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Anyone else genuinely not got a clue what to do re covid?

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lemonnandliime · 13/03/2022 01:10

So my understanding is that although the legal requirement is no longer there, you are expected to stay at home and isolate if you have covid.

You should test from day 5 and when you get two consecutive negatives you can go back out up-to day 10.

My DP and I tested positive on Friday.

My partners work (small office of 12 people) told him if he is asymptomatic he can just go into work as normal. (He didn't, he pushed back and arranged to work from home which he can do with no impact on his work).

Now the legal requirement is gone, it appears some people think this means there's no need to isolate? Or are they correct?

Am I being daft? Have I missed or misunderstood guidance changes?

Tbh I don't feel too poorly, had it not been for covid I'd have gone about my day as normal with a minor cold without a second thought, so I do feel silly roping my mum into the school run etc. (I have to go inside the school daily as I have an autistic child that needs help from me with personal care so not just a quick drop in the playground).

Feeling inconvenienced and annoyed about having to stay at home when there's nothing really wrong with me, but also absolutely going to do the right thing by teachers etc in school and not pass it on.

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Kitkat151 · 13/03/2022 04:30

I’m nhs...we still have to self isolate....wfh if we can...if not just stay off until 2 neg lfts or day 10 whichever comes first

beginnerwitch · 13/03/2022 04:38

Please isolate. My partner caught it from someone, who knows who or where and has unwittingly passed it on to me and our 5 month old. Despite both of us being triple jabbed we are all really poorly. I hope the person who passed it to us wasn't asymptomatic positive who went out anyway. Trying to help a baby who doesn't understand why he feels so bad while feeling like death warmed up myself makes it even worse. I wouldn't put anyone else at risk of this.

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 13/03/2022 04:51

Yes I'd not be too thrilled at catching it from someone who was put and about knowing they had it!

I think the rule change gas jangly cone about to shift the responsibility onto normal working people instead of the government.

For what its worth, I'm in Scotland so we still have rules, not legally, but Saturday was my first day of freedom since catching covid.

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TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 13/03/2022 04:53

And yes, my 12 week old had it too and was unwell with it, his feeding has taken a dip and I'm worried about his weight gain now!

PinkPlantCase · 13/03/2022 05:23

We’re another family who had covid recently and became really quite unwell despite having all the vaccines. Baby DS lost about 10% of his body weight.

We’ve had lots of the other bugs that are doing the rounds and non of then made us as poorly as covid.

If it’s possible for you to stay home you really should.

MoodySky · 13/03/2022 05:24

I tested positive yesterday. I am freelance, so won't be paid if I don't go in to work. But I certainly won't go in this week, as I don't want to pass it on to colleagues and their families.

I'm fortunate that I'll be able to survive financially, and I'm aware that many people will have to work even if they're ill.

Hope you all feel better soon.

Kitkat151 · 13/03/2022 05:33

@MoodySky

I tested positive yesterday. I am freelance, so won't be paid if I don't go in to work. But I certainly won't go in this week, as I don't want to pass it on to colleagues and their families.

I'm fortunate that I'll be able to survive financially, and I'm aware that many people will have to work even if they're ill.

Hope you all feel better soon.

That’s can be a hard call for some to make....especially if they have no savings and live hand to mouth....hope you get neg lfts soon
beginnerwitch · 13/03/2022 05:39

It is hard if you have to work and have no choice but if you do please take all precautions like proper masks (not cloth ones) and keep a distance from others to avoid spreading it.

garlictwist · 13/03/2022 06:10

I've just had covid. I worked from home and didn't socialise, but I did go out for walks. I went locally from the house and avoided other people and one time I drove about 15 minutes to a different place and sat in an empty field and read my book.

So I didn't isolate as such, but I do think I acted within the spirit of it.

Porcupineintherough · 13/03/2022 06:25

Your husband's work are fools. We just had a COVID outbreak at work following a team meeting. Some were mildly ill amd could then work from home but two were properly sick so the company lost 15th days work. Our instructions are not to come in w known COVID or COVID symptoms but to work from home if well enough.

DoobryWhatsit · 13/03/2022 06:34

It's no longer a legal requirement, but many (most?) workplaces are still following the guidelines. It becomes a difficult decision if your workplace is refusing to pay sick pay if you're "choosing" to isolate whilst well.

Every school I know of would refuse to let you in the building.

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lemonnandliime · 13/03/2022 09:33

@Porcupineintherough

Your husband's work are fools. We just had a COVID outbreak at work following a team meeting. Some were mildly ill amd could then work from home but two were properly sick so the company lost 15th days work. Our instructions are not to come in w known COVID or COVID symptoms but to work from home if well enough.
Yeah this is what I think too.

I have a friend who works at a local high school in the kitchen and has been given the same instruction , come in work if positive but well.

Crazy really if it can be avoided.

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lemonnandliime · 13/03/2022 09:35

@DoobryWhatsit

It's no longer a legal requirement, but many (most?) workplaces are still following the guidelines. It becomes a difficult decision if your workplace is refusing to pay sick pay if you're "choosing" to isolate whilst well.

Every school I know of would refuse to let you in the building.

This is the trouble a lot of workplaces aren't following gov guidelines and put pressure on staff who then feel pressured by fellow staff who won't want them to be in.

Socially people just haven't adjusted to being positive but going out to work etc.

I think it should be treated like chicken pox now, just do the right thing and stay home for a few days.

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Newnormal99 · 13/03/2022 09:38

I'm positive but my daughters not (she had 6 weeks ago so confident she won't get again soon soon) I've been dropping her to school etc but not getting out the car. So not isolating but equally not actually coming face to face with anyone. As she's too young g to get to school by herself it's the best I can do!

FurryBandito · 13/03/2022 09:42

It’s so difficult. I’ve been logging symptoms with ZOE covid app since the start. Last week I ticked the boxes for a few very slight symptoms - very slight scratchy throat, slightly runny nose. My LFTs were negative but Zoe invited me to do a PCR test which came back positive. My LFTs have been negative even on the day the PCR came back positive. There must be so many people like me who have covid but are so slightly affected they couldn’t even call it a cold. Not that many people will be taking PCR tests now. Im isolating but without a PCR I’d be round and about possibly spreading covid wherever I went.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 13/03/2022 09:44

I'm just not testing any more so I won't know if I'm positive. If I'm too ill to work then I won't go in but if I'm well enough then I'll be going to work.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 13/03/2022 09:46

It's easy to say "do the right thing and stay home" but many people can't afford to do that. It's a privileged way of thinking.

DillDanding · 13/03/2022 09:47

I think if I knew I had it, I’d be isolating.

Most people seem not to be testing now, from conversations I’ve had.

walksen · 13/03/2022 09:53

I think perspectives on this will vary on where you work and whether you can WFH or get sick pay etc obviously.

Tbh I'm not sure what I will do the next time I test positive. If the symptoms are manageable I will probably have to work as I won't get paid and with bills going up so much I can't afford the hit.

It probably sounds selfish but then again as a supply teacher I have had people who have symptoms and test positive in my place of work all the time and have done throughout. A significant proportion of people have always refused to test, sent kids in with symptoms, have to send them in as close contacts and this will only get worse once free tests stop next month. Recent ons data makes clear that education has even slightly higher prevalence than care and NHS where some restrictions still apply

Whilst the pandemic might not be totally over, the management of it is and I think we have to get used to the idea (if you haven't already ) that we will be catching it over and over again.

Theunamedcat · 13/03/2022 09:54

@Waxonwaxoff0

It's easy to say "do the right thing and stay home" but many people can't afford to do that. It's a privileged way of thinking.
It's a privileged way of thinking from privileged people I'm wondering how many of there cleaners and cooks in the house of commons are going in sick now or will be shortly 🤔 it's shory sighted by them thinking it won't effect them because they live on privilege
Porcupineintherough · 13/03/2022 09:58

@Waxonwaxoff0

It's easy to say "do the right thing and stay home" but many people can't afford to do that. It's a privileged way of thinking.
Is it bollocks. Lots of the people who happily go and infect others arent doing it out of sheer necessity, they're doing it because they are selfish fuckers. They dont care about the ordinary folk they are infecting as they go about their daily round, they just dont want any personal inconvenience.
LIZS · 13/03/2022 10:01

Until April advice is to stay at home of positive. If your dc is negative he can still go to school although the personal care element may make that difficult.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 13/03/2022 10:02

@Porcupineintherough and lots of people ARE doing it through sheer necessity. Just because some people aren't doesn't negate the fact that lots of people are on the bones of their arse right now, or are you unaware about the huge increase in living costs lately?

Dembones292 · 13/03/2022 10:15

I think you should stay at home if you can. I was shocked when my friend who's a travel agent told me that her colleague went I to work as usual when she tested positive. They're face to face with customers about to go abroad, many of them elderly. They've also taken all the screens down. Seems ridiculous to me.

Theunamedcat · 13/03/2022 10:16

My hermes lady yesterday coughing her head off handed me my parcel and proceeds to leave still coughing like her lungs are about to fall out yes it might not be covid but no mask coughing all over my Parcel I wiped it down before opening tbh I've only ever done that once before and that was my delivery from a distribution warehouse that had to close due to high staff covid cases and they packed my box

She doesn't work she doesn't get paid

I wish she had a mask on though

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