London: no new cases in 24 hours

[OwlHoot]

[darmstadt]

Selective figures:

A record 177,216 coronavirus tests were carried out in the 24 hours to 9am this morning. The figures were announced after Johnson restated his ambition to get the daily total up to 200,000 by the end of this month. The figures have often been criticised as misleading. Statistics on the Department of Health and Social Care’s website show that although there were 177,216 tests, only 60,744 individuals actually got tested during this 24-hour period. The figures now also include tests carried out for survey purposes, including antibody tests to see if people have had the disease. These survey tests account for 23,601 of the daily total.

[mjcp]

There is a suggestion that one of the testing centres (not sure yet, if they mean the places where you get tested, or the places that do the analysis) had some production issues - so the 0 positive is a result of 0 tests done/reported that day.

I'll try and locate some sources other than tin hat types.

M

[Old Greg]

There is a suggestion that one of the testing centres (not sure yet, if they mean the places where you get tested, or the places that do the analysis) had some production issues - so the 0 positive is a result of 0 tests done/reported that day.

I'll try and locate some sources other than tin hat types.

M

That's still 0 positives.

[mjcp]

That's still 0 positives.

not really... there would be positive cases, just not reported in stats. If they don't process tests over a weekend, the people are still positive on Sat and Sunday aren't they?

M

[Old Greg]

not really... there would be positive cases, just not reported in stats. If they don't process tests over a weekend, the people are still positive on Sat and Sunday aren't they?

M

The stats are for test results not patients / cases.

There will be patients who are never tested who are positive.

[Uncle Albert]

not really... there would be positive cases, just not reported in stats. If they don't process tests over a weekend, the people are still positive on Sat and Sunday aren't they?

M

That would entirely depend on who had paid for the stats to be generated.

[GigiBronz]

But where is this testing going on?

I though that if you have the symptoms you should self isolate in your house.
You can't visit a surgery.

So unless you have a car and willing to go for a swab, if they still do those, not quite sure how this is happening?

Another disguised push to get the numpties back to work?
you naughty naughty you teasing me

[Whorty]

But where is this testing going on?

I though that if you have the symptoms you should self isolate in your house.
You can't visit a surgery.

So unless you have a car and willing to go for a swab, if they still do those, not quite sure how this is happening?

Another disguised push to get the numpties back to work?
you naughty naughty you teasing me

You do realise that neither you, nor anyone else, is forced to go back to work? It's a free country; you can choose, on your own, under your own power, not to go back to work now or ever again in the future.

Of course, there are consequences to that, not least being you'll have no money to buy food, or put a roof over you and your family's head. Or, are you suggesting that only 'key' workers should go to work and you should live the life of Riley safe in your little shell, with all the luxuries of the proceeds of work, but not having to actually do the work?

Like I say - your call. If you don't want to go to work, don't. It really is that simple.

[OwlHoot]

London to remain in lockdown despite no new cases in 24 hours

A load of bull surely?

What was it Winnie said in 1940? "The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain to begin .."

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