Rules For Self-Isolating After A Positive Covid Result.

[Gizmonster]

Apparently the rules changed a while ago .....

I took a test at a centre yesterday and it's just come back positive, so I've been told to self-isolate for 10 days from when I first started having symptoms .... which is fair enough.

Now here's the part I can't get my head round ..... my missus doesn't need to self-isolate - she works in a supermarket and because she's been double jabbed (I'm double jabbed as well by the way), she's been told she still has to go into work. She also took a test at the same time as me, but her result came back negative.

I personally wouldn't be very happy working alongside someone, or being served by someone who lives with somebody who's just recently tested positive for Covid. Yea she might have had a negative result, but we sleep in the same bed ..... I breath my germs all over her .... I'm not surprised the infection rate is so high with this set of rules currently in place !!

[rockyracoon]

They are the rules at the moment. If you have been double jabbed or are under 18 years and 6 months, you do not have to isolate if you come into contact with someone who is positive, this includes people in your household. However, you are encouraged to test.

Really, though, if you're positive, you should isolate yourself as best as you can within your household.

[bobbinwales]

What else can be done, put you up in a hotel? Have separate beds and separate rooms if you dont want to infect her. She can take regular LTFs as well

[bobbinwales]

If for every kid who got sent home from school with covid if every member of there household had to isolate for 2 weeks there'd be massive absences in schools and in work and who'd do there shopping.

[Gizmonster]

//// What else can be done, put you up in a hotel? ////

What I'm saying is that my missus should need to self-isolate as well. She wants to stay off work ..... she's informed them that her partner has tested positive, but she's been told that she must go in because that's the rules.

Would you be happy being served from someone in a supermarket, if you knew her partner had just tested positive ,,,, because I know I wouldn't be ??

[bobbinwales]

Yes if they tested negative and kept being tested, and everyone was social distancing and ideally wearing masks.

[sadielady]

My 8 year old granddaughter tested positive, no school and isolated for 10days, my son, her dad, is manager of a restaurant was able to go to work but told to take regular home test, all negative I'm pleased to say

[anneasquith]

I think what should be emphasised is your spouse takes very regular home tests .

[AuntPG]

You should be self-isolating within your home, not carrying on as normal and sleeping with your wife! You should be sleeping separately, have separate handtowels etc and maintain social distancing. Everyone has to take responsibilities for reducing the infection rate.

[bednobs]

i'm interseted to know why she wants to be off? surely if shes at home all day, shes got more chance of getting ill from you?

[chelle7272]

Those are the rules as without them there would still be widespread staffing shortages and all the knock on effects that come with it.

[bobbinwales]

I agree with APG, its inconvenient but if your sharing a house with someone whos infected you need to have separate spaces. If she had typhoid would you still sleep together and share the cooking, washing etc. When covid first kicked in it was common practice for the infected person to isolate- seperate rooms, food brought to there room door for 2 weeks, separate toilets where possible, rigerous cleaning of surfaces

[jno]

bednobs, I'd have thought being at home with just one other person, who's tested positive but can be kept on the other side of the room, is less risky than being in a supermarket full of people whose Covid status is unknown?

Though sleeping in the same bed and breathing over each other might not be the way to do it.

[Hopkirk]

She's better off getting out of the house and away from you as much as possible.

I caught covid, and my wife continued to go to work. She never caught it. We didn't sleep in the same bed though, I isolated as much as I could

[bednobs]

"bednobs, I'd have thought being at home with just one other person, who's tested positive but can be kept on the other side of the room, is less risky than being in a supermarket full of people whose Covid status is unknown?"
presumably the supermarket has measures in place to protect its staff. She also hasnt (presumably) got it so far from the customers (although maybe she has)

[jno]

I don't know, bednobs, some supermarket staff I've seen recently haven't been wearing masks, or have been taking them off to speak to people, and are still taking customers to shelves to find things they want. Maybe a third fo customer are still wearing masks.

If that was me, I might feel safer with just Giz.

[New Judge]

It sums up the stupidity of the rules. I returned from abroad and took a test on day two, receiving the result on day five. Between landing at Gatwick and getting my result I had been shopping, travelled on buses, ate in a restaurant and visited a pub. By the time I found out my status I had mixed with dozens of people. Mind you, I stood more chance of contracting the virus at home than where I visited, so I suppose it doesn't matter that much. So-called self isolation (as in your circumstances) is equally ridiculous.