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king of pipes

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The virus has struck down a few member of my wifes family the brother-in-law has it , sister-in - law and her husband so caused quite a bit of disruption their end luckily we haven't had contact with them, the people who have been in contact are now in isolation aswell they are ok fortunately but have all had positive tests and flu like symptoms . Kop
 
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Stay safe.

Hearing of more around our way. Lad who works in the sandwich shop is isolating due to his wife testing positive, she works at the borstal who have a few cases. Woman I used to work with 25 years ago was sent home from work, tested positive and didn't wake up the next morning, but she was struggling with her mental health and word is it was self inflicted. Group of lads went on bus trip to Blackpool, most have tested positive but one went into the local working mens club when he knew he was ill. Closed down for deep clean.
A customer had to isolate as she was contacted by the track and trace people. She has three friends down country who have all tested positive. One no symptoms, one just felt under the weather and the last one was really poorly.

Think it's going to get worse before it gets better.
 
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SimonG said:
Stay safe.

Hearing of more around our way. Lad who works in the sandwich shop is isolating due to his wife testing positive, she works at the borstal who have a few cases. Woman I used to work with 25 years ago was sent home from work, tested positive and didn't wake up the next morning, but she was struggling with her mental health and word is it was self inflicted. Group of lads went on bus trip to Blackpool, most have tested positive but one went into the local working mens club when he knew he was ill. Closed down for deep clean.
A customer had to isolate as she was contacted by the track and trace people. She has three friends down country who have all tested positive. One no symptoms, one just felt under the weather and the last one was really poorly.

Think it's going to get worse before it gets better.
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Think your right mate just heard my grandson has been sent home from school 7 members of staff tested positive and 4 pupils he's now off school for Two weeks and has to isolate when these things happen to people close to you it hammers it home. Keep safe all kop
 
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I look after an apartment development and we have been dreading it , all elderly , and the first couple have got it , they are both intelligent people and have been isolated superbly , doors permanently closed , family brings there food with no contact at all .
Both of them are well into their seventies and its looking like they are going to be fine , Fingers crossed for them both .
 
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townfanjon said:
I look after an apartment development and we have been dreading it , all elderly , and the first couple have got it , they are both intelligent people and have been isolated superbly , doors permanently closed , family brings there food with no contact at all .
Both of them are well into their seventies and its looking like they are going to be fine , Fingers crossed for them both .
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Let's hope so mate cases are definitely on the rise in our part of the country, why ??? maybe the influx of holidaymakers recently hasn't helped the wife's sister and niece are both in hospitality they both tested positive, brother-in-laws are a a plumber he's been working on a hotel and the others a kitchen porter at the dog track so not looking good 🙄 . Kop
 
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Had it back mid February caught it from customer who had returned from skiing in Italy.
Since had antibody test def had it was in bed for 5 days gave it to wife and daughter and her two
kids who had called to see us just before I started coughing .
Self isolated by default felt too rough to go out of door!
Nasty virus would not wish it on anyone (except maybe odd bad payer)
 
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king of pipes said:
Let's hope so mate cases are definitely on the rise in our part of the country, why ??? maybe the influx of holidaymakers recently hasn't helped the wife's sister and niece are both in hospitality they both tested positive, brother-in-laws are a a plumber he's been working on a hotel and the others a kitchen porter at the dog track so not looking good 🙄 . Kop
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Yep loads of potential spreaders there pal , lets all hope and prey that as it goes around it might, just might be getting a bit weaker .
 
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Lot of complacency. Just seen advert for our local working mens club, Halloween party on Saturday night. Fancy dress, raffle, music but totally covid secure. Aye course it is.

Then heard on radio that they are looking at dropping the isolation period from 14 days to 7 or 10 days. Reasoning behind it, people more likely to follow it if its shorter. Eh! Surely there should be scientific evidence to give a period of time that ensures people are not transmitting the virus?

We had lockdown, we opened things slowly with minimal impact then boom, schools, colleges and uni go back and numbers go through the roof. Then have to the listen to the whingeing snots complaining that they are missing out on the full university experience.

I thought initially that things had been done well in these unprecedented times. But the longer it goes on the more I think we've missed a trick.

To all who know people or who have family I wish a speedy recovery. Everybody else stay as safe as you can.
 
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