STB. wrote: » Yes they do. There are clear symptoms to check, High Temp being an obvious one. Its a worldwide poster. Given GP's have been given responsibility as the gatekeepers, I'm sure they know their arse from their elbow. Regardless, the criteria was set initially at "have you been in Italy". That changed on 13/3 when community transmission was already evident. Not everyone has presented themselves for testing. Sick people presented themselves to their GP's. You don't change the criteria after the event because your system has failed, due to incompetence or lack of gear. You are no longer following WHO guidelines anymore. Whats happening here of course is that the NVRL has been given exclusive reponsibility for community testing and they are not capable of the numbers. Given the virus can be asymptomatic, you don't ignore people with symptoms. You identify them and you isolate. You certainly dont gamble. If you have problem with lack of kits or not enough labs, you fix that. Don't try and bluff me.
Bigboldworld wrote: » Can i clarify the following, i have been self isolating since weekend before last, we contacted gp on Wednesday of last week and gave details and told we were forwarded for test, i had no fever but cough head cold and severe shortness of breath, my partner did have a fever and flu like symptoms but he is fine now, are they saying our wait of a week has been for nothing and they now won’t test us? I still have bad shortness of breath. Do we have to go back to GP or just give up?
amadangomor wrote: » Similar situation here, was put forward for test on Monday. I'm going to ring GP this morning to see what's the story. Maybe there will be a new category of with symptoms and presumed infected. Hope you're feeling better soon! I'm gradually breathing a bit easier every day.
Akrasia wrote: » My wife got a text message from some Queueing service yesterday saying to keep self isolating but there was no specific appointment, did anyone else get something similar?
Fann Linn wrote: » This is a right fcuk up. My wife has a time and place for today. Just got the call, will that go ahead? For the record waiting 15 days now.
meath4sam wrote: » If you have a confirmed appointment it will go ahead
bennyl10 wrote: » Got in on Monday, Still no date. May not get one now either
Bigboldworld wrote: » Are they not ruling out a lot of people who will actually have coronavirus because they are saying you must have a fever? I’ve read a number of posts from people who tested positive without having a fever however on the other hand i read a report from a chinese hospital that almost 99% that presented had a fever?! Very confusing
wat24 wrote: » Just off phone with GP. I am a nurse and have fever, short of breath, headaches. Was told I need all three fever short of breath and cough to be tested. So basically as I have no cough I won’t be tested.
Ninthlife wrote: » Thought health care workers would be tested as priority though
wat24 wrote: » I said I am nurse working in local hospital and was told unless I had all three symptoms I wouldn’t get test!
Bigboldworld wrote: » That’s madness, an awful lot of corona positive people will be walking around who won’t get a test, jaysus, I thought the directive was to test, test, test? We clearly don’t have resources to ramp up the testing
jaffa20 wrote: » That's crazy, you should have prioritise testing.
Flippyfloppy wrote: » I'm in the same boat. My concern is, if the shortness of breath and cough is left untreated, and is actually another condition like bronchitis but we have only had over the phone consults and been put onto the list (and now won't be seen because we have no fevers) what would happen if we then somehow caught covid and were already under the weather?
Ninthlife wrote: » From HSE site about priorty cases This includes people with symptoms of coronavirus who are: close contacts of a confirmed case healthcare workers in at-risk groups
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