Reply to: Taking back control

[SueEllen]

Maybe we are getting new strains. The argument this is perfectly expected with a virus.

The suggestion is that the media and government are ensuring as much panic is caused as possible by making it seem so.

There isn't much news around apart from there being a pandemic, so what do you expect to be in the news?

[AtW]

The suggestion is that the media and government are ensuring as much panic is caused as possible by making it seem so.

All this to stop you from going on holiday, a price well worth paying

[psychocandy]

Are you suggesting that there are no new strains? That the scientists who publish the results are lying?

Maybe we are getting new strains. The argument this is perfectly expected with a virus.

The suggestion is that the media and government are ensuring as much panic is caused as possible by making it seem so.

[NotAllThere]

Funny how everytime we have some good news (i.e. found a vaccine, rates are dropping, vaccinations are going well) we get some bad news a few days later about a new strain.

Funny that - what a coincidence - oh well at least it keeps the population scared. I call bulltulip.

Are you suggesting that there are no new strains? That the scientists who publish the results are lying?

[psychocandy]

Funny how everytime we have some good news (i.e. found a vaccine, rates are dropping, vaccinations are going well) we get some bad news a few days later about a new strain.

Funny that - what a coincidence - oh well at least it keeps the population scared. I call bulltulip.

[SueEllen]

I wonder what the person whose test is "missing" is thinking. There's only going to be a small number of people who are wondering if it's them. If their identity gets leaked (ok, when), their lives are going to be made hell by the media for a while. That's enough to make you want to keep your head down and not come forward.

EDIT: That, of course, is on the assumption that the person actually cares / isn't a covid denier.

Thing is if they had immediately come forward no journalist/media organisation would be on the hunt for them.

And if they are a covid denier they will love airing their views.

[ladymuck]

I wonder what the person whose test is "missing" is thinking. There's only going to be a small number of people who are wondering if it's them. If their identity gets leaked (ok, when), their lives are going to be made hell by the media for a while. That's enough to make you want to keep your head down and not come forward.

EDIT: That, of course, is on the assumption that the person actually cares / isn't a covid denier.

[AtW]

You can bet those tourists don’t forget to leave full details -

“Stop doing anal Covid tests on our citizens, Japan tells China”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...an-tells-china

[AtW]

Badly filled forms should result in an additiona test performed, the Chinese way.

[SueEllen]

From the sound of it the test was at the airport

So it was related to an airline ticket and/or passport.

Yeah completely impossible to trace.....

[vetran]

I can't believe they sent a test out without a barcode so they could link it to an address just in case the paperwork wasn't done correctly by the test subject.

This government and their agencies are a fecking joke....

From the sound of it the test was at the airport

[SueEllen]

I can't believe they sent a test out without a barcode so they could link it to an address just in case the paperwork wasn't done correctly by the test subject.

This government and their agencies are a fecking joke....

[AtW]

I’ll cut taxes too!

[vetran]

Fill online form before getting test - validated mobile phone should be required, woth big warning about false/wrong details.

GCHQ got enough data to find anybody - treat it (wrong details) as bioterrorism

Vote for aTw! That should only cost £10billion from the usual suspects.

[AtW]

If you post the test what else is it going .

Fill online form before getting test - validated mobile phone should be required, woth big warning about false/wrong details.

GCHQ got enough data to find anybody - treat it (wrong details) as bioterrorism