I’m impressed with the efficiency of the test. We got our results back this afternoon - negative. From test to results it was no more than 26 hours. I do question having been offered the test though. It seems like testing for the sake of it! And to help fiddle the government’s figures.

My partner and I had a COVID-19 test today. We both use the Kings College app to record our daily symptoms. John recorded hay fever type symptoms for a number of days. He was contacted yesterday and offered a test. I was able to get a test as I also use the app. There are a few thousand tests availa...

Gail Walker, editor of the Belfast Telegraph, summed up well the mood of most people I know.

That's right. The idea with these simple face coverings is to stop big flecks getting out rather than tiny particles (which start out as big flecks then shrink as they dry up) or gases (farts) getting in That's not to say it's a particularly airborne disease. So far as it is in the air, it's projec...

Westfield Stratford was an odd experience today. About 70% of shops open, some queuing systems for the more popular shops had to be positioned some way away because there was no space any closer to the store, a lot of totally dead shops, hand sanitiser everywhere. Not a fantastically fun experience...

The main message, that has been missing, is the 15 minutes rule. It is likely you can only get it from someone else if you spend in excess of 15 minutes in close proximity. I don’t think this has ever been made clear. You simply can’t get it from fleeting encounters, unless someone deliberately cou...

One of the things I can’t understand is face coverings... I assume WHO and the government are just going along with telling people to wear them for psychology reasons only? I mean, surely if you can smell the fart which came from the man standing in front you through your face covering, it is going...

I thought the idea was for one person who has been isolated to join with one other small household? That's right - one single-person household can bubble with another household (of the normal number in that household). According to the Sunday Times, this policy came about from a single mum emailing...

‘Social bubbles’ are the latest lockdown easing measures seemingly beyond the comprehension of most people. I thought the idea was for one person who has been isolated to join with one other small household? All I’m seeing online is people meeting up with their mates and then an hour later meeting u...

Any idea what Brekkie, Rolling News & Newsroom have done to deserve their warnings?

Learnt yesterday that Brekkie is 37! I honestly thought he was about 50, what with his antiquated views of technology and the like!