Originally Posted by
Dan1113
I also think there will be a certain percentage of people who would rather suffer through it (or simply be blissfully unaware) and spread it than isolate over Christmas, compared to a normal week when you get 10 days off work in their eyes. So I imagine this leads to fewer tests, particularly in people doing asymptotic lateral flow ones.
Yes, there must be a temptation to put anything down as a cold so that you do not have to hide for Christmas. The number of tests is currently very high and has not reduced. I guess that may drop a bit now all the schools are off, but no sign of that yet. Not sure how many would want to test on Christmas day either...