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    • KasiK
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      This virus is so clever, it never goes past the South of Birmingham, just the North of Birmingham. It knows to come out after 10pm and it knows if their is more than 6 people together all at once etc etc.

      Boris you clown wake up…

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      The world's insane
      While you drink champagne
      And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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      • KasiK
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        Lock me up throw away the Key away, Boris thinking second national lockdown…

        Muppet shouldn’t have done the 50 percent eat out scheme.. making it harder for everyone to deal with.

        R Rate is 1.4....

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        The world's insane
        While you drink champagne
        And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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        • Stuart.TS
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          Thing is, Public Health England collect data re populations up and down the UK, based on various demographics. They don't share them openly with the news media, but if you work in certain fields, they are shared openly. I work in one such field. There is a huge socioeconomic, health, and racial/cultural divide between broadly the southern counties and those of the Midlands and Northern counties (broadly speaking) and these have contributed hugely to the spread of covid in certain areas.

          They wouldn't make Government any more popular if the hit the headlines, and the media would be accused of being socioeconomically and racially biased.

          The numbers are still rediculously small though, and most hospitals (certainly in the EoE region) aren't anywhere near capacity, despite what is being reported. I have to touch base with the safeguarding lead of our hodpital trust once or twice a week. They aren't panicking yet.

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          • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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            Hey everybody, sorry for my absence. I've been very sick. I got home from a job in West Virginia the week before Thanksgiving and a few days after started having an itchy throat and stuffed up nose. Long story short I tested positive for SARS-cov-2 on Saturday and am going to be in isolation until the 9th just to make sure I am not still contagious.

            I don't think I am going to die or anything. No fever or respiratory issues, thank God. But I feel very weak and tired, and my sense of smell and taste is finally starting to return. Pseudoephedrine helps with the nasal congestion. I am hopeful I didn't give the virus to my Mom or my cats… since it has been 8 days and they still aren't having symptoms. I hope everyone is doing well.

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              Dang, Mike. I’m so sorry to hear that you’re having to deal with this. I wish you a speedy recovery.

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              • AppfaffA
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                hoping for a speedy recovery @Filthy

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                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                  Thanks guys 🥰

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                  • neph93N
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                    @Filthy:

                    Thanks guys [emoji3059]

                    Sorry to hear this, buy pleased you are on the mend. Well done for getting tested asap.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                    • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                      I tried to get tested much sooner. But tests were virtually impossible to find pre-Thanksgiving.

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                      • GilesG
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                        Godspeed Mike…

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                          Thanks G.

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                          • BD81B
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                            Glad to hear that you are getting better !

                            Welcome back 🤘

                            R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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                            • KasiK
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                              Mike
                              Speedy recovery, fight it get better

                              The world's insane
                              While you drink champagne
                              And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                              • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                Thanks gents 😄

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                                • motojoboboM
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                                  Get well soon Mike!

                                  The journey is the objective.

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                                  • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                    Thanks 😄

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                                      I've been thinking about my shopping strategy recently.  The two main options are

                                      • Quick trips to the store every few days lasting under 15 minutes.  You come in contact with more people but the viral load is small if someone in the store sick.

                                      • Longer trips every week to 10 days lasting about 45 minutes.  You come in contact with less people but the time spent in a potentially infection environment is longer.

                                      In both cases, I would go to the store in the evening to minimize time spent in the checkout line.

                                      So far, I've opted for strategy (1) because from what I've read viral load is an important factor in determining how sick you become.  However, it seems that many people are choosing strategy (2) and that's what news outlets are recommending as well.

                                      Does anyone have any opinions, information, or evidence to support either of these strategies?

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                                      • Stuart.TS
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                                        And there you go, as predicted in June, hard lockdown in tier 4 England. No Christmas visits. A no leaving home order is in place. What Joe public might not fully understand is that in domestic law in England in areas where it applies, you can be prosecuted for leaving your home without a good reason. WOW.

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                                        • KasiK
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                                          I go weekly go visit my mum, the graveyard took it by a storm over 200 deaths due to covid..

                                          A lot people I know in my town.  ::) 😞

                                          Normally it would be 10 to 12 deaths a year.

                                          This is completely madness.. :o ???

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                                          The world's insane
                                          While you drink champagne
                                          And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                                          • JDelageJ
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                                            This is certainly unusual. A ratio of 10-to-12 deaths a year going to 200 for COVID is unheard of. In the US, as a whole, we're getting to 300k COVID-related deaths, which is about a 10% increase in total annual deaths (very much a back of the envelope calculation).

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