I think people have lost the gist ......... all viruses can be passed on via the air. "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases" should be drilled into the media when they are talking about the latest mutant on TV etc..
"Use it, Bin it".
Hand washing is important. As is 'hands, mouth, cover' when someone sneezes I almost hit a child the other day
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who was coughing without covering and the mother who could have got a
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had I been close enough. Because she didn't seem to notice
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. I digress.
When my nephew caught it 6 weeks ago, clubbing
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because all those with him tested negative, they carried on with 'life'. Work, going out etc.. I thought that if anyone we were close to tested positive, they too had to isolate until they got 2 negative tests 5 days apart
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. I keep forgetting to ask how soon after being out did he get symptoms. He's off for blood tests today questioning 'long covid'.
The number of people who don't cover their noses which is where most germs originate from ........ I could
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...... the woman behind the counter in our village shop has hers on her chin, I will be having a quiet word with the manager. They are behind glass but in and out of the various areas. I never see them using hand sanitiser either.
The rate of hospital admissions has dropped dramatically. Although people are apparently testing positive for the new variant, it's not as ferocious as the other variant alerts: remember those. Where did they go .............. ?? Most have had 'flu symptoms rather than needing hospital treatment.
The media hypes up ....... it sells news papers. How much is anywhere near the truth?