strimmer_13 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) Anybody else had this yet? Txt message. Funny how that got through, yet to send one I have to hang out the bedroom window. I'll be damed if I'm downloading it. Track and trace, get stuffed! Already got one goverment tracking me (Huawei user). Maybe I need a tinfoil hat on Edited September 27, 2020 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I got the same message yesterday, and my Mrs got it today . I'm not very techy so I thought it was some sort of scam 😳. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Well your not far wrong... Imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Got mine today while breasting out 35 shot yesterday, deleted with my blooded finger no chance of me being traced.😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Sadly I'm off to the pub in a min for dinner and they require all your details to enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 It would seam that its the tracking and tracing that is not the problem but more the fact that people are too think or just don't give a ****! A survey (i can't find now) show that about 49% of those asked didn't know the symptoms of covid. and only 20% got tested when they had been identified as being in contact with someone that had tested positive and only around 11% isolated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, strimmer_13 said: Sadly I'm off to the pub in a min for dinner and they require all your details to enter. It’s just your name and phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 hours ago, bluesj said: A survey (i can't find now) show that about 49% of those asked didn't know the symptoms of covid. and only 20% got tested when they had been identified as being in contact with someone that had tested positive and only around 11% isolated. As far as im aware you don't get tested if you've been in contact with someone who has covid. You self isolate for 14 days, if then you show symptoms - you get tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, strimmer_13 said: As far as im aware you don't get tested if you've been in contact with someone who has covid. You self isolate for 14 days, if then you show symptoms - you get tested. No but you should isolate and only 11% did that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishy735 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Scully said: It’s just your name and phone number. And what I am hearing, you can put anyone's down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 44 minutes ago, wishy735 said: And what I am hearing, you can put anyone's down. I’ve no doubt some do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 The only way we are going to beat this virus is with an aggressive track and trace system until we have built up some level of herd immunity. The same was true at times of other plagues like the black death. The app is the best and most effective way of achieving this. I fully understand peoples wish to remain independent of state monitoring, however, realistically with cctv, mobile phones and credit cards how many of you were roaming anonymously before Covid-19. I hate it as much as the rest but for the greater good and in the hope aggressive track and trace measures allows our liberties to be open and remain open I have downloaded the app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Both OH’s sisters are in isolation now! One in Sheffield the other in Leeds. The former is in school admin’, and it was an IT maintenance bloke whom closed down an entire school! The other is due to her daughter sitting next to an infected pupil in school. The daughter already had tonsillitis so perhaps shouldn’t have been in school anyhow, but she isn’t now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetree Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 21 hours ago, zipdog said: The only way we are going to beat this virus is with an aggressive track and trace system until we have built up some level of herd immunity. The same was true at times of other plagues like the black death. How does bring told yo lock yourself away, just because you were near someone who had it and there's a slim chance you might get it, help develop herd immunity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, treetree said: How does bring told yo lock yourself away, just because you were near someone who had it and there's a slim chance you might get it, help develop herd immunity? Have you ever heard of the saying if you started with one grain of rice on a chessboard, and doubled for ever square, by time you got to the last square there wouldn’t be enough grains of rice in the world! While we need herd immunity we must do it in a way that doesn’t overwhelm health resources and therefore in a way which the virus doesn’t trasnmit across the population too quickly. This is why when the R rate is 1 or less no-one cares as every person only infects one other person. When the R rate exceeds 1, maybe increases to 2, the situation soon escalates far beyond control, just like the grains of rice on the chessboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 7 hours ago, zipdog said: Have you ever heard of the saying if you started with one grain of rice on a chessboard, and doubled for ever square, by time you got to the last square there wouldn’t be enough grains of rice in the world! While we need herd immunity we must do it in a way that doesn’t overwhelm health resources and therefore in a way which the virus doesn’t trasnmit across the population too quickly. This is why when the R rate is 1 or less no-one cares as every person only infects one other person. When the R rate exceeds 1, maybe increases to 2, the situation soon escalates far beyond control, just like the grains of rice on the chessboard. So, I get a message that somebody I was stood close to has tested positive - now have to self isolate because I am in a band of people that will have to pay £4k, along with Wife and kids. End of self-isolation and a week goes by - bang the wife has the same - back into self isolation - ad infinitum... Meanwhile back in February it turns out that the sniffle and mild cough that I had was actually Covid and we all had it and now carry the antibodies (I didn't - but you must get where I am coming from) or we had it with no symptoms at all... What I am saying is that we need a comprehensive test for both positive and anti-bodies - not a test that from what I have read (PCH?) gives inaccurate results because of the amount of spins they have to give a sample to get a positive, which also increases the false positives from having previous corona based viruses. And I am only saying this because I feel our government have themselves backed into a corner and this will be the only way out of it for all of us..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 49 minutes ago, discobob said: So, I get a message that somebody I was stood close to has tested positive - now have to self isolate because I am in a band of people that will have to pay £4k, along with Wife and kids. End of self-isolation and a week goes by - bang the wife has the same - back into self isolation - ad infinitum... Meanwhile back in February it turns out that the sniffle and mild cough that I had was actually Covid and we all had it and now carry the antibodies (I didn't - but you must get where I am coming from) or we had it with no symptoms at all... What I am saying is that we need a comprehensive test for both positive and anti-bodies - not a test that from what I have read (PCH?) gives inaccurate results because of the amount of spins they have to give a sample to get a positive, which also increases the false positives from having previous corona based viruses. And I am only saying this because I feel our government have themselves backed into a corner and this will be the only way out of it for all of us..... I understand where you’re coming from. I’ve had this discussion with others. My son tested negative a week ago when it was discovered a fellow student had tested positive. He’s now in his second week of isolation and has lost his sense of smell and taste, so now he has to isolate for a further 14 days and have another test then. If my OH is told someone at work has shown signs or tested positive, then we’re both in isolation for 14 days, after which we both go back to work, where someone else tests positive, and hey presto we’re banged up again! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 smelling more and more like a gov con job to give reason for opening everything back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonm Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 My wife got that text, I had an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 11 hours ago, discobob said: So, I get a message that somebody I was stood close to has tested positive - now have to self isolate because I am in a band of people that will have to pay £4k, along with Wife and kids. End of self-isolation and a week goes by - bang the wife has the same - back into self isolation - ad infinitum... Meanwhile back in February it turns out that the sniffle and mild cough that I had was actually Covid and we all had it and now carry the antibodies (I didn't - but you must get where I am coming from) or we had it with no symptoms at all... What I am saying is that we need a comprehensive test for both positive and anti-bodies - not a test that from what I have read (PCH?) gives inaccurate results because of the amount of spins they have to give a sample to get a positive, which also increases the false positives from having previous corona based viruses. And I am only saying this because I feel our government have themselves backed into a corner and this will be the only way out of it for all of us..... 100% an accurate test would help the job a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, zipdog said: 100% an accurate test would help the job a lot. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 yep I got the text along with missus who is a GP so no way we can install it otherwise we'll be on permanent isolation due to her job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 My sister had same message she hasn't been un the uk since December and she lives in Thailand?? But of a text message lottery if u ask me. Because there is no chance of her bumping into some contagious ****** in tesco and when she asked the NHS tracking thing don't cover Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 33 minutes ago, Deker said: yep I got the text along with missus who is a GP so no way we can install it otherwise we'll be on permanent isolation due to her job I thought GP’s were on permanent isolation 😅. I don’t think our local GP has seen anybody in person since March. My wife got a call they other day saying that they couldn’t reissue a repeat prescription until they had seen her for an asthma assessment. Then rang back and said could they do the assessment over the phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, AVB said: I thought GP’s were on permanent isolation 😅. I don’t think our local GP has seen anybody in person since March. My wife got a call they other day saying that they couldn’t reissue a repeat prescription until they had seen her for an asthma assessment. Then rang back and said could they do the assessment over the phone! haha yeah my workload went up a LOT when that happened, there was no support for any working from home for the GPs, fortunately the company I work for allowed me to help out with the IT. Edited September 30, 2020 by Deker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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