To think close contacts or covid should be allowed outside to exercise

[OverTheRainbow88]

As above really.

Outside risk is minimal, probably more risk to health being stuck inside for 10 days, which could happen every other week really. Especially for younger children. It’s really not good for mental
and physical health to repeatedly having to stay inside for 10 days, especially for those with no outdoor space.

I'd say it depends where you live.

Quite rural and easy to avoid others - then yes.
Inner city, maybe not.

Which then makes it unfair on the city person so the whole rule should be no?

People break rules to suit

The rule is to stay at home so no one else gets sick.

It’s a small price to pay.

No. Outside risk is reduced but I don't believe that it's zero. Close contacts are a high risk, and should isolate.

Why would it be happening every other week? Even small children don't get sick that often, do they? Unless they have severely compromised immune systems, but then I imagine that you'd be taking additional precautions in any case.

Even if people were getting symptoms often, their close contacts would only have to isolate until a negative test result has been received, so what's the big issue exactly?

@paralysedbyinertia

When their bubbles burst at nursery or school. This has been happening loads. A nursery down the road to us has been closed with kids isolating 40/60 days!!!!!!!

@paralysedbyinertia

The same kids in the 3-4 year old room. My friend withdrew her child from that huge nursery in the end

A nursery down the road to us has been closed with kids isolating 40/60 days!!!!!!!

That's very unfortunate. Case rates in my area have consistently been above the national average, but the people I know with kids in nursery haven't really been affected at all - the nurseries have stayed open throughout. Our local primary school has had one bubble burst since September, affecting 30 dc out of about 420. DC is at secondary school and hasn't had to isolate at all.

The same kids in the 3-4 year old room. My friend withdrew her child from that huge nursery in the end

Sounds like they haven't managed it very well - maybe the bubbles are too big, or something?

But its only for a 10 or 14 day quarantine period. Its impossible to say what is safe and won't spread the virus, so its a stupid idea.

My autistic/learning disabled DC are on day 9 of isolating after one of their respite workers tested positive. It has been really hard. At least we have a garden though.

I would if it was a class bubble that had popped as I know we could go to the forest and it be very wide open space.

Actually have covid, no.