt like a new woman.
We have planned that for tomorrow too.

 

[JodieGreen123]

I suppose I could add a walk to my exhilerating itinerary of the day too.

It’s tricky to know when to position the walk in your itinerary, you don’t want to peak too soon by doing it too early

 

[Jamhead]

My thoughts on the hospital thing and I am 4 pages behind so you all may have moved on.
But if Mark comes into A&E with a cut on his hand, tests positive on admission and has to spend a night to see a plastic surgeon the next day (but is later discharged after 18 hours). Mark would have to spend the night on a Hot or Red ward as he has covid, these wards are wards that were used for other things but now are used solely for covid positive patients.
So it doesn't really matter if a covid positive patient is there for 2 days or 2 months, they are still using a bed on a ward that could and was being used for something else pre pandemic.
The hospital admissions data is updated regularly so Mark wouldn't still show on the hospital stats when he has left the hospital.

Also in our local hospital staff that work on the hot wards must stay on the hot wards. That goes for everyone from drs, nurses, porters and cleaners. You can't switch between them, to try and protect patients and stop in hospital spread. The more people being admitted with COVID-19, wether they have no symptoms or have loads, is using staff from other places. So as far as I can see the hospital admissions data is very important.

 

[Punchy1988]

Hi i'm meangirl and I'm addicted to animal crossing

Hi I'm punchy and cried at the new year celebrations on animal crossing.

 

[Blond3g1rl]

My thoughts on the hospital thing and I am 4 pages behind so you all may have moved on.
But if Mark comes into A&E with a cut on his hand, tests positive on admission and has to spend a night to see a plastic surgeon the next day (but is later discharged after 18 hours). Mark would have to spend the night on a Hot or Red ward as he has covid, these wards are wards that were used for other things but now are used solely for covid positive patients.
So it doesn't really matter if a covid positive patient is there for 2 days or 2 months, they are still using a bed on a ward that could and was being used for something else pre pandemic.
The hospital admissions data is updated regularly so Mark wouldn't still show on the hospital stats when he has left the hospital.

Also in our local hospital staff that work on the hot wards must stay on the hot wards. That goes for everyone from drs, nurses, porters and cleaners. You can't switch between them, to try and protect patients and stop in hospital spread. The more people being admitted with COVID-19, wether they have no symptoms or have loads, is using staff from other places. So as far as I can see the hospital admissions data is very important.

This isn’t the point that the previous poster was making. She was saying that Mark would be classed as a covid stat as he has Covid, which is correct.
However, the Government and in the media he is being portrayed as someone who is gravely ill with covid, which is incorrect.
He has gone to hospital due to cutting his hand and just so happens to test positive. This is not the same as someone who has gone to hospital because they have covid and can’t breathe.

 

[Ohflogoff]

When the headlines say inpatients are getting younger - how young are they talking about? Is there any way to find this out?

 

[memoii11]

I know it's impossible to say, but if there was a set in stone date of when life would be back to normal, I'd feel better. Something to aim towards, you know? (And yes conspiracy theorists, before you start, it WILL get back to normal!) When does everyone think it'll be realistically? Next year?

 

[HoGi]

When the headlines say inpatients are getting younger - how young are they talking about? Is there any way to find this out?

Latest data on beds by sex and age

 

[Tippingpoint23]

Hi I’m tublet and also addicted to animal crossing

Hello I’m tipping point and I’m addicted to animal crossing, super mario party and 51 worldwide games

 

[jazyblu]

When the headlines say inpatients are getting younger - how young are they talking about? Is there any way to find this out?

It’s just irresponsible headlines. The actual data shows patients are not getting younger at all.
The case is that there are more admissions overall, so their are more younger people technically. However there aren’t more younger patients as a percentage, there are also more older people simply because there were more patients.
Admissions are actually getting younger at all. The ratio split of admissions by age has stayed largely the same.

 

[Jc456]

Hi i'm meangirl and I'm addicted to animal crossing

I'm jc456 and I sneak on my daughter's animal crossing when she's asleep

 

[Happy Lady]

Latest data on beds by sex and age

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I wonder why there are far more males than females who are in hospital, especially in ICU/HDU.

 

[JLXRD]

I wonder why there are far more males than females who are in hospital, especially in ICU/HDU.

Think they have always said males are more likely to be more affected/die of covid, not sure why though.

 

[Lilykins]

I feel right now there is nothing more I can do - I’m on maternity leave, I don’t go anywhere, I don’t see anyone - my parents were my support bubble but now they won’t even see me as they are too scared and have totally got the fear. I would say surely most people by now are following the rules - so why this need for intimidation and scaremongering. Those that have never given a tit won’t change now.

 

[Abcd123]

I know it's impossible to say, but if there was a set in stone date of when life would be back to normal, I'd feel better. Something to aim towards, you know? (And yes conspiracy theorists, before you start, it WILL get back to normal!) When does everyone think it'll be realistically? Next year?

I feel like once the vaccine ahs been administered to anyone who wants it (September is the aim for this) then surely we HAVE to get back to normal??

We might not be able to travel abroad much as other countries vaccine programmes aren't as advanced as ours but... But we can't do anything else can we? And why would we need to I'd we've had the avccine... it's not 100% and kids won't be having so maybe that's an issue....

And of course IF we discover that the vaccine isn't as effective against thr new strains then I feel we'll be back to square one... But I also read that some of the vaccines can be easily altered to combat this... Would take another 6month to do this, manufacture and distribute though?

Or do we still have to distance and wear masks and lockdown until the virus maybe works itself and becomes less dangerous (viruses do this. I don't know the technical term!)... That could take years and also could not happens at all.