Grumpy thread
Well people on here are far too happy and what we need is a proper grumpy thread. I will start.
My FiL has COVID - he is 85 and has an underlying health condition so, whilst his chances are not great, they are not too bad at the moment.
When we first asked for a COVID test - on Christmas Eve IIRC - it was refused as he didn’t meet the three standard criteria despite being a typical fit for the way elderly people present their symptoms - sleepy and reduced appetite in my FiL’s case but also including confusion in other cases - in addition to the “normal” three symptoms (headache, fever, loss of taste / smell). The test was again refused on Christmas Day and early on Boxing Day. He was admitted last night and was finally tested then and lo and behold he tested positive.
So as a result he probably infected his wife who then went on to church on Christmas morning - I know that they were socially distanced but that just reduces the risk, it does not eliminate it. My family has also been exposed unnecessarily on Christmas Day - including my daughter who is an Health Care Assistant in the NHS and will now have to self isolate along with us - so costing the NHS an additional money to get cover in for her. But it is OK as they saved the cost of a test on Christmas Eve - twats.
The ineffective UK Test and Trace system is costing lives - hopefully not my FiL’s or MiL’s lives - because they are trying to penny pinch. Why this system is not being managed by professionals within the NHS - yes, looking at Dido Harding and the other the Tory cronies - for its management appointments process is utterly corrupt and this time corruption is costing lives again. I trust the NHS to get things right pretty quickly, this “service” is hampering the ability of the NHS to treat people early enough as they won’t test people unless they meet criteria that have been superseded months ago and when they do test they don’t get in contact with people quickly enough, if at all.
Sorry, I needed a rant and I can’t be bothered with Facepalm today.
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