NC for this as it’s slightly identifiable; and also was probably obvious to everyone but me before today…
DSD stays at ours from Saturday afternoon until Tuesday morning. She left for school last Tuesday as per normal, went to school Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and then was due to come to ours again when DH got a phone call from his ex.
She had developed symptoms on Friday night; done a lateral flow test on Sat morning and it had been positive. Everyone in the house then did one too, and DSD was also positive. Obviously DSD was then isolating so didn’t come to ours.
DSD’s PCR came through on Sunday as positive.
Now… it’s DS’s wedding on Saturday. Already been postponed from last July. The ex was texting on Sunday night being quite gleeful about DH and “The bitch” missing this wedding due to isolation.
DH simply said we handnt been in contact with DSD 48hrs before so wouldn’t be isolating. On Monday we get a phone call from track and trace telling us to isolate as we’ve had contact with a positive case in the last 48hrs… clearly DH’s ex taking pleasure in making us miss the wedding… I’m ringing back this morning to appeal…as I was too distraught to do so yesterday.
But it made me think just how open to abuse the whole system is. What if, for example, I had a grudge against a small business and I tested positive? All I’d have to do is say I was a contact of the entire staff and that’s that business gone… I could go down the phone book to find people I don’t like and sentence them to 10 days house arrest with no repercussions!
Before anyone asks, I’ve had both my jabs, stuck to the rules as best I can, continue to wear a mask even now and will isolate until I have hopefully successfully disputed the contact.