Totally confused now (Sorry, it’s a Covid one)

[DoesSheDoesntShe]

DS met up with his friend yesterday. They spent the entire day together in town. Ate out together and went shopping.

Today DS’s friend took a Covid test for work and tested positive. No symptoms.
The friend’s colleague also tested positive today. DS does not know the colleague.

DS has tested negative as have I.

DS’s friend is isolating
DS’s friend’s family is isolating.

We have different information from different people:

1. DS should isolate for 10 days (online info)
2. DS does not have to isolate if he tests negative as he is not a family member - but, he can if he wants to (the test centre DS’s friend went to - he asked what his friends should do)
3. As number 2 (NHS worker)

So, what does DS do? Isolate or not?

AIBU to think WTH? Conflicting advice or what?

If you work for the NHS or KNOW the actual rules please please reply!

I thought DS needed to isolate for 10 days and now don’t know what to think.

This really doesn't seem that confusing - if you use common sense! ASk yourself - has he been exposed to covid. yes he has. He needs to isolate.

It took me 9 days to test positive after close contact with a positive case. So I would self isolate if I were him regardless of the rules just common sense - there's an incubation period and he is likely in it at the moment. Fingers crossed he dodges it!x

@Wondergirl100

This really doesn't seem that confusing - if you use common sense! ASk yourself - has he been exposed to covid. yes he has. He needs to isolate.

Yeh, he’s been isolating for 6 days.

Lolacat1234
I hope so too!

Scottish: Might be worth your DS getting a second test done given number of days since exposure.

He’s been doing the LF tests daily. All negative so far. Hopefully 🙏 that will continue!

Sorry if I totally misunderstood this but has you DS actually been in contact with a positive case or has DS been I'm contact with someone else who is positive?

I got from your OP that it was the friends colleague, not the friend who had tested positive.

@Namechangedlady

Sorry if I totally misunderstood this but has you DS actually been in contact with a positive case or has DS been I'm contact with someone else who is positive?

I got from your OP that it was the friends colleague, not the friend who had tested positive.

Ignore me I'm being really thick today

Your son has to isolate for 10 days as close contact, regardless of his neg test. You do not have to isolate - unless he develops symptoms and then then also tests positive. I an NHS worker, and my child has also just been in this situation - including the neg test