🚨Dr Barry Jones (CATA) at #CovidInquiry:
“It was defined as aerosol transmitted from the very moment it came in to the country, it was an airborne highly consequential infectious disease. As indeed SARS1 & MERS were & still are.”
“The most contagious period is shortly before they become symptomatic - 2 to 3 days beforehand, and shortly after"
Asymptomatic transmission - this is how #SARSCoV2 does spreads so successfully”
"The weight of evidence was that wearing masks was better than not wearing masks, and respirators [FFP3] were better than surgical masks"
Prof Beggs is questioned by @covidinquiryuk about the The Royal Society Expert Group review of studies into #SARSCoV2 transmission”
🚨At #CovidInquiry Lady Hallett to Prof. Clive Beggs:
Q. Is it reasonable if you don’t know the route of transmission surely you should be preparing for & guarding against…every possible route of transmission until you know?
A. You’re absolutely correct
“Members contacted, & continue to contact the College in large numbers about Long Covid… Many nurses who contracted Long #Covid via exposure at work have either lost or now at risk of losing their employment”
“In the words of a Resident Doctor: I caught #Covid in March 2020… These were supposed to be the best years of my life but I’m spending them alone, in bed, feeling like I’m dying almost all the time”