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UK govt pressers Slides & data www.gov.uk/government/collections/slides-and-datasets-to-accompany-coronavirus-press-conferences#history
R estimates UK & English regions www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk
Imperial UK weekly LAs, cases / 100k, table, map, hotspots statistics Attendance explore-education-statistics. service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
NHS England Hospital activity www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/
NHs England Daily deaths www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/
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CovidMessenger live update by council district in England www.covidmessenger.com/
Scot gov Daily data www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-data-for-scotland/
Scotland TravellingTabby LAs, care homes, hospitals, tests, t&t www.travellingtabby.com/scotland-coronavirus-tracker/
PH Wales LAs, tests, ONS deaths Dashboard app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZGYxNjYzNmUtOTlmZS00ODAxLWE1YTEtMjA0NjZhMzlmN2JmIiwidCI6IjljOWEzMGRlLWQ4ZDctNGFhNC05NjAwLTRiZTc2MjVmZjZjNSIsImMiOjh9
ICNRC Intensive Care National Audit & Research reports www.icnarc.org/Our-Audit/Audits/Cmp/Reports
NHS t&t England & UK testing Weekly stats www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports
PHE Surveillance reports & LA Local Watchlist Maps by LSOA www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports
ONS England infection surveillance report each Friday www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/previousReleases
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ONS Roundup deaths, infections & economic reports www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19roundup/2020-03-26
Zoe Uk data covid.joinzoe.com/data#interactive-map
ECDC rolling 14-day incidence EEA & UK read https_www.ecdc.europa.eu/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecdc.europa.eu%2Fen%2Fcases-2019-ncov-eueea
Worldometer UK page www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
Our World in Data GB test positivity etc, DIY country graphs ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/united-kingdom?country=~GBR
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Piggy I had a parent asking me if was possible to have the home tests if didn't have the 3 in school yesterday. Our school business manager decided yes. A parent can not give consent to the 3 in school (and in this case do them at home from other sources) but is still entitled to the supply of home test kits.

*was asking me yesterday .... if their child didn't have the 3 in school.....

Our school are also doing the tests during lesson time. They are starting one third of the school back on Monday and testing them all at some point during the day. Then next third join on Tuesday and final third on Wednesday. Then they will start retesting. The children not having the tests just start back with their year groups. Having to take children in for tests is crazy, but then I think it is crazy we are doing this testing now when we didn’t bother in September. The amount of plastic we will be using compared to the benefits given our most vulnerable are now vaccinated doesn’t balance for me. Especially given the lack of reliability of these tests.

Is anyone consenting?

I thought I should out of public mindedness but this is making me query it

@LockdownIsDragging so they are allowing the children to mix before being tested? Interesting.

Good news on vaccine preventing infection:

Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, has been testing staff regularly for coronavirus, even if they do not have any symptoms.

It started rolling out the Pfizer vaccine in early December and just over a month later had a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated staff.

The regular swabbing showed 17 in 1,000 unvaccinated staff were testing positive in mid-January while only four in 1,000 staff who had had their first dose were positive.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk (includes link to headline results)

@LockdownIsDragging

Our school are also doing the tests during lesson time. They are starting one third of the school back on Monday and testing them all at some point during the day. Then next third join on Tuesday and final third on Wednesday. Then they will start retesting. The children not having the tests just start back with their year groups. Having to take children in for tests is crazy, but then I think it is crazy we are doing this testing now when we didn’t bother in September. The amount of plastic we will be using compared to the benefits given our most vulnerable are now vaccinated doesn’t balance for me. Especially given the lack of reliability of these tests.

The guidance states very explicitly that no child can go to lessons / be in school normally until the first test is taken and proves to be negative. if the school is letting them into class before the first test they are breaking the guidance, and removing one of the very few 'sensible' safeguards within it.

re. MSOAs with sudden jumps in numbers - there have been two near us which have gone scary purple when all around are light blue or even green, over the last couple of weeks.
In both cases linked to an outbreak, one in a prison recently for example so although the numbers look scary they are almost all accounted for by this incident. Wetherby, if anyone's interested.

Thanks @cantkeepawayforever I was just about to go and check if that was what the guidance said, I thought so.

Although of course there will be untested children (no consent for whatever reason) in those first and subsequent classes anyway. But hopefully a minority.

The guidance states very explicitly that no child can go to lessons / be in school normally until the first test is taken and proves to be negative

As guidance it cannot explicitly state anything, and indeed as the extracts below show the guidance doe not - obviously - state this.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings/mass-asymptomatic-testing-in-specialist-settings

Importance of testing secondary age pupils and students

Settings should not make it a requirement to have been tested in order to attend their setting. Testing is voluntary and no child or young person will be tested unless informed consent has been given by the appropriate person and the child and young person is willing to be tested. If assisted swabbing is required, the willingness and feasibility to swab should be reviewed and risk-assessed every time before swabbing. Further guidance is available in the informed consent to testing section.

However, we strongly encourage all children and young people who are receiving face-to-face education to have the test, wherever it is possible to do so, to help identify asymptomatic positive cases and support appropriate self-isolation to break the chain of transmission.

Testing is similarly voluntary for members of staff and they are encouraged to participate.

Informed consent to testing

Testing is voluntary, but those who are eligible for tests are strongly encouraged to participate to reduce the risk of transmission within schools and colleges....... Settings should not make it a requirement to have been tested in order to attend.

My childrens' secondary school is having their year groups in on Monday for a test, back in lessons on Tuesday. Anyone not tested just joins on Tuesday.
Given the accuracy (or not) of the tests, it's not only the ones who haven't been tested who might be virusy - it's just some of those who have been tested negative but are actually positive will have the added bonus of a false sense of security....

Yes, but if they have consented, the aren't meant to be in lessons before taking the test!

@EndoplasmicReticulum

My childrens' secondary school is having their year groups in on Monday for a test, back in lessons on Tuesday. Anyone not tested just joins on Tuesday. Given the accuracy (or not) of the tests, it's not only the ones who haven't been tested who might be virusy - it's just some of those who have been tested negative but are actually positive will have the added bonus of a false sense of security....

This is the same situation to us. Can I ask have you consented?

Yes Marsha I have. I was very anti the test-instead-of-isolate nonsense, but testing as screening will find some cases, better than nothing.
Quite happy to test at home.

Letter from school indicated very high percentage of parents had agreed to tests.

Great thanks. I have too

New thread needed!

Hospitalisations down 17.7% in England for the week, with one day left to come. So very likely will be better than the previous week of 19%. If it is 500 more then it will be 21%.

So the cold snap slowed things but things picking up again. Will be very few in certain hospitals in 1 months time.

My local has 91% less people in hospital compared to January peak.

Conspiracy theory time🚨

They delayed the information on the dashboard for local authority areas to (allegedly this Thursday, so two weeks out of date by then), and now the postcode finder isn’t working...

I’m guessing they don’t want people to realise that locally, in certain areas, there are very few cases.

@Doomsdayiscoming
the map is still up to date though? Well as of 5 days previously, which is what it always was

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the map is still up to date though? Well as of 5 days previously, which is what it always was[/quote]
Ah cheers.

Mid Suffolk at 37/100,000 rolling.

Feels good.

@MarshaBradyo I'm consenting and all the parents I know are too.

Our school are doing the first test before they go back properly (weds for my Y9 and y8).

Y11 and y13 are going in next week for their first tests and will go back on Monday.

Time for a new thread! I'm not near my computer so could someone else do the honours this time please?

There was a link mentioned upthread to add to the OP but I can't remember what it was 🤦🏻‍♀️

@piggywaspushed

Yes, but if they have consented, the aren't meant to be in lessons before taking the test!

Exactly this.

Those who have not consented can join the cohort after the consenting have been tested. Neither group can be in until the consenting have had a negative test.

Thanks Summer good to know. I’m not up to starting a thread on it as usual
sarky replies would ensue and I’m
feeling positive. So good to get sensible views on this thread!