Reply to: PCs service to the CUK community - I'm testing Spain to see if its safe

[darmstadt]

Nah went for holiday. Criticial I had some sun and beer.

There's been more sun in Germany (and the UK by the looks of it) and the beer is better, next...

[psychocandy]

Its a shambles mind.
You have to fill in the details on an app. Great if you've got a smartphone and internet access.

There were a few people in our place. Asked the rep "Oh you can get the form when you arrive". On the plane, "you can get the form at the airport".

Get to BHX at almost midnight. No forms. Border people dont have any forms, not interested. Told a few people not their job to do this. Airport closing, no customs either.
So what happens - a ton of people just get their bags and go home - no record of them now. Great system!

[psychocandy]

What was so fooking life critical to fly and visit friends in another country

Nah went for holiday. Criticial I had some sun and beer.

[psychocandy]

Holidaymakers returning from Spain asked to take Covid test over fears virus could be imported into the UK

“ Close to 1.8 million holidays were likely to have been thrown into chaos by the move, according to travel company The PC Agency, which analysed the number of seats booked on flights leaving the UK for Spain between July 26 and Aug 31. ”

Jesus Christ - 1.8 mln!!!

Got some left over tinfoil here if you want me to make you a hat....

Or are you happy with your head under the quilt for these past few months.

[NotAllThere]

Was moronic idea to go on foreign holiday in the middle of the biggest deadly world wide pandemic since “Spanish” flu.

That's why we're holidaying in the UK this week. But we drove here.

[OwlHoot]

Just got back from Spain (Mallorca) this evening so it's two weeks quarantine for me and the family.

Not really a problem as I'm WFH and eldest is swatting for the 11 plus. ...

Is your eldest studying advanced fly killing techniques? It's amazing what is taught in schools these days.

In my day we'd swot for the 11 plus

[OwlHoot]

And only a few miles from the Cumbre Vieja ridge on La Palma, which is poised to collapse, triggering a mega-tsunami hundreds of meters high!

TBF, if that lot goes then the safest place to be, assuming you weren't on top of that part of the mountain, is .. La Palma!

Like everyone else I think Psychocandy is completely barking mad going to Spain ATM, and probably the last weeks' events have proved us right!

[AtW]

What was so fooking life critical to fly and visit friends in another country

[darmstadt]

Better put Britain on that list:

A Turkish couple living in Berlin has triggered an urgent track and trace process in the city after returning from a holiday to visit friends in Manchester and testing positive for coronavirus.

Out of 50 of people with whom they have had contact since their return, 13 have so far tested positive and the other 37 are in quarantine.


The couple, a taxi driver (50) and his wife (45), arrived back home on a Ryanair flight on 16 July. They were not diagnosed until six days after their return. The whole family is now infected, including the couple’s four children (aged 9 to 21) and their 55-year-old grandmother.

Gudrun Widders, an official at the local health office in the district Berlin-Spandau, has told the newspaper Bild none of the family members has had to be hospitalised.

She said that the health office had made repeated attempts to contact Ryanair so that they can contact other passengers who were on the plane “but has so far had no feedback” from the airline.

It is not known if Ryanair has reacted to the information and informed other passengers who were on the same flight as the couple.

[northernladuk]

Surely you could bypass quarantine by saying you only went to Spain to check your eyesight?

I don't see how that will work.

[darmstadt]

Surely you could bypass quarantine by saying you only went to Spain to check your eyesight?

[AtW]

“ Downing Street has rejected the idea of offering people forced to quarantine on their return from Spain the chance of sick pay, saying those whose employers will not pay them in their absence should claim universal credit or seek arbitration.”

No 10 tells holidaymakers to claim universal credit for Covid-19 quarantine | World news | The Guardian

[AtW]

The Spanish are testing far more widely than the British.

So why detected infections are growing very rapidly there... could be tourists... surprised they don't get a test straight away.

[TwoWolves]

Looking for the big spike in cases today like the last two Mondays.

The Spanish are testing far more widely than the British. Hence detecting more cases, outbreaks there are also more localised.

This winter is going to be the realisation.

[AtW]

So last min hol to Lanzarote booked - off sunday.
If I never come back, its been nice knowing you all....

In all honesty, I'm not bothered at all. Amazed to see work colleagues who are aghast that Im going abroad. Mind you a few of the permes have refused to go into supermarkets since it all began and refused to go into the office at all. Worlds gone crazy.

The mask thing is not going to be cool though. In the airport, and plane and partly in the hotel.....

Coronavirus latest news: Foreign Office advises against all non-essential travel to Spain as cases jump by 6,000