Covid tests

UK to need negative Covid test for China arrivals

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MayBee70

I think that people that have had covid and have recovered have a different attitude to it than people like me that haven’t caught it. I still don’t know if I’m going to be one of the people that it does affect badly because there doesn’t seem to be a clear pattern to who is affected more than others. I’ve always been someone that tries to keep myself as healthy as possible and likes to know about what health issues I may be exposed to. If that makes me some kind of nutter in some peoples eyes sobeit.

Another nutter here MayBee. As far as I know I've never had Covid, so I don't know how I would be affected. I don't really want to find out.

growstuff

UK to need negative Covid test for China arrivals

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Well there you go. According tho the BBC news one reason is the unreliability of information from the Chinese government.
Quelle surprise!

I'd never call anyone a nutter, it's disrespectful of people with mental health issues, and says a lot about the people who use it. I used it once on here but accepted that I'd misused it and immediately apologised.

So the government are going to do something a lot of people said they'd never do? A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing. Again.

Thank you Dickens, I really appreciate your response to me. My Mother said I sounded like I had the ague and it went on for days. It was worse than having covid (which I've had twice, despite being very careful)

Sorry I meant to say, I thought of Gransnet when it was on the news regarding testing

If their covid tests are as good as their vaccine there’s not much point, is there. 🤷‍♀️

If you were upset with my post JanJudge I will just reiterate that I explicitly said I don’t think people who can’t have the vaccine for medical reasons are not selfish, only those who refuse to have it because they think Bill Gates put a chip in it, or other spurious reasons. Since you had a very bad reaction to your first vaccine dose it’s clear that you shouldn’t have any further vaccines on medical grounds and therefore you are one of the people who need to rely on the rest of us to stay fully vaccinated in order to protect us all.

Happy New Year from New Zealand everyone 🥂

Why everyone is ill is because no one has any natural immunity anymore! All this mask wearing and social distancing has left everyone open to everything

Biscuitmuncher

Why everyone is ill is because no one has any natural immunity anymore! All this mask wearing and social distancing has left everyone open to everything

How do you work that one out? Wearing masks and social distancing don't make people less immune.

There is increasing evidence that being infected with Covid affects the immune system, which is a much more likely explanation for all the non-Covid infections people are experiencing.

Yes true growstuff. I haven’t seen any good scientific evidence that wearing masks and social distancing make adults less immune.
There is growing evidence that social isolation, can affect people psychologically, which can exacerbate physical illness.
I will continue wearing my FFP mask in busy places.

I have just heard on the News that if anyone arriving from China tests positive on arrival, they won't be required to isolate, and the testing is just for "surveillance purposes only".

Unbelievable!!!

Well fancy that.

Testing is not meant to prevent the arrival of Covid cases into the UK.

We really need to remember that we're not in 2020 any more, Toto.

People are dropping like flies in my area, and taking a long time to recover which means that those working are out of the workforce. The situation is bad.

I don't need to remember anything volver. I can see for myself what it's like here.

Sparklefizz

People are dropping like flies in my area, and taking a long time to recover which means that those working are out of the workforce. The situation is bad.

What are they dropping from, genuine question?

Where I am there are many cases of a flu like virus, which is taking a while to shift (not Covid as I know many who have tested and are negative)

Family members who have/had this virus have all said that it is/was ten times worse than when they had Covid (those who have had Covid that is) Others are taking anything from four to six weeks plus to recover fully.

Personally I do not want to see a return of restrictions and for the record I am classed as vulnerable.

I have always said it’s my responsibility to protect myself, if I felt uneasy going anywhere I either wouldn’t go or if it was a necessity I would wear a suitable mask.

Sparklefizz

I don't need to remember anything volver. I can see for myself what it's like here.

And yet you can't see that preventing positive cases coming in from China will make no difference at all to the problem?

www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/travellers-from-china-who-test-positive-in-uk-for-covid-will-not-need-to-isolate

I'm wearing masks again - not because I'm ill - just in case I'm exposed to any infections, given the current state of the NHS.

It makes no logical sense at all to take any chances right now. With the kids returning to school, things will, inevitably, only get worse.

Sorry but I'm on a roll...

Do you go outside for a walk? Taking a chance.

Do you go out in the car? Taking a chance.

Do you have a gas cooker? Taking a chance.

If people want to wear masks, then of course they should. But there is always risk from many sources, wherever you go.

I do have to wear a mask at the hospital. It's compulsory. However, I don't anywhere else although I sometimes wonder about the bus I take to get there. It's single decker, quite busy and usually pretty steamed up.
'Coughs and sneezes spread diseases!'

So why don't you use a mask when you're on the bus Aveline?

I don't quite know! Not many people seem to. I suppose I was so happy to stop having to wear them. Also I'm influenced by people who say they don't make a difference. So, I'm obviously just confused!

No, Aveline, they don't make a difference. Just think about it. Hospitals are one of the places where people are most likely to catch covid. And yet they are also the place where people have to wear masks - doctors, nurses, patients, visitors, health workers, etc. Why isn't all this mask-wearing stopping people from catching it, then??