Sorry should have added my self assessment, is I haven't done pubs , avoided my usual greasy spoon whilst on road.
Vast majority of shopping is online.
Work interacting done online if it can't be done outside.
Social activities nowt indoors shed loads outside.
This is my own personal self risk assessment via various sources.
I believe I never advocated law or rule breaking and believe none of my post advocate this.
your post suggested you'd tested positive for COVID-19, but queried whether it was accurate. Whether this was an official test under test and trace and when wasn't clear. Even if you did not feel symptoms and were positive you could still spread it if you were
asymptomatic. And you said it was an antibody test but that just means you produced antibodies to fight the virus at some point in the last 6-7 months perhaps?
Yes, you reduced the risk of doing so by your actions.
I also had an anti body test as part of a research project by Imperial college London and Ipsos with support from the Dept of Health, but made it clear it was for research only. It made it clear that it wasn't 100% accurate and I should continue to follow follow guidelines of COVID.
Although you weren't suggesting other people break the law per se. All I was pointing out was the risk of fine if they did test positive, from £1k to £10k for repeat offenders, and are told "officially" to self isolate. That applies from today. In that case just avoiding the shops and pubs is not sufficient, you would need to stay at home for 14 days. Then it's not about "self-assessment", which you were suggesting.
But how effectively it will be enforced remains to be seen, as we have seen with mask wearing in shops and public transport.
The rules are confusing and this Govt. has really ballsed it up to let the numbers get out of control again.
