"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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"michael adams" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
michael adams wrote:
Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having
symptoms on the day of their test, according to the Office for
National Statistics.

It's not unusual to have a virus etc before any symptoms become
apparent.

It may also be not unusual to have a virus etc and never show any
symptoms at all. Allegedly


It's how they spread so easily. You are infectious before you have the
symptoms that might keep you at home, or away from others, if socially
responsible.

Thought everyone knew this.

But if everyone already knows this, then it does raise the question as
why all this money is being wasted on testing people, and compiling
these apparently useless statistics. Does it not ?

Absolutely not. If a test shows someone has the virus they should take
steps to avoid passing it on to others.

But according to you above, "everyone already knew this". That they could be
infectious before they have the symptoms;

Yes.

and so they should *already* be taking steps to avoid passing it on to others.

And that’s why everyone has to wear masks in shops etc now, stupid.

They're wearing masks in shops now, dopey, because the Govt has told them to.
For many of them, that's the only reason. With the possibility of a
£200 fine if they don't.

Not because "everybody already knows" that quite possibly 78% of carriers
don't show any symptoms


michael adams

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