Covid

[hessian]

I am recovering from a mild dose of covid. When I'm finally clear are my house content also clear or does the house need fumigating (with what?).

[anneasquith]

Floko, I'm not using this thread to have a discussion nabout a mod. She/ they can open a new thread if they wish . I apologise H for my part in interrupting your thread .

[Countrylover]

Hessian. No need to fumigate.  If you are still testing positive and others are in your home be extra careful about hygiene and don't get too close.

[Countrylover]

In defence of Anne, Naomis remark was not necessary on this thread imho.

[Floko]

I agree Countrylover

 

[naomi24]

My opinion remains unchanged but in the interests of maintaining harmony I've removed my post and explained it to the editor.  I'll now re-post my answer to the question.

 

hessian, ask yourself what happens elsewhere.  Are hospitals, shops, schools, etc., etc.,  fumigated every time they see a case of Covid?  Of course they're not.  Your house will be fine.

[Countrylover]

In otherwords, no apology.  

This site is getting worse.  I'm signing off for a while. 

[Countrylover]

Until I cool down ;0)

[New Judge]

Sorry to have appeared rude but I’ve not heard such a ridiculous question for quite some time. Even when Covid cases were at their highest, “fumigation” after an infection was unnecessary in any premises, be they domestic, commercial or healthcare. Yes, my answer was sarcastic but was meant to be helpful (based on the assumption that hessian was unlikely to follow my advice).

Yes I do have an opinion on Covid but I don’t “foist it” onto anybody. I only mention it in a suitable context, and this question is one such occasion.

Covid is now an endemic respiratory disease in almost every country in the world (as it was always going to be, despite some governments – including our own – suggesting that it could be somehow fought or suppressed). It joins the many other respiratory diseases – some far more dangerous, others more prevalent – which humans will encounter. It is now almost certainly the fifth endemic human Coronavirus.

So with all that in mind, why are people still testing for its presence? Why do they test solely for the SARS-Cov-2 virus and for none other? How long will they continue to do so and why are they doing it? Whenever I see a question which mentions that a Covid test has been undertaken, my first reaction is “why was the test taken?” 

I know some very vulnerable people who even now dread the winter, and no doubt will will be staying at home in case of covid/flu/ illness. We should respect their concerns and wishes .

Indeed anne. And that (certainly as far as Covid is concerned) is a result of this:

I think some people have been conditioned to behave in a certain way when COVID is mentioned. 

Which, in turn, is the consequence of the UK government acting on the advice of SAGE’s “behavioural science sub-group” which suggested:

"A substantial number of people still do not feel sufficiently personally threatened; it could be that they are reassured by the low death rate in their demographic group, although levels of concern may be rising. The perceived level of personal threat needs to be increased among those who are complacent, using hard-hitting emotional messaging."

This was a disgraceful course of action by the government to scare the population into compliance with their attempts at suppression which, for the vast majority of people, were unnecessary and in any case mainly futile.

As a carer of someone who is very vulnerable I would test myself and then proceed even more carefully if it show positive, trying to avoid contact.

But if they are vulnerable to Covid, they will be equally vulnerable to any one of the many respiratory diseases that prevail throughout the country. Some of these are far more threatening to the wellbeing of vulnerable people than Covid is. So if you’re not testing for all of them (which you obviously cannot) why do you test for Covid? What circumstances prompt you to take a test? Or are you testing regularly?

The pandemic is over, but Covid is not and never will be. This needs to be accepted because to continually live in fear of a single disease among the many that prevail is irrational.

[10ClarionSt]

The average age of people dying due to Covid 19 from March 2020 to June 2021 was 80 years old. This proves that the govt failed misably to protect the most vulnerable. Here is a link that contains the information, but you have to download the file.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/13498averageageofdeathmedianandmeanofpersonswhosedeathwasduetocovid19orinvolvedcovid19bysexdeathsregisteredinmarch2020tojune2021englandandwales