Covid and employers duty of care

[Hedgehog44]

I want to know if I'm making a big thing out of nothing really. Lad in office goes into self isolation on Friday. His friend has tested positive and he has symptoms. Has taken test and results are due in next couple of days. AIBU that I am so cross that work haven't made this known to us that there is a potential Covid case in the office so we can choose how to conduct ourselves this weekend? Some of us have ill parents we could visit whilst potentially infected. Am I making something out of nothing? We have heard about this on the grapevine only as most of us WFH on a Friday and I feel so strongly that our bosses are making this decision for us. Should we have been told? Am I overreacting completely?

[quote Hedgehog44]@Hardbackwriter admittedly I had not thought of his privacy in this although he has shared the news with someone for the rest of us to know. But yes I guess maybe employers can't divulge everything. Is Covid notifiable?[/quote]
Covid is a notifiable disease, but that means appropriate government departments are to be notified of outbreaks.

Particularly as they have not been confirmed as affected there isn’t officially any further action required and your employers should not be breaching their confidentiality.
However as you have noted the individual has informed people for awareness.
If you think it is likely that you could be affected then it would be reasonable for you to consider isolation until they are confirmed as positive or negative, and act accordingly for your own testing.
If its less likely and reasonable measures are in place in the workplace then you should not be overly concerned yet
If reasonable measures to be Covid safe are not in place at work then it’s something to relook at - failing to do so would mean your employer are failing their duty of care

you try being in an office and being 2m apart all the time

You just need to wear a mask. It's not difficult, and saves all this drama.

I don't think you can come on here and have a go at your company, when you haven't been following the guidelines, that is entirely your own responsibility and you should own that shit and realise who is really at fault here