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Relatives not taking the virus seriously.

8 replies

marmite79 · 20/10/2020 08:39

I know this has probably been said so many times. I apologise..

This is to do with actually having symptoms. 2 relatives (from same household) were under the weather last week. Generally feeling ill, lethargic, aching and with a cough (so they surely needed a test due to cough). They did not get a test. They did not want to go down that route as it means the other well relatives would have to have time off work.

So who knows what they had. They say they didn’t have covid as didn’t have a fever.. but did have a cough! A continuous cough.

One of them thinks they had covid already during the first wave therefore it couldn’t be covid this time. But they weren’t tested so didn’t know this for sure plus we don’t actually know how long you are immune for.. so they could have covid last week albeit relative mild as recovered within 4 days.

It probably isn’t but it could be. Aibu to be so annoyed as this is the reason it will be spreading. It’s not been 14 days and all back to work and college as usual. Socialising etc.

These are close relatives. Aibu to think I don’t want to see them at all atm or during half term because they don’t take it seriously.

^^ in my area we can still mix with up to 6 people as ‘medium risk’.

But I don’t want to!

I don’t know what the point of this post is but j just feel like ranting!

OP posts:
SimplyPizza · 20/10/2020 08:56

I don’t know what the point of this post is either. If you don’t want to mix with people, then don’t. Then it doesn’t affect you and you can go back to minding your own business.

OverTheRainbow88 · 20/10/2020 08:57

I think we’re at the point now where we have to just be in charge of our own actions and not get cut up over what others are doing. This could last for years and will be too mentally draining to worry about what others are or aren’t doing all the time.

userxx · 20/10/2020 09:03

Just don't see them 🤷‍♂️

ssd · 20/10/2020 09:06

I don't blame you op. People like that really piss me off. We all recently self isolated for 14 days and it's bloody rubbish. Dh had a cough and a positive test. It would have been so easy to just not bother, but we did, cos it's the right thing to do.
Am angry on your behalf.

marmite79 · 21/10/2020 06:10

Thanks all. @SimplyPizza my post was more to do with isolating when actually having symptoms and putting people at risk! These are very close relatives! Annoys me so much. If they had covid they’ve potentially infected loads of people by now!

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seayork2020 · 21/10/2020 06:12

Then don't mix with them other than that do you want a card to say 'you are right'? what do you want us to say?

Does it actually make you feel better to be angry?

GoldenOmber · 21/10/2020 06:19

YANBU to be seriously annoyed with them.

BillywilliamV · 21/10/2020 06:53

Maybe they will lose two weeks wages, maybe their contacts will lose two weeks wages. This is not as straightforward a moral decision as MNers make out!
My DD had to give her driving instructor’s details to T&T, she was very upset as she knew he was losing his livelihood for 14 days. It was not her fault but we still felt terribly guilty!

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