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Stay at home. If you have been in possible contact you need to isolate yourself and someone in protective clothing will come take a confirmatatory swab. https://twitter.com/DrSdeG/status/1233715830170562561
You should isolate yourself if possible contact for at least 14 days, but if very unwell you will need to be seen, and need to phone for help. Either you will be seen at home by someone in full protective gear, or taken to hospital safely-
Whatever you do don’t turn up at a GP surgery if there is a chance of contact, sit in a waiting room, have a BP check with a nurse, and then say ‘ bye the way, I might be a contact’...
Or call your GP on a House visit for flu without mentioning that you might have had contact. Otherwise we will have no functioning GP surgeries very quickly. Please.
If you can’t get through to overwhelmed 111 you can phone the GP surgery for advice. If you are self isolating and have been in a high risk place you need to be in daily phone contact with you GP surgery to check in how you are .
If NHS direct /24 are overwhelmed with calls that’s one thing Govt can do now- put in extra lines, extra call handlers, even use the retired GPs for advice, or ask GP practices who don’t already to exceptionally field their own calls
Good news that swab surveillance is starting in Scotland now.
This is quite good. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1234124019793833984?s=21 https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1234124019793833984
https://twitter.com/nhsuk/status/1228352192085708800?s=21 https://twitter.com/NHSuk/status/1228352192085708800
https://twitter.com/mspliz/status/1234212157040054272?s=21 https://twitter.com/MspLiz/status/1234212157040054272
And even more useful for GPs and staff https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1234394718034964481?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1234394718034964481
(This might be a bit of a long thread on Coronavirus)
I suggest this as an alternative to Happy Birthday twice when handwashing! https://twitter.com/welshgasdoc/status/1234565357848928257?s=21 https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/1234565357848928257
Latest advice , numbers , places in Italy etc. Links. When to self isolate. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#lockdown-areas
Self isolation seems to work. This is personal anecdote. Shetlanders were always very good at not visiting each other with cold a flu symptoms - In 2000 we had an outbreak of type A flu North. 5 of us got it. 5 of us isolated ourselves, and no one else got it.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ this is scary
NHS Shetland suggested link https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19
And this is why we need to slow it down.
And the problem with starting testing late- or not testing. https://twitter.com/drrcoull/status/1236552854418096129?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrRCoull/status/1236552854418096129
Containment is still possible. Interesting analysis of the different reactions to #COVID19 in Italy , Iran, Singapore etc https://twitter.com/scottleibrand/status/1236547462241718272?s=21 https://twitter.com/scottleibrand/status/1236547462241718272
https://twitter.com/bealelab/status/1236235415142596615?s=21 https://twitter.com/bealelab/status/1236235415142596615
https://twitter.com/19criticalcare/status/1236909813348683779?s=21 https://twitter.com/19criticalcare/status/1236909813348683779
Still 2 #UHAs to go. #Shetland @ShetIslandsCll https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/1235761684431724550?s=21 https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/1235761684431724550
https://twitter.com/shet_janitorial/status/1237130965853655045?s=21 https://twitter.com/shet_janitorial/status/1237130965853655045
And no need for panic here
This is #Italy . Read and weep. Unless our Govts take definitive action this could be us in a few weeks. #COVID2019 https://twitter.com/liz_oriordan/status/1237276392842301440?s=21 https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan/status/1237276392842301440
All of this I think https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1237153497033965568?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1237153497033965568
This is good advice too https://twitter.com/sndynlsn/status/1237366057955930112?s=20
Latest from NHS England. Presumably Scotland might follow at some point ? http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/gps-must-treat-any-flu-like-illness-needing-hospitalisation-as-coronavirus/20040305.article
And in China- what it’s taken to cope https://twitter.com/nachristakis/status/1237020518781460480?s=21 https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1237020518781460480
And what should we be doing? https://twitter.com/welshgasdoc/status/1237504285941944322?s=21 https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/1237504285941944322
A tweet from another of my favourite #medics #coronavirus https://twitter.com/sndynlsn/status/1237460982655594496?s=21 https://twitter.com/sndynlsn/status/1237460982655594496
https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1237814605625405441?s=21 How one Director of Public Health saved a city. We must take difficult decisions. https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1237814605625405441
And lots of sense in this decision https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1237816888484298752?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1237816888484298752
Hopefully we will not be like Philadelphia- sometimes sensible decisions have to be taken even if unpopular. https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/1235761684431724550?s=21 https://twitter.com/florian_krammer/status/1235761684431724550
Another good reason why islanders should try and self isolate- no easy access to intensive care beds https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/who-gets-hospital-bed/607807/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
More Maths and why we need to act now to get this thing under any control. https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
And meanwhile https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1238110259744473089?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1238110259744473089
The lack of PPE being sent to us is deeply worrying https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18302435.coronavirus-gps-scotland-risk-lack-protective-gear-warns-medic/?ref=twtrec
A GP doing his duty with lack of PPE. Take note @scotgovhealth https://twitter.com/freedoc_be/status/1237988013789138945?s=21 https://twitter.com/Freedoc_be/status/1237988013789138945
And Singapore https://twitter.com/jamesvgingerich/status/1236426652306948096?s=21 https://twitter.com/jamesvgingerich/status/1236426652306948096
Shetland cases almost double in a day. Its a new world for us https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2020/03/13/number-of-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-almost-double/
Do please do. https://twitter.com/nhsuk/status/1238193606718033920?s=21 https://twitter.com/NHSuk/status/1238193606718033920
https://twitter.com/highlandlmc/status/1238573399049461760?s=21 https://twitter.com/HighlandLMC/status/1238573399049461760
This is apparently the Govt strategy- looks like a bit of a risky business https://twitter.com/iandonald_psych/status/1238518371651649538?s=21 https://twitter.com/iandonald_psych/status/1238518371651649538
https://twitter.com/mary__mccarthy/status/1238784787592200193?s=21 https://twitter.com/Mary__McCarthy/status/1238784787592200193
Scientists think the Govt strategy over attempts to get ‘herd immunity’ might be a bit of a risky business too https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51892402
But a very good thread on expert reaction to the strategies https://twitter.com/felly500/status/1238609093885124619?s=21 closing schools https://twitter.com/felly500/status/1238609093885124619
And another about what evidence we do and don’t have regarding how long immunity might last and the possible pandemic course https://twitter.com/ballouxfrancois/status/1238837158007447558?s=21 https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1238837158007447558
Confusion over how many days to stay home . 7 days? 14 days? I’ve heard 3 different interpretation of this today. https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19
This is hugely useful- what to do if you fall into the 'medically vulnerable' category, and exactly who falls into that category. Its been the most common questions of today. https://twitter.com/CMO_England/status/1239894270817062912?s=20
My patients have been wonderfully sensible regarding self isolation and everyone is pulling together. This is really helpful too https://twitter.com/kateemccann/status/1239943334199787521?s=21 https://twitter.com/KateEMcCann/status/1239943334199787521
And hats off to my wonderful husband who has moved out temporarily to help keep me working ‘on the road’. @thebeatcroft
And to keep him safe x
And ... all the local shops are doing home deliveries. Both the Hillswick Shop and the Ollaberry shop. How good is that. No need to take any chances going to the supermarkets.
Wales starts testing Healthcare workers https://twitter.com/welshgasdoc/status/1240310017338888193?s=21 https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/1240310017338888193
Our Health centre website page with links. https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1240193883256041473?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1240193883256041473
Coronavirus incubation period https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-incubation-period/
The presentation of #coronavirus in older people can be different.
https://twitter.com/danfurmedge/status/1240264840473726976?s=21 https://twitter.com/danfurmedge/status/1240264840473726976
https://twitter.com/danfurmedge/status/1240264840473726976?s=21 https://twitter.com/danfurmedge/status/1240264840473726976
Not everyone can access a beach, but even a walk in the park, a dig of the garden, or walking the dog, can help. https://twitter.com/bob_kerr/status/1240342572452720641?s=21 https://t.co/Zwyl62uZmB
In these troubled days this makes fascinating reading. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/black-death-greatest-catastrophe-ever
To test or not? https://www.ft.com/content/0dba7ea8-6713-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3
Meanwhile in Shetland https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2020/03/19/number-of-coronavirus-cases-continues-to-rise/
For parents wondering what to do on the home schooling front https://twitter.com/philippa_perry/status/1241072631249584128?s=21 https://twitter.com/Philippa_Perry/status/1241072631249584128
And another symptom you might not have thought of. Sudden loss of sense of smell https://twitter.com/ent_uk/status/1241063677186449408?s=21 https://twitter.com/ENT_UK/status/1241063677186449408
Help from China @NandySelson @marfa_m @BarlowPay @bakingjames https://twitter.com/cyclingsurgeon/status/1241254463341559808?s=21 https://twitter.com/CyclingSurgeon/status/1241254463341559808
Govts should act in this national crisis to protect the vulnerable and ill from exploitation. @scotgovhealth @UKGovScotland https://twitter.com/friendsofscimed/status/1241248064725110784?s=21 https://twitter.com/FriendsOfSciMed/status/1241248064725110784
If I get an ordinary ‘cold’ at the moment I’ll need 2w isolation- the knock on effect on my wee surgery would be profound. https://twitter.com/bakingjames/status/1241257576895037441?s=21 https://twitter.com/bakingjames/status/1241257576895037441
The best we can hope for on current trajectories? https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1240629424871047168?s=21 https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1240629424871047168
https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1241259128061865984?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1241259128061865984
It is a very long thread. Certainly not getting shorter . We are in for the very very long haul. Please be safe, and distance yourself. I’ll be at the surgery or maybe in the garden, attending to the DIY list,knitting or dreaming of seeing my grandchild but not anytime soon.
There should not be a culture of keep it for best @scotgovhealth or there will be not many staff left shortly
This excellent. Thanks @trishgreenhalgh https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1242813218378133505?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1242813218378133505
https://twitter.com/drlfarrell/status/1243562410348351490?s=21 https://twitter.com/drlfarrell/status/1243562410348351490
My mother spent years and years in a sanitorium isolated and unable to see her baby daughter, my sister. We can do this.
Guidance on park visits https://twitter.com/glasgowcc/status/1244188814773571585?s=21 https://twitter.com/GlasgowCC/status/1244188814773571585
Dishwasher proof with changeable filters.
White version or the Darth Vader version ?
White version or the Darth Vader version ?
H/t to @DrRCoull . Now just to find more Oxygen....
Just in case anyone is wondering if choir practice is OK https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1244591321077223425?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1244591321077223425
And masks again https://twitter.com/drdenagrayson/status/1244590053252308998?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1244590053252308998
And again. https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1244174183367663621?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1244174183367663621
And don’t believe fake news. Thanks for sharing @RachelRileyRR https://twitter.com/rachelrileyrr/status/1244382004453486598?s=21 https://twitter.com/RachelRileyRR/status/1244382004453486598
https://twitter.com/davidstewartmsp/status/1244969381123194881?s=21 https://twitter.com/Davidstewartmsp/status/1244969381123194881
At last - sense prevails- no one to see any patients at all without basic PPE - gloves masks and pinnies. Apparently. https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/CNO%20CMO%20letter%20PPE%20guidance%20COVID-19%20-%201%20April%202020.pdf?token=AWycj5_GZZmuO_yAuP9X-pkRz5orJbzpXz4S_RGu-brRecMbL_DTdE-mp7C-S9r4-L3wRm0t55UFA3hIEJ3NIY7UgpzF3HqlA6fFL_I4rchUuI0UysCxzo919MIWbTRCA51wIp-_QYLbN0s8PcVfyb4hqQMcfYjgljlOOO-atahP0Rrw1pcbU1wz8TXYxXc8unzuC9ZAzNrasVwO4z2NJ3Ya
Many of us in GP land are already doing it. It needs to be across the board in social care and hospitals to protect staff and patients. @Davidstewartmsp
A reminder of assessments in primary care https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1242843397217488899?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1242843397217488899
3 Vital Lessons from Italy. https://www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-care/exclusive-the-three-vital-lessons-italian-hospitals-have-learned-in-fighting-covid-19/7027220.article
Pulse take on it http://click.email.cogora.com/?qs=6507f7549db0eff84d163a1593a25ab084e7906fc8c08bf64c020801dffe92c1384a1da338022a1bdfb4153dca3b298e
https://twitter.com/govuk/status/1245358030587400202?s=21 This Is the advice to follow. Don’t rely on ‘Fake ‘ Antibody Tests bought off the internet or otherwise. The unscrupulous scammers are out people! https://twitter.com/GOVUK/status/1245358030587400202
https://twitter.com/emergmeddr/status/1245749504378310662?s=21 this is very worrying https://twitter.com/EmergMedDr/status/1245749504378310662
https://twitter.com/mellojonny/status/1246507670242234369?s=21 https://twitter.com/mellojonny/status/1246507670242234369
Many people now tragically losing relatives. This is not a practice. Please wash your hands, and stay home. https://twitter.com/laughingdevil1/status/1246496405017038856?s=21 https://twitter.com/LaughingDevil1/status/1246496405017038856
Thanks @mgtmccartney for this really good Lancet essay on General Practice and life before and after #COVID19 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1245318940022190080?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1245318940022190080
This is quite good, but some of the serious symptoms she mentions of severe Covid19 would warrant phoning an ambulance IMHO https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1247926381054476289?s=20
And watch please watch for significant probable non Covid19 symptoms. The surgery is still seeing patients with these, maybe first by phone or 'attend anywhere' , but you need seen. https://twitter.com/severincarrell/status/1247927766785372161?s=20
Clean your shopping https://twitter.com/drrjsimpson/status/1248011448925601794?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrRJSimpson/status/1248011448925601794
This is an. Excellent paper https://twitter.com/bjajournals/status/1248114681253900291?s=21 https://twitter.com/BJAJournals/status/1248114681253900291
And so is this https://twitter.com/smithkjj/status/1248569167583772672?s=21 https://twitter.com/Smithkjj/status/1248569167583772672
And you can teach an old dog new tricks. A radiologist redeployed to the frontlines! https://twitter.com/dramer_rad/status/1248894526627987457?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrAmer_Rad/status/1248894526627987457
This is convincing evidence. Masks for all. Shop workers postal workers delivery drivers shoppers. As well as medics . Protect others ( as well as ourselves) https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875
Today’s new #Scrubs
Going shopping mask https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1251074883083264000?s=21
Graphs of the moment. Thanks @Trisha_the_doc https://twitter.com/trisha_the_doc/status/1251277924700913671?s=21 https://twitter.com/Trisha_the_doc/status/1251277924700913671
But what might happen...if things return to normal. https://twitter.com/trisha_the_doc/status/1251414052439547904?s=21 https://twitter.com/Trisha_the_doc/status/1251414052439547904
https://twitter.com/draseemmalhotra/status/1252857346943942657?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrAseemMalhotra/status/1252857346943942657
And the science behind the mask. https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1249743825637199875
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1252988177343827968?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1252988177343827968
How to sew a mask - easy peas method. https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1252669165703516163?s=21
Another easy mask with minimal sewing to make. #masksforall
#masksforall https://twitter.com/gracemaxwell/status/1255757016427102209?s=21 https://twitter.com/GraceMaxwell/status/1255757016427102209
https://twitter.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1256350285364187138?s=21 https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1256350285364187138
https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1256316224134242304?s=21 https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1256316224134242304
More evidence for #masksforall https://twitter.com/maggivaughan/status/1257386079839236103?s=21 https://twitter.com/maggivaughan/status/1257386079839236103
https://twitter.com/samuelbs85/status/1256904480127410176?s=21 https://twitter.com/SamuelBS85/status/1256904480127410176
The benefits of a garden, not just during the pandemic https://twitter.com/greenarteries/status/1257917369164476416?s=21 https://twitter.com/greenarteries/status/1257917369164476416
A huge new study and an important thread. https://twitter.com/bengoldacre/status/1258373530099556352?s=21 https://twitter.com/bengoldacre/status/1258373530099556352
https://twitter.com/carolinamountfo/status/1259052780339200000?s=21 https://twitter.com/CarolinaMountfo/status/1259052780339200000
Dexter stays alert to the movements of the Coronavirus .
Testing. Who knew? https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1260193676753539072?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1260193676753539072
The big community sew #MasksForAll https://www.bigcommunitysew.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1253244613927874560?s=21 answers to the face mask skeptics https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1253244613927874560
#Masks4All https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1260991746860867589?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1260991746860867589
https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1260837440555831303?s=21 https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1260837440555831303
Some helpful links in this thread.
https://twitter.com/davidpaisley/status/1243484285434318848?s=21 https://twitter.com/DavidPaisley/status/1243484285434318848
https://twitter.com/davidpaisley/status/1243484285434318848?s=21 https://twitter.com/DavidPaisley/status/1243484285434318848
https://twitter.com/elinlowri/status/1262054121361850370?s=21 and it sounds as if people are ignoring the lockdown, pressure to put children back to school, but no real plan to contain things if they do. https://twitter.com/elinlowri/status/1262054121361850370
And so we have come full circle. Back to testing again if you are over 5. Test trace and isolate. https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1233909603898925058?s=21 https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1233909603898925058
https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1262468290347241474?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1262468290347241474
After stops starts and confusion, testing of symptomatic over fives starts again, but Shetland is a bit different.
Most of it is self testing with swabs which are delivered.
https://twitter.com/nicolasturgeon/status/1265897715764006924?s=21 https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1265897715764006924
Most of it is self testing with swabs which are delivered.
https://twitter.com/nicolasturgeon/status/1265897715764006924?s=21 https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1265897715764006924
https://www.facebook.com/114113640226540/posts/147294766908427/ This is a more than a wee bit complex, and not as simple as phoning the GP and getting a swab done.
The main thing is that if you are symptomatic- stay at home- self isolate immediately.
Follow the NHS Shetland links to get swabbed.
The main thing is that if you are symptomatic- stay at home- self isolate immediately.
Follow the NHS Shetland links to get swabbed.
Stay home.
Don't travel unnecessarily
Stay away from crowds and crowded spaces.
Don't mingle if you can avoid it.
Personally I'd continue to wear a mask in shops etc. https://twitter.com/TomPMarshall/status/1266279113406332931?s=20
Don't travel unnecessarily
Stay away from crowds and crowded spaces.
Don't mingle if you can avoid it.
Personally I'd continue to wear a mask in shops etc. https://twitter.com/TomPMarshall/status/1266279113406332931?s=20
Personally I am a bit confused regarding the variety of testing.
I suspect GPs swabbing in their car parks might have been a bit cheaper/faster/easier than 'drive-throughs' and home testing. The question of the false negatives doesn't go away https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1266359408247713793?s=20
I suspect GPs swabbing in their car parks might have been a bit cheaper/faster/easier than 'drive-throughs' and home testing. The question of the false negatives doesn't go away https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1266359408247713793?s=20
This. The true measure of how well we deal with a pandemic is the numbers we prevent from dying. Thank you @doctor_oxford https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1266689864503877632?s=21 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1266689864503877632
The 30th of May will go down in history as the day the lockdown in England died. The day that people said ‘Cummings must know something- it’s safe’ and threw any cautions to the wind. https://twitter.com/pauljbelcher/status/1266777675571572740?s=21 https://twitter.com/PaulJBelcher/status/1266777675571572740
You wonder if they are just going ‘f.. it , let’s see what happens , people have had enough, the public want an end to it, lets see how much herd immunity there is’
And the most vulnerable? https://twitter.com/drmarkporter/status/1266986667640045568?s=21 https://twitter.com/drmarkporter/status/1266986667640045568
The change in shielding advice just applies to England by the way.
Should they keep out of crowds? Wear masks? Ensure rigorous hand hygiene? Or can they just safely go outside? https://twitter.com/matthancock/status/1266995931439943683?s=21 https://twitter.com/MattHancock/status/1266995931439943683
Questions of conscience and duty. https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2102?fbclid=IwAR1eYDdm0Fb6utvqWOEuadn5te75ZKbqEMOJXrcmcErWIdgMsHUraQhSeFI
At last. Glad sense is prevailing. Now what about in Scotland @scotgov . Hardly anyone bothers to wear one. Should they be mandatory. Supermarkets? Small shops? Public transport? Surgeries? Hospitals? https://twitter.com/mywestldn/status/1268607815800807425?s=21 https://twitter.com/mywestldn/status/1268607815800807425
https://twitter.com/guardianopinion/status/1268861886499438592?s=21 https://twitter.com/guardianopinion/status/1268861886499438592
https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1268948299702251522?s=21 https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1268948299702251522
Busy sewing masks for my patients- they will be compulsory in shops as well as public transport, in Scotland from the 10th. Sorry to see #masksforall has become very politicised and polarised in Scotland ( sighs).
My view- a good idea from the start. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.13415
My view- a good idea from the start. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.13415
Communicating the risks of catching Covid during various activities https://twitter.com/saskiapopescu/status/1279133758965248000?s=21 https://twitter.com/SaskiaPopescu/status/1279133758965248000
And a catalogue of poor decisions https://twitter.com/bydonkeys/status/1278672584930758656?s=21 https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1278672584930758656
And the latest phenomena: the mask denier. https://twitter.com/brennanspiegel/status/1276711534375272448?s=21 https://twitter.com/BrennanSpiegel/status/1276711534375272448
Its never been entirely explained why Primary Care wasn’t used more in the Scottish and UK response to Covid-19. Excluded from the complex testing procedure arrangements many rural practices have been sitting with swabs, but they are for the DNS only. https://twitter.com/jonnycurrie/status/1276762331142336512?s=21 https://twitter.com/jonnycurrie/status/1276762331142336512
Another thing to unpick when the dust of this pandemic settles ( if it ever does)
And this could have equally applied to Scotland btw https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1280778106098388992?s=21 https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1280778106098388992
https://twitter.com/trisha_the_doc/status/1284733335072387072?s=21 https://twitter.com/Trisha_the_doc/status/1284733335072387072
https://twitter.com/dhothersall/status/1282582153755348994?s=21 https://twitter.com/dhothersall/status/1282582153755348994
https://twitter.com/drgrumble/status/1280405951342882817?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrGrumble/status/1280405951342882817
And finally in this Sunday’s Covid roundup, what about Scotland,as we have been told no use of antibody testing unless in very narrow specific circumstances. https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1284621652089872391?s=21 https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/1284621652089872391
https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2020/07/13/how-are-you-alastair-campbell-coping-strategies/content.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alistair-campbell-coping-strategies&utm_content=13july2020
‘How are you’ Brilliant piece by @campbellclaret.
‘How are you’ Brilliant piece by @campbellclaret.
And my answer would be ‘it’s complicated’. Missed my family more than they can ever know, and to cope have enjoyed the routine, just being home with @thebeatcroft. Enjoyed my garden, my job. My polycrub. My dogs. Keeping in touch with friends.
And there has been knitting, and sewing... https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1284775200316366849?s=21 https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1284775200316366849
This is very worrying https://twitter.com/chris_roarty/status/1284979443178573827?s=21
The very best news of the day. http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/clinical/clinical-specialties/respiratory-/oxford-covid-19-vaccine-safe-and-effective-indicate-first-human-trials/20041185.article?utm_source=pulse%20breaking&utm_medium=newsletter
https://twitter.com/scotsw12/status/1285184497282097153?s=21 and the worst. https://twitter.com/scotsw12/status/1285184497282097153
What’s the rules? What are we allowed to do? Can we have pals over for tea? It’s confusing, but here we are, though I have no idea what the science behind this is. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-can-and-cannot-do/pages/seeing-friends-and-family/
Aberdeen in Lockdown, after an outbreak centred on a pub. What does it mean for Shetlanders travelling by boat? Or going for urgent treatment to ARI? https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2020/08/05/first-minister-advises-not-to-travel-to-aberdeen/
Is tracing contacts working in Aberdeen?
We really need to know guidelines regarding travelling from the Northern Isles through Aberdeen. Will it be OK if we leave the boat by car and drive straight out of Aberdeen without stopping for instance?
What about visitors coming to Shetland ? @scotgov https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18633005.possible-cases-linked-aberdeen-outbreak-passes-100/
What about visitors coming to Shetland ? @scotgov https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18633005.possible-cases-linked-aberdeen-outbreak-passes-100/
https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1291028817750839298?s=21 https://twitter.com/thebeatcroft/status/1291028817750839298
Just when you thought it might be safe to go back on the water https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53636854?at_custom3=BBC+News&at_campaign=64&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom4=D5564748-D596-11EA-A943-07473A982C1E&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_medium=custom7
https://twitter.com/jobellerina/status/1291824013438791680?s=21 https://twitter.com/jobellerina/status/1291824013438791680
https://twitter.com/agentp22/status/1291647833247023104?s=21
Why would they not say? https://twitter.com/AgentP22/status/1291647833247023104
Why would they not say? https://twitter.com/AgentP22/status/1291647833247023104
How NZ managed it. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12354489
This is the excellent #bbcnews site that tells you what is happening now with Covid-19 in Scotland. 47 cases in the last 24 hrs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53511877
Valuable information about what you are allowed to do, and the easing of lockdown though cases are going up... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53407913
But mind @Trisha_the_doc warning back in April. https://twitter.com/trisha_the_doc/status/1251414052439547904?s=21 https://twitter.com/Trisha_the_doc/status/1251414052439547904
Covid toes. And the difficulties with testing. https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1294554279785558017?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1294554279785558017
This is good advice https://twitter.com/e_hothersall/status/1295424127084396546?s=21
And remember the 14 days quarantine if you come back from somewhere that doesn’t have an air bridge to Scotland. https://twitter.com/thescotsman/status/1295641106823208960?s=21 https://twitter.com/TheScotsman/status/1295641106823208960
It took me ages to trawl through Scottish Govt documents to find out WHICH countries. Read it carefully lots of double negatives in that document . https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-public-health-checks-at-borders/pages/exemptions/
This is far from done yet - 641 new cases over the last fortnight. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53511877
https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1295657824761057280?s=21 https://twitter.com/docsuzy/status/1295657824761057280
It’s the cardiac vessel inflammation as well as the lung inflammation which can be really damaging. https://twitter.com/drtomfrieden/status/1295425648299855874?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/status/1295425648299855874
Are we doing these measures in schools? What safety measures are we taking for teachers and children https://twitter.com/drzoehyde/status/1296342415956037632?s=21 https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1296342415956037632
This is a great thread about the increasing numbers of young people infected, and the spill over that happens to the elderly. We should not be reassured and wait and see. https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1296080742607355904?s=21 https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1296080742607355904
At first we were told there was definitely no rash associated with Covid-19. As more information has come to light its not just the 'Covid toes' - Urticaria too, maculo-papular rashes that probably were missed as Covid early on. https://twitter.com/DrRJSimpson/status/1296443791562375170?s=20
Aerosol transmission of Sars Covid-19 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/934837?nlid=136673_440&src=WNL_mdplsfeat_200804_mscpedit_publ&uac=144098CR&spon=42&impID=2491477&faf=1#vp_2
This is a good thread about why the numbers have jumped up. We can expect the infection mainly in the young to seep over to the old. So carry on social distancing, handwashing keeping away from crowds and wear a mask https://twitter.com/ewanbirney/status/1302635196458598401?s=21 https://twitter.com/ewanbirney/status/1302635196458598401
https://twitter.com/jasonleitch/status/1302243483986657280?s=21 but in your own house you can? No wonder people are confused https://twitter.com/jasonleitch/status/1302243483986657280
