Who should be isolating in this situation?

[Fejka]

Bit of a disagreement as to who should be isolating here, hoping MN can assist:

A and B are in a relationship, seeing each other at weekends at Bs house. This evening B has started experiencing some minor symptoms - cough, sore throat and temperature. A has a slight cough but no temperature or other symptoms.

B is going to try and arrange for a test tomorrow.

A lives with family and works outside the house (not a job that can be done from home).

Should A stay with B until the result is known and off work for 10-14 days?

It's not possible for A and B to isolate from each other at Bs (as B lives in a studio type apartment). Should A therefore return home (where A can isolate)?

Do any of As family need to isolate? They were in close contact with A on Friday. One has slight cold symptoms (blocked nose etc) but no cough or temperature. All others in family are symptom free.

Not quite right

"a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)"

Your bit is the second bit of the 'or'

Sorry OP I wrongly guessed you were A due to what seemed like playing down A's symptoms and mentioning their job can't be done from home.

A has symptoms so they need to isolate.

Well although neither A or B are coughing today and temperatures have gone down they have now both been tested and will be staying at Bs til they get the results.
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As As family (we've not been in close contact since more than 48 hours before As symptoms started) do we also need to isolate? Or only if A tests positive. A spoke to someone who said only if positive but we don't want to do the wrong thing. However we're out of milk and have an electrician coming later in the week to do some work, not sure if we need to cancel that and try to get some online shopping or what!

You only need to self isolate if a tests positive. Hope all goes well.

A needs to self isolate, if a has been in close contact with their family in the 48 hours prior even with very mild symptoms they also need to isolate until both a & b have got negative tests. If a hasn't been near family in the 48 hour period then a should ideally stay with b until results are in. Nobody should go out to work or shopping etc!

Thanks! Just waiting for them to get the results, they were told it could be any time from tomorrow, but will likely take 48 hours.

A's family don't have to isolate as they weren't in contact 48 hours before onset of symptoms unless a comes home