Where are people catching it from

[Brieandcheddar]

We are 5 weeks into lockdown more for many people. Is there any data on possible infection locations. If people are only going a couple of places per week and get infected. Where have they been? Supermarket? Is it essential workers now who are becoming ill? Deliveries? Does anyone know?

[EnthusiasmIsDisturbed]

A doctor friend told me most people working for the NHS will have it by now

Many working in the NHS are not coming into contact with covid patients

Certainly those that are more are becoming unwell. Not just frontliners but in some settings it’s impossible to maintain social distancing we simply can’t at work (mh unit)

I don’t think information on the virus is being held back I think the experts are still learning it’s a very new virus

We are surprised who hasn’t shown symptoms at work as they have certainly been in close contact with some that have tested positive

Why are some people very ill (with no underlying health issues) and some not.

These questions may be answered in time or maybe not

[Imboredinthehouse]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3878394-How-is-this-still-spreading

[Humina]

Sorry, I'd rounded up to 3 and I shouldn't have done. WHO said between 2.2 and 2.5 at the beginning of April.

[BananaSpanner]

I work for one of the emergency services. At work today, I logged on to a communal computer, went out with a colleague in a vehicle and visited 2 different addresses and spoke with 2-3 occupants of each address. Did my best to minimise risk ie plenty of hand santizing, mask wearing, distanced conversations and cleaning down of equipment before and after use but it was on my mind regularly that if either me, my colleague or one of the people we dealt with had it asymptomatically, there were plenty of opportunities to spread it.

[Northernsoullover]

@OhTheRoses likewise I have been chatting to my local supermarket staff. Not one person has been ill (thankfully) nor in my local pharmacy. I'm in a big city suburb too. Its actually helped my mental health immensely as I felt I was walking to my death every time I entered the store.

[Lindy2]

I know 1 person with confirmed Covid19 who caught it this week and 1 who has symptoms and should get there test results tomorrow.

The first one caught it after being admitted to hospital with an unrelated infection. He was in hospital for the infection for 2 weeks and now has confirmed Covid19. He was tested because he started to have breathing difficulties. Luckily he was well enough to be discharged the other day and is recovering at home.

The other person who is awaiting results works in a hospital, but not front line. If she is positive she may well pass it on to the 2 family members she lives with.

[Oliversmumsarmy]

I was under the impression it was between 5-14 days from infection that you start to get ill (always thought the 7 day isolation period was too short and didn’t cover everyone) and I think I read somewhere that if it lingered then day 18 from when you first started to get ill was the most lethal. People do recover who have it for longer but day 18 is the peak.

[Lindy2]

their not there (I'm tired!)

[Unescorted]

How many supermarket workers are on zero hours contracts that meant that if they feel a bit ropey and call in sick (just for a day as a precaution or not) then they have to take 2 weeks off without pay. So in those circumstances they are likely to minimise potential symptoms and keep working. Otherwise they can't afford to eat....

Delivery workers, factory workers, warehouse workers.... all in the same position.

Ideally if someone has a cough, just in case they take 2 weeks. But when your choice is take 2 weeks off with no pay for something that turns out to be hayfever or a common and garden cold it is no wonder they are choosing to ignore it and keep on working.

[EnthusiasmIsDisturbed]

The 7 days isolation of for the first person in the household but they should only come out of isolation if they are symptom free (no temperature, coughing etc) this was about getting nhs staff back to work

The 14 days is for everyone else in the household but should you becoming ill on say day 13 you could be self isolating for nearly three weeks

I know quite a few people who have been ill for over a week and most are saying that even when they are symptoms free they feel very run down

[CoronaLonaNameChange]

Work. I'm nhs. I definitely caught it at work. DH caught it from me and so did my kids. DH likely had it before either of us knew I and he had it, so he likely passed it to his colleagues, who've likely passed it to their families...and so it goes on

Lots of people are still working.

Lots of people are still visiting hospitals, me talk health units, supermarkets, garages .....

[CoronaLonaNameChange]

MH units, not me units!

[DamnYankee]

I think time will show that the chances of catching it outside in passing are minuscule to the point of irrelevance.

This. ^

[EnthusiasmIsDisturbed]

Unescorted I agree so many have little choice but to work unless they are too ill

At work we originally sent anyone home that appeared ill in anyway. Weeks in we are all run down and tired and coming down with cold/tonsillitis but are some infected too we don’t know until we are showing particular symptoms

[LivingDeadGirlUK]

People are still going to work, the supermarket etc its not going to compleatly stop. I have to do a job at a hospital next week and am not sure how the social distancing will work in a 2m by 2m room...

[Gingernaut]

An early release report for the CDC, has a calculated R0 of between 5 and 6.

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article

[UnderTheIroningBoard]

Asymptomatic carriers, possibly?