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Friend has had Covid-19, keeps wanting to meet

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Usernamqwerty · 18/04/2020 21:44

My friend has been unwell with Coronavirus. Not tested but 99% certain she had it. She's had no symptoms now for two weeks but keeps asking if she can meet up as apparently she's now immune 😬. I am unsure about the science of this and struggle to understand whether she is immune.

I can't take the risk of her possibly infecting us, but it's pissing me off that she keeps asking to "accidentally" end up in the same park as us, but stay two metres apart (not that we are visiting parks anyway!!). I feel sorry for her as she lives alone and works from home and is lonely. AIBU to just keep saying no?

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familygermsareok · 19/04/2020 00:06

Whether she has had it or not is immaterial - immunity is unknown currently. And as pp said it can still be passed on via her hands if she touches anything contaminated. Everyone needs to continue as if they are a potential source of infection for now - because they are!
I understand what another pp was saying about maybe she is struggling with mental health and trying to reach out, but I think she is being unfair expecting you to essentially break the guidelines and do something you feel is wrong.
You can FaceTime/WhatsApp/Zoom, lots of options for contacting her which would be more appropriate. She is not being fair to you.

SharonasCorona · 19/04/2020 00:29

I’m pretty sure I had CV but fully recovered now but :

  1. we don’t know whether those of us who think they had it actually had it
  2. whether having it makes you immune to getting it again
  3. even if you are immune you may still be able to pass it to others
  4. lockdown rules are for everyone, no exemptions for those who think they had it

So she’s a nob and I would ignore her.

Quizacabusi · 19/04/2020 03:34

How about sending this -
Hi friend, you know that I would like nothing better than to be able to meet up however I feel strongly that I need to follow the advice to stay at home as much as possible. I won’t be meeting you or anyone else for the time being. It upsets me to keep having to say no to invites to meet up so please can we focus on what we will do when lockdown is over? I know that you will understand how I feel. 💐

Scott72 · 19/04/2020 08:16

With viruses, if you haven't had symptoms for a couple weeks or longer doesn't that mean normally you are now past the communicability stage? Odds are she's probably safe. But I'm sure there's official medical advice you can find online on what is considered safe.

Usernamqwerty · 19/04/2020 09:30

Thanks so much for all your replies! I guess we don't know enough about it to know whether she is immune. I'll stick to WhatsApp video calls 😁🖥️☎️

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