Rishi to finally announce plans to help us self employed tomorrow

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The powers that be have been useless to date.

Here I am talking with my publisher and graphic designer about turning The Making of Ynyslas into an E-book. Hard copies have flown off local shelves, but with most of those now closed, an alternative is obviously required.

Whitty cutting right across the minister who  had said tests would be available next week:

Whitty: Tests won't be available online next week
There has been talk of antibody tests being available to buy online. These tests would allow people to see if they have been infected - meaning they should then be immune.

Chief medical officer Chris Whitty says: “Once we are confident of which tests work… there is a hierarchy of things we need to do.”

First, experts will need to assess what proportion of people get coronavirus without any syptoms, he says.

Then it will be a case of testing NHS workers to “work out who is immune to this infection and who isn’t”, then moving from there to others.

But Prof Whitty adds: “I do not think this is something we will suddenly be ordering online for next week."

 

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Chris Witty has said that these antibody tests won’t be açai or next week.

More mixed messaging

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It's been one long trail of mixed messages.

The joined up narrative on this government is getting beyond a joke.

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As of 1pm today 19 prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus across 10 prisons in the UK.

I am delighted with the number of NHS volunteers and it’s a wonderful example of people pulling together.

The PM I feel uses this as a prop to grab the headline and distract from the other important questions.

The media latch onto that but don’t continue to ask the tough questions that need addressing.

The PM needs to realise this is a national crisis and not an election.

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Latest on school numbers have also been told to continue support during Easter holidays for key workers so school will remain open I’m happy with that if it helps somebody in hospital.

My school numbers so far  expected Monday approx 100 Actual 21 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 10

school full house >600
 

                                         

 

 

 

The biggest scandal, as Justin said, is leaving many of front line NHS staff unprotected. They had so much time to prepare for this. 

 I’m proud of them!!

 

It just shows the yanks are testing more people. Nothing else.

Have todays numbers been released yet ?

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We're going to have free mass testing when confinement ends

The French government is planning to provide blood tests for a large percentage of the population after the confinement period ends, to properly count the number of people infected with Covid-19.

 

Massive blood testing would be intended to determine who has been affected - even unknowingly - by Covid-19, and therefore - it is suggested - who is likely to be immune. It would also be able to tell who has not contracted the illness at all.

It would therefore provide a picture of how far the virus has spread throughout the population, and show people thought to be immune, and those still at risk. This would help inform the government on the precautions to take as a result.

The blood tests would be done at all normal laboratories - for example, in the same way as blood tests are normally done for cholesterol levels - a ministerial councillor told BMFTV.

The blood tests would be done for all French people, who would go to a laboratory voluntarily themselves.

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Sad about the 21-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire with no underlying health problems becoming a victim of the virus. It eliminates any doubt that young people are in fact not invincible to the disease. I'm 22 and in good health, but it proves that there is the possibility I could die from it...

People need to wake up and start acting.

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very sad but she could have had an undiagnosed condition

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I've not seem them. They seem to be late on most days and it would perhaps be better if they pushed back the publication time to the evening.

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France have reported 2,929 new cases and 231 new deaths

A new daily high for new cases. 9 less deaths than yesterday.

86% of the confirmed deaths so far in France are over 70 years old

3,900 people were cured and left hospital

 

To be  honest anyone   who thought they   would be dishing out those tests to "uncle Tom Cobley and all" any time soon needs their bumps read.  It's pretty obvious  that key workers   would be prioritised - especially NHS front line staff.

I'd love to know whether I have had the ruddy thing (I had a tickly cough, tight chest and been feeling knackered for a few days but seems a bit better today)  but  I reckon it will be many  months before they get round to me (technically I'm a key worker but not front line - i.e NHS or in contact with loads of kids).

 

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I thought the minister who said the test kits would be available on Amazon next week was speaking twaddle. Just wanted to give him / her (can't remember who it was) the benefit of the doubt. They really should be better informed about the basics. 

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Have today’s results been published yet? Yesterday they were around 3pm I think

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Not yet.

Edit: still awaiting England.

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You do know that season flu kills healthy adults your age every year in this country right? 

Are you are aware that cold viruses kill healthy children and elderly in this country each year? 

Some of the other common cold 'Coronaviruses' have been shown to kill up to 8% of the people that get hospitalised with them.

Norovirus kill seemingly health children & adults each year. 

I could go on but the point is most illnesses have the potential to kill in any age groups... maybe its time to wake up to that 

I'm afraid we are witnessing Johnson doing what he always does. Likes to put a positive bright spin on everything but basically just lies. Hancock has "I am lying" written all over his face when he speaks. Last week he said the test kits were being delivered and there would be 25,000 test per day. Johnson today said soon to be 25,000 and then 250,000 ! He then said there had been 97,000 altogether so far which he claims is more than most Countries in Europe. Rubbish! They are just making up these numbers. Same as Brexit, all wishful thinking and no delivery. Keep saying it enough and like Trump the plebs will support you. The doctors and NHS workers know it's not true though. 

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Not much comfort because by that logic so could you or I!

 

Also the British diplomat in Budapest, six years younger than me and no other health conditions AFAIK. It’s scary stuff. 

At least people seem to be following the rules around here. I went out for a half hour bike ride after finishing work and it was the quietest I have ever seen it. At 5.45pm on a weekday there wasn’t a car to be seen on the A30 which is normally nose to tail. 

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