Following a 4 January Covid-19 press conference, comments made by Professor Sir Chris Whitty have been highlighted in The Guardian and posts on Twitter as a potential source of confusion over whether someone can end their 10 day period of self-isolation if they are still testing positive for Covid-19 on lateral flow tests. During the… Read More »
“Currently those without symptoms who test positive on a lateral flow are asked to order a PCR test and can only begin their isolation period when they receive the second result, effectively forcing them to isolate for longer than seven days.” The Telegraph, 5 January 2021. The Telegraph has reported on plans to remove the… Read More »
Personal growth isn’t like GDP. It’s about quality rather than quantity. So, what areas of personal growth do you like to improve? Take a look in your vegetable patch and see what’s growing there now. Identify what is serving you and what is holding you back. Nature abhors a vacuum so if you remove those… Read More »
In 1993 a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle. The post… Read More »
Here are 25 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai. 1-5 Facts You Didn’t Know About UAE and Dubai 1. The Dubai police fleet includes a Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley. This is to allow them to catch speeders who can outrun other cars – Source 2. When the Founding Father of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid,…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Billionaires. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Billionaires 1. Just a year ago, J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) was wealthier than the Queen of England, and she was the first person to become a billionaire solely through writing. – Source 2. Then J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire…… Read More »
A number of posts on Facebook show people putting tap water on lateral flow tests, either to claim that Covid-19 could be present in the water supply or to suggest the tests don’t work. Some of the posts are screenshots of a tweet posted by musicians Right Said Fred. Claims that tap water returns a… Read More »
“Guardian ‘Person of the Year’ Poll Deactivated After J.K. Rowling Takes Lead” Breitbart, 29 December 2021. Breitbart has reported that the Guardian deactivated a “Person of the Year” poll shortly after Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling took the lead. It has suggested that this was due to contentious views held by the author. Ms Rowling’s… Read More »
We know that the overwhelming majority of people in hospital on the Covid wards, with Covid, Omicron or Delta, are people who have not been vaccinated. Anna Soubry, 3 January 2022. Speaking on Sky News [starting at 5min 00 secs], the barrister and former government minister Anna Soubry said that most people in hospital with… Read More »
