Testing times - Covid in 2022

[Luce]

I don't. I've seen over and over how easy it is for an LFT to detect covid with barely a poke in the nose, let alone the throat. It may be down to viral load. Or being tripple jabbed heading it off at the pass.

[dizzyd]

How are you feeling?

I've just been notified that I'm a close contact of somebody who has tested positive. They say that the contact happened last Thursday, but I was working from home completely alone on Thursday. My boss is away today and I assume he's tested positive (I assume this for other reasons I'm aware if) but I last saw him on Tuesday (and I was wearing a mask); reckon it's him?

Not teaching you to suck eggs but I'm assuming it was a legitimate ping

As I got a text a few weeks ago which seemed legit as I knew one of my members had tested positive after group but when I investigated it was a scam

I know I posted about it at the time

[Ella]

It was, diz, from the app. Worth checking, though, for sure.

[dizzyd]

Oh that's good it was legitimate not good you got pinged though

Hopefully it's just a through the wall one

[Princess Morripov]

Yes, I had this the other day which is presumably a scam to make people buy a test?

[Ella]

Must be, yes.

[dizzyd]

Yes that's similar to what I had Pov

[Little My]

The mandate for masks in public places, including schools, will be lifted here on Monday. I'm feeling pleased that we are at that stage, but also not keen to give up my mask wearing just yet. Particularly as this week is spring break, with a high chance of numbers kicking off again with many people travelling. It's so hard to wrap my head around not masking.

[Starry]

They lifted mask mandates here a couple of weeks ago but there are lots of people still wearing them in supermarkets etc. I’m still wearing mine, the cases are through the roof.

[Estrella]

Mask mandates lifted here a couple of weeks ago too. Except on flights/airports, ride shares, hospitals/aged care and public transport.

My trains are nearly back to pre-Covid busyness (is that how you spell it?) levels. And I’d say about only about 40% of people are complying with the mask mandate (I’m being generous) so I’m fairly certain if I catch it anywhere it will be on the bloody train.

[Ella]

Pretty much nobody here is wearing them any more. I also tried to order some tests this morning and was told there was no delivery capacity so I couldn't.

[Glint]

I've just ordered a pack, ella. Might be worth trying again?

[Ella]

I can't remember where you live, but I think it's region-specific. I got this just now. (I have some so it's not an emergency.)

[sally maclennane]

I've just ordered a pack, ella. Might be worth trying again?

They're still available in Scotland but not in other places I think.

[Derek Nimmo]

Yep - same message as Ella for me in the South East.

[Glint]

I didn't realise they'd stopped issuing them elsewhere already.

[Derek Nimmo]

They're not meant to have stopped yet (I think they're free til the end of April). But it's very convenient to be 'out of stock' in the meantime.

[dizzyd]

I ordered two on Sunday for me and my mum - Liverpool but you can only order every three days so I can't check today

[Ella]

But it's very convenient to be 'out of stock' in the meantime.

Isn't it? Numbers must be high in the South-East if they're limiting tests :tinfoil hat:.

[Offtopic]

My dad has had to be tested everyday to visit my mum in hospital. They told him that they would have to buy them soon and that the cost of the kits would be about £20!!