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#3230065 14-May-2024 08:52

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

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#3230069 14-May-2024 09:03

Eva888:

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

You are still meant to report it but you have to wonder how many people do that these days. Hope you both feel better soon.

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#3230255 14-May-2024 13:21

Eva888:

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

I don't see the point in reporting a positive covid result but you can try.

Check if you're eligible for the antivirals. Just googled and here's the pharmac website https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/covid19/access-criteria-for-covid-19-medicines/covid-antivirals/access-criteria-assessment-tool

I'm guessing pharmacies are still prescribing the antivirals?

Isolation recommended for 5 days but not mandatory. I decided to practice what I can continue longterm. My philosophy is that the real goal is no onward transmission. And I can achieve that without strict home isolation.

Alternatively call healthline.

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#3230259 14-May-2024 13:38

Some buildings with scaffolding are wrapped in plastic and others just have protective netting. I assume both prevent random items tumbling off and hitting passers-by, but why the plastic?

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#3230261 14-May-2024 13:46

Keeps the rain off, work can continue in inclement weather - especially if the building envelope has been compromised or not yet completed.

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#3230266 14-May-2024 14:09

floydbloke:

Some buildings with scaffolding are wrapped in plastic and others just have protective netting. I assume both prevent random items tumbling off and hitting passers-by, but why the plastic?

Asbestos removal requires the wrap in most cases. Its not cheap.

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#3230399 14-May-2024 16:05

chatterbox:

I don't see the point in reporting a positive covid result but you can try.

Check if you're eligible for the antivirals. Just googled and here's the pharmac website https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/covid19/access-criteria-for-covid-19-medicines/covid-antivirals/access-criteria-assessment-tool

I'm guessing pharmacies are still prescribing the antivirals?

Isolation recommended for 5 days but not mandatory. I decided to practice what I can continue longterm. My philosophy is that the real goal is no onward transmission. And I can achieve that without strict home isolation.

Alternatively call healthline.

I'd imagine the point of reporting is for stats so they have a good idea of how prevalent it is. I didn't report it when I had it over Easter because I didn't realise I was still meant to, and I wouldn't be the only one.

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#3230509 14-May-2024 20:30

floydbloke:

Some buildings with scaffolding are wrapped in plastic and others just have protective netting. I assume both prevent random items tumbling off and hitting passers-by, but why the plastic?

Protects the public's sensibilities if you've got builders who prefer to work au naturel.

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#3230521 14-May-2024 21:19

chatterbox:

Eva888:

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

I don't see the point in reporting a positive covid result but you can try.

I don’t know if there’s a regulatory or legal requirement to report a positive RA test - but the health authorities do want you to.

You don’t have to ‘try’ - there’s a system for it,

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#3231606 17-May-2024 04:16

Paul1977:

chatterbox:

I don't see the point in reporting a positive covid result but you can try.

Check if you're eligible for the antivirals. Just googled and here's the pharmac website https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/covid19/access-criteria-for-covid-19-medicines/covid-antivirals/access-criteria-assessment-tool

I'm guessing pharmacies are still prescribing the antivirals?

Isolation recommended for 5 days but not mandatory. I decided to practice what I can continue longterm. My philosophy is that the real goal is no onward transmission. And I can achieve that without strict home isolation.

Alternatively call healthline.

I'd imagine the point of reporting is for stats so they have a good idea of how prevalent it is. I didn't report it when I had it over Easter because I didn't realise I was still meant to, and I wouldn't be the only one.

I'd imagine waste water testing is more reliable for prevalence. Pretty sure they know there's a drop off in testing and reporting hence there's a large degree of inaccuracy in relying on that type of data for decisions. Hospitals will still be testing and would be a reliable indicator of who lands in hospital with or because of covid.

I don't know what they'd do with the self report data apart from use it to help show a decline in use for when they decide to discontinue free RAT tests which I'm sure will come soon.

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#3231638 17-May-2024 09:11

Eva888:

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

Bugger.

I'm just through my second case of it. Very mild, luckily. Somewhat unlucky was catching it, given I WFH! A friend had it last week and I dropped him off a coffee and a pie on my weekend morning walk. Somehow it jumped 3m from him to me as we chatted outside his doorstep. It's very catchy but at least I only got a tiny viral load.

It never even occurred to me that I would report it. The only reason I bothered to test was because my wife's work sees her face to face with cancer chemo patients and my brother in law is a surgeon who can't work if he catches it. Otherwise I would have just stayed away from people while I was coughing and sneezing.

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#3231658 17-May-2024 10:17

johno1234:

Eva888:

We both now have Covid from the friend who had the stroke.

What’s the drill, do we have to report it or just hunker down. Feels like someone’s beaten me with a 4x2

Bugger.

I'm just through my second case of it. Very mild, luckily. Somewhat unlucky was catching it, given I WFH! A friend had it last week and I dropped him off a coffee and a pie on my weekend morning walk. Somehow it jumped 3m from him to me as we chatted outside his doorstep. It's very catchy but at least I only got a tiny viral load.

It never even occurred to me that I would report it. The only reason I bothered to test was because my wife's work sees her face to face with cancer chemo patients and my brother in law is a surgeon who can't work if he catches it. Otherwise I would have just stayed away from people while I was coughing and sneezing.

This was our second case also. Mr E sailed through with a nose like a running tap on day one and was perky by day three and prowling for food. I had the glass shards throat plus fever, talking was painful and no interest in food but no runny nose. Weird how two people in the same household can have such differing symptoms and yet he’s the one that brought it home.

Now you’ve made me think about daughter doing a delivery standing 2 meters away on front doorstep.

Also wonder why Healthline doesn’t have a chat feature where you can text them. When you feel rotten and every word is a struggle and hurts, the last thing you need is fifty verbal questions to answer.