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There isn't going to be a need for a lockdown

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ivykaty44 · 16/12/2021 11:48

Ive sat this morning and had 3 text from friends to say they have tested positive, another two texts from people with relatives that are positive.

two work colleagues are positive

with everyone isolating, their will not be a need for a lockdown as it will happen in anywise with everyone ill or isolating

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BarmyBrunhilde · 16/12/2021 12:07

Tbh although I don't support a lockdown, I'm definitely reducing socialising in the run up to Xmas, as don't want to miss seeing extended family. I much prefer a system where people can make their own judgements - I actually think the majority of people are following government guidelines of reducing social contact (although I feel despair for those in hospitality/the arts who don't have financial support)

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ivykaty44 · 16/12/2021 12:12

just had two more positive news texts, this is crazy. I have friends who are now isolating until Boxing Day and not able to go home for xmas

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Papyrus · 16/12/2021 12:24

I'm worried about the impact on our already creaking societal infrastructure tbh. Omicron seems so much more infectious than Delta.

worriedatthemoment · 16/12/2021 12:28

My friends son sent home from school as too many kids with covid in the class now

MrsFin · 16/12/2021 12:29

I think the government have been quite canny, in a good way. ie no enforced lockdown, but leaving it up to people's common sense as to who they should meet up with and where they should go.

Get Boosted Now!

xxxGirlCrushxxx · 16/12/2021 12:50

2 people i work with have had the booster and are now positive

the booster, it would seems no big protection against Omicron,if thats the variant they have

worryingly, they both wear masks obsessively. How on earth have they caught it still, makes no sense

Riskyrice · 16/12/2021 12:52

It will essentially be a lockdown but with no support for businesses.

KrispyKale · 16/12/2021 12:52

It clearly hasn't hit my area yet.

riveted1 · 16/12/2021 12:53

@xxxGirlCrushxxx

2 people i work with have had the booster and are now positive

the booster, it would seems no big protection against Omicron,if thats the variant they have

worryingly, they both wear masks obsessively. How on earth have they caught it still, makes no sense

Presumably you know more than two people who have had the booster, and they haven't all tested positive recently...?

Yes efficacy is lowered, yes being triple vaccinated does not gurantee you won't get coronavirus, but cherry picking two anecdotes to further a specific viewpoint is a little redundant when we have epidemiological evidence demonstrating that a booster vaccinated is beneficial, even in the context of omicron.

KrispyKale · 16/12/2021 12:53

I saw on the Zoe app their users in London are showing the big uptick in infection so far.

Thunderpunt · 16/12/2021 12:57

@MrsFin

I think the government have been quite canny, in a good way. ie no enforced lockdown, but leaving it up to people's common sense as to who they should meet up with and where they should go.

Get Boosted Now!

Yeah stealth lockdown in all but name. So those of us taking phone call after phone call to cancel bookings and looking at footfall reduced by over 50% don't actually get any kind of support from the government.
riveted1 · 16/12/2021 13:09

The only reason I'd support a full on lockdown right now is that at least the gov would need to provide some kind of financial support to hospitaility and those that are prevented from working due to wfh mandates

EvilPea · 16/12/2021 13:12

Don’t forget the booster takes 2 weeks to take affect. So we are looking at mid January for adults and probably feb half term for 12-16 year olds to be protected

liveforsummer · 16/12/2021 13:27

@MrsFin

I think the government have been quite canny, in a good way. ie no enforced lockdown, but leaving it up to people's common sense as to who they should meet up with and where they should go.

Get Boosted Now!

Yeh canny indeed. If they don't enforce it they don't have to fund it.....
Remmy123 · 16/12/2021 13:30

Everyone has inadvertently put themselves in a lockdown - kids taken out of school, etc!!!

Dghgcotcitc · 16/12/2021 13:34

But only the people with a postive test have to isolate not everyone, even at a million a day then that is over 60 million not isolating. And those that have to isolate o ku do for ten days.

Honestly I don’t think people know what lockdown was like for most people we were not allowed to leave are homes except In limited circumstances or meet up with anyone for MONTHS!! Honestly us each taking a ten day “turn” isn’t the same thing at all!

liveforsummer · 16/12/2021 13:44

But only the people with a postive test have to isolate not everyone, even at a million a day then that is over 60 million not isolating. And those that have to isolate o ku do for ten days.

Not in Scotland- household contacts have to isolate too so could rack up the 10 day periods especially in larger families

Tittyfilarious81 · 16/12/2021 13:55

I think people have locked themselves down which is absolutely their choice but I do worry for the hospitality sector and shops where they aren't getting the customers. As a pp said if the government haven't locked us down they don't have to financially support any business .

Lalalablahblahblah · 16/12/2021 14:36

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ivykaty44 · 16/12/2021 14:45

But only the people with a postive test have to isolate not everyone, even at a million a day then that is over 60 million not isolating. And those that have to isolate o ku do for ten days.

many other people are working from home, and having heard Joe blogs and his mates have covid will decide to stay home and just go
and get essentials so that they don't get covid and can still have xmas

as for you don't think people know what lockdown is like - well most of us where there, doing lockdown

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Dghgcotcitc · 16/12/2021 14:55

Well you clearly don’t know what a lockdown is if you think this is one. I can go out now to a bar, theatre, see friends free choice to do what I want so no not a lockdown…if you don’t have covid you can too, if you choose to stay at home you can but your not forced to abs that makes it not a lockdown I am surprised people don’t see the difference really!

MarshaBradyo · 16/12/2021 14:59

Hopefully not.

MadeForThis · 16/12/2021 15:07

Our Primary school are letting kids stay home if the parents prefer. They get a work book and are marked present.

nevergoesaway · 16/12/2021 15:20

@Lalalablahblahblah

2 people i work with have had the booster and are now positive

the booster, it would seems no big protection against Omicron,if thats the variant they have

Have to dosagree with this. My 2 DC are both positive for omicron. They're on day 7 and day 5. Me and DH got boosted last month and we haven't caught it yet despite not isolating at all at home. They're only little so we can't.
Sure we could still catch ot but the speed at which it's supposed to transmit would suggest we're past the time we'd be most likely to test +.

When you get the test results do they tell you which variant you’ve got? Currently waiting for PCR result and wondering how to find out what variant it is if positive.
jpbee · 16/12/2021 15:53

@ivykaty44 Where in the country are you? Just curious as I haven't noticed any change here yet (North West)

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