The government is still screaming "French kiss every stranger you meet then spit directly in to their mouths", which is not helpful.
The wastewater numbers and test positivity in my area are both higher than previous troughs and trending up. Does that mean Covid is spreading more aggressively? Does it mean anything? The only data I have, and that as far as I know anyone has, is test positivity and wastewater numbers. I feel like I'm going fucking nuts because EVERYONE, including the fucking contagion dispersal cult, says Covid is over but the actual available data says it's trucking right along and nothing has changed.
I want to aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Swabbing the sides of your throat is fine.
From the UK's DHSC's instructions: