Coronavirus thread

[Que]

Thanks André 
Feeling better today but still testing positive on the Lateral Flow Test.

Advice here is to stop testing once an infection has been established. Since it tests the presence of antibodies,  you can keep testing positive for weeks to come - even when you are not sick or contagious anymore.

I wish you  a speedy recovery!

[LKB]

Thank you Karl.
My wife tested negative this morning, so she has gone off to the big Easter family get-together today. I am struggling on stoically at home:

Your cat drinks wine? That's damned impressive...

[Karl Henning]

Your cat drinks wine? That's damned impressive...

Testimony to the cat's trainer, indeed!

[vandermolen]

Advice here is to stop testing once an infection has been established. Since it tests the presence of antibodies,  you can keep testing positive for weeks to come - even when you are not sick or contagious anymore.

I wish you  a speedy recovery!

Thank you for the advice Que.

[vandermolen]

Your cat drinks wine? That's damned impressive...

Actually his favourite dish is porridge (I can't leave my bowl unattended for a moment - otherwise I find a furry head in it.  )

[vandermolen]

Testimony to the cat's trainer, indeed!

Well, I managed to, inadvertently I point out, get my daughter drunk as a toddler (a long story).

[vandermolen]

Thanks again for all the kind good wishes.
I'm pleased to say that I tested negative this morning and if it's the same situation tomorrow I can emerge from isolation. I just received a call from my local doctor's surgery to see how I am. That was an unexpected surprise. They told me to 'take it easy'.

[LKB]

Well, I managed to, inadvertently I point out, get my daughter drunk as a toddler (a long story).

Well, that's hopefully a story she doesn't/ won't remember. 

[steve ridgway]

I'm pleased to say that I tested negative this morning and if it's the same situation tomorrow I can emerge from isolation.

Sounds good, shame you missed all the Bank Holiday crowds and traffic jams.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Thank you very much 
Feel a bit tired and blocked up - but this is a good excuse to stay at home and listen to CDs!
I've been sneezing a lot and was interested to read that sneezing is a common symptom for those who have been fully-vaccinated and then test positive. It is a much less common symptom in the unvaccinated apparently. I was sneezing so much that it was hurting my ribs but the sneezing has largely stopped now.

So sorry to hear that you have Covid but am glad that it hasn't been worse!  All the best wishes to you.

PD

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Thanks for the good wishes guys! 
I've missed out on the family get-together today but I did not wish to risk infecting my 92 and 88 year old in-laws, not to mention everyone else. My wife tested negative so she has gone. Therefore I have to martyr myself by staying in, communicating with my 'cat group', listening to my CDs, reading the newspaper and playing with the cat. 

"Cat Group"   

[vandermolen]

Well, that's hopefully a story she doesn't/ won't remember. 

Oh, she definitely remembers it. The occasion is infamous in the family. I was watching an important football (soccer) match on TV. My wife was out so I was looking forward to some high-quality, uninterrupted viewing. My toddler daughter was with me. I poured myself a glass of beer (maybe wine) and settled down to watch. She asked me if she could have a 'sip' of what I was drinking. I said 'just a tiny sip and no more'. I then became engrossed in the game and meanwhile she took a few more sips. When I eventually turned around she was rolling around drunk on the sofa. I told her that under no circumstances was she to tell her grandmother (my mother-in-law) about what had happened. Of course she told her immediately! Next thing I had my mother-in-law on the phone, ostensibly amused but clearly disapproving, saying 'HAHAHA - I hear that you got Eleanor drunk!'
Oh dear. 

[vandermolen]

"Cat Group"   

That's what my wife calls it as a sign of her disapproval.
I tested negative again this morning - so back to work tomorrow.
Thanks again for all the supportive comments.

[Madiel]

Found out today that my brother-in-law has been ill since Friday, and now my niece has it as well. Sister and nephew... well, they're waiting...

Not an enjoyable Easter long weekend for them. But all vaccinated, adults at least have had boosters. Has still apparently been really rather lousy.

[vandermolen]

Found out today that my brother-in-law has been ill since Friday, and now my niece has it as well. Sister and nephew... well, they're waiting...

Not an enjoyable Easter long weekend for them. But all vaccinated, adults at least have had boosters. Has still apparently been really rather lousy.

Hope they recover soon.

[Karl Henning]

Found out today that my brother-in-law has been ill since Friday, and now my niece has it as well. Sister and nephew... well, they're waiting...

Not an enjoyable Easter long weekend for them. But all vaccinated, adults at least have had boosters. Has still apparently been really rather lousy.

Hope they all mend quickly!

[Karl Henning]

The unmasking of a selfish nation

A ruling on Monday by a "not qualified" judge appointed by an unqualified president is a bleak reminder that, for many Americans, having to wear a mask occasionally has been the worst thing about the COVID-19 pandemic.

It certainly isn't the unknown number of people who still struggle with COVID's lingering effects or the millions of children who lost parents or guardians to the virus. It's not the thought of those who left this world alone without the final comfort of a loved one's touch. It's not the grocery store employees who lost their lives because they didn't have the luxury of working safely at home.

Judging from the jubilant reactions posted on social media after airline employees announced mid-flight that passengers were no longer required to wear a mask, they weren't thinking about the more than 6.2 million people killed by COVID — nearly 990,000 in this nation alone, the highest death toll in the world.

[Florestan]

Hope they recover soon.

Hope they all mend quickly!

+ 2

[Karl Henning]

The unmasking of a selfish nation

A ruling on Monday by a "not qualified" judge appointed by an unqualified president is a bleak reminder that, for many Americans, having to wear a mask occasionally has been the worst thing about the COVID-19 pandemic.

It certainly isn't the unknown number of people who still struggle with COVID's lingering effects or the millions of children who lost parents or guardians to the virus. It's not the thought of those who left this world alone without the final comfort of a loved one's touch. It's not the grocery store employees who lost their lives because they didn't have the luxury of working safely at home.

Judging from the jubilant reactions posted on social media after airline employees announced mid-flight that passengers were no longer required to wear a mask, they weren't thinking about the more than 6.2 million people killed by COVID — nearly 990,000 in this nation alone, the highest death toll in the world.

[krummholz]

Jeffrey, sorry to hear you've had the virus. It sounds like things are improving, and I hope they continue to do so and that you suffer no lasting effects. Best wishes.