You're right: the government is a complete joke, although unfortunately not a funny one.

All we can do is follow common sense, which no doubt you'll do and just go with the 10 days ending on the 18th.

Ellect a clown expect a circus. The problem is the clown is now the ring leader.

How anyone could of voted for someone with a track record like his is something else. A man who as mayor of London wasted millions on vanity projects and has been sacked for lying on more than one occasion but the people voted and now get to reap what they sowe

Funny after announcing weeks ago that restrictions were going to be lifted for xmas and then things start to look like the virus is taking a hold again' today the health minister says that a new strain of covid is emerging. Nothing to do with tens of thousands out shopping and the like. Somehow I don't think xmas will be as free as they said

To end this thread the MIL, despite being 93 and in poor health came through Covid totally asymptomatic. After about a week in hospital she was moved to the Covid unit at a care home where after her 14 day isolation was moved into the rehab unit for physio and assessment. We found out totally by luck last Tuesday 29th that pending a final assessment the following morning she was being discharged Wednesday 30th. Would have been nice to get a bit more notice but after a call to the home on Wednesday morning confirming she would be home later that morning it was a rush to Tesco's to get her some fresh groceries and get the 40 miles to her home.

We arrived just after she had been dropped off and was on the bed. Very quickly we realised she was unfit to be left there with no other person's and called the physio's. They confirmed that a physio and occupational therapist would be coming that PM to assess what help she needed but surely that should of been done before sending her home.

At about 1.30 we heard a crash, she had fallen trying to get to the commode next to the bed. I called 999 and after answering many question was told the ambulance would be coming as an emergency but not a life threatening emergency so could take some time. No pain, no visible injuries and since she was only about 4 stone the wife got her back into bed. About an hour later same again. Re-rang 999 who told me the Ambulance would be with us ASAP.

Then the physio and occupational therapist turned up. Immediately stated she was unfit to be home and should never have been discharged. Made phone calls and found her an emergency bed at a nursing home pending the paramedics decision after arriving.

Paramedics arrived and decided that due to her pulse rate and low oxygen levels she needed to be taken to hospital.

Over the next 5 days she was up and down and died on Monday afternoon.

I messaged the CQC (Care Quality Commission) who have since rung us and agreed that this appears to constitute an unsafe discharge. We don't want anything other than to ensure that this does does not happen to any other families. The CQC have passed it onto the authorities for investigation.