Some might be. But the reality is that for many the symptoms might be quite similar to, say, bronchitis or another chest infection. Or they might have another type of cold.
Every authority and expert on this issue says testing is key.
I've got no problem with football clubs using the scheme. Clubs like Saints and Norwich are medium sized businesses with high overheards and very precarious income streams. What I do have a problem with is the small cadre of players who take out millions each not chucking into the pot to make up the extra 20%.
Without a determined and comprehensive testing programme there is no exit strategy and our testing numbers and approach is way behind some other countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/25/uk-coronavirus-policy-scientific-dominic-cummings?CMP=share_btn_tw
A view on the government's misguided dallying (if that's what it was).
Will be interesting to see how things go in Sweden which seems even more relaxed than our government was.
If you've recovered you probably aren't contagious any more. The virus can live on hands for a while but not indefinitely.
You may now have immunity. That's certainly the hope, but the science is currently inconclusive.
We’re going to see people dying in hospital corridors, much like in Italy and Spain.
The government had a couple of weeks to try to get on top of it but dithered with the idiotic “we’ll do something at the right time” mantra and have singularly failed to test and trace or to send clear messaging to the public.
I suppose the good thing about Trump dishing out ignorant and dangerous medical advice is that the only people stupid enough to believe him are likely to vote for him.