Is anyone still genuinely isolating any more?

[Covidpositive19]

When I say genuinely isolating I mean staring at the same four walls of your house for days without leaving?

I have this morning tested positive. My young DC is on day 8 with everyone else in the house having negative daily LFT so naively hoped I had escaped it.

My DC has obviously been kept off school, school told, any contacts told. For the first 4 days they didn’t step outside the door, but on days 5 and 6 my DP took them for a quick drive (no stops) and on day 7 I drove them to a secluded area for some fresh air. Today with the storms they have not left the house again. We are continuing the daily LFT in the hope of an early end.

I have had a rubbish week, like most families when Covid hits, juggling childcare, home learning and work with my DP. Staring at the same four walls for the next however many days seems inhumane.

I have just got back from a quick walk alone, I wore a mask and saw very few people as you can imagine but any that I did I immediately crossed the road to avoid. I plan on doing this whenever the weather allows. I’m an adult and can actively make sure I don’t get near anyone, in the fresh air I genuinely don’t see the risk. I have been more careful with my DC as they’re young so it’s been easier to keep them in for the majority of the time.

Especially given what the government have been up to!

YANBU that anyone with covid these days should be allowed to exercise common sense when it comes to fresh air/exercise.

YABU that I should stay glued to my house no matter what because of the minuscule risk of an accident when out walking/a wheelie bin hitting me in today’s weather/any other (IMO) mad reasons.

Aren’t the gov changing the rules on Monday to no more isolation with a positive result? What difference will it make having gone for a safe walk today opposed to being able to do whatever you want from Monday!

I tested positive last Friday (& still testing positive now).
It didn't occur to me not to isolate tbh (although I am also symptomatic & 25w pregnant, so maybe I'd have felt differently if I felt 100% fine).
I haven't left the house; the hardest bit has been not walking the dog but he's managed quite well with sniffs in the garden & lots of kongs/puzzle feeders.

My two sons and I had it in January. We isolated for two weeks. My daughter never got it.

I personally would isolate. This is the advice.

Yes, my neighbours are. Their teen son caught Covid and is in hospital with breathing difficulties (he's an athlete so they are shocked). I am taking them shopping, going to the chemist and doing errands for them.

But not sure why you're asking tbh as you've clearly already made your mind up and broken the rules anyway.

I have been very sensible throughout the whole pandemic and isolated when I got Covid. But I genuinely think people should be able to go for a walk if they feel well enough, for well-being and to prevent other issues like clots.

We've isolated all half term as one of the kids tested positive on Saturday. I'm sure you can manage it.

I've had it since Sunday. Couldn't have gone to work on Monday if I wanted to, absolutely wiped out. I've been well since midweek but still testing positive alongside the rest of my family. I haven't been outside the house other than to take the dustbin out and bring it back and will reluctantly continue to isolate for the full 10 days unless I test negative twice in the meantime.

I'm what you would probably call an anti-masker in that I stopped wearing one as soon as it wasn't compulsory, and avoid places that go overboard with covid theatre. I voted YANBU because I think we all need to behave like adults and do our own risk assessment. But the first few days of Covid were enough to convince me it's not something I want to risk transmitting to anyone else.

Isolating doesn't pay the bills!

Me. Isolating now. 2 more days to go.

I think just treat it like you would any other airborne disease. Don't go too close to other people, or to any indoor public places. But use your judgement. There are loads of studies on how Covid is highly unlikely to be passed on outdoors or via surfaces etc. So I think it's fine to go on walks etc.

I isolated till day 6 when I got my first negative on lft wasn't waiting to test again the next day as isolating is ending soon anyway.

Yes. Me and DS2 have been isolating for over a week now in our living room. DH and DS1 in another room. Sleeping separately. If we can avoid anyone else getting it, we’ll do whatever we can. Just impatiently waiting for negative tests now!!

Yes, for the sake of people like my Dad who is dying of terminal lung cancer who I still have to fucking socially distance from. It would be nice if more people considered others in their decisions about whether to isolate or not...

I am isolating at the moment. I treat it like any other illness. If I had a cold or flu I would also stay at home as I don’t want to infect others. Just common sense, surely.

Desperately sad though that situation is I don’t think your terminally ill father is going to get it from OP going for a walk and not seeing anyone. OP I would absolutely do that and from next week (?) you will be legally able to anyway and then common sense can hopefully prevail where if we feel ill we use common sense and do not go out. Presumably precautions would be taken around a terminally ill person pre covid and will continue to use to be once restrictions are fully lifted:

I have been in for 2 weeks. DS caught it and isolated with me and then the day before he got his negative I tested positive. I got out today and stopped every person I knew at the school gates for a chat 😂

Yes, I’ve spent the week at home with a Covid stricken child then hit with it myself, now another child has it. DH and other DD fine.

I’m out of the infectious stage but feel really ill now where as when I was infectious I didn’t.

YANBU - walking outside and avoiding others is sensible and not at all risky. Once isolation is not mandatory, hopefully people will use their common sense.

I think all the way through we could have had designated time of day where positive people could go for a walk, that would have enabled vulnerable people to stay in at those times but the risk of outdoor transmission is so low anyway.

Surprising how many still sticking to the letter! I have even very strict friends who’ve said if they were to test positive, they would drive somewhere for a rural walk.

I feel like in the Uk we have been treated like children who can’t be trusted with having common sense. I’m certain several European countries allow outdoor walks during isolation with masks.

Very sad situation for you @EvenLess07 and I’m sorry about your dad.

I know isolation could be ending a month early, so yes I suppose that would be next week. IMO there will already be hundreds of thousands of people refusing to test, refusing to wear masks, refusing to isolate and you’ll have people like me (IMO) using common sense to avoid passing it on.

I had a shocker of a cold a few weeks ago, spent a whole day on the sofa but the next day did pop out for some fresh air. It makes such a difference when you’re ill not being inside if you feel you could get out.

YABU if you’re out walking today.

And yes when I had covid I isolated but I do have an outside space that I can sit in.
If you don’t have an outside space where you can get fresh air then I would go for a walk but definitely wouldn’t go shopping or anything.

I took my dog out for a walk through deserted fields and saw no one (within 30m) every day when I was positive and have absolutely no regrets. Mental health/exercise and animal welfare are still important and I think it’s perfectly reasonable/intelligent to realise that there is essentially no risk at all from walking outside away from others and to make the logical desicion to continue to care for your pets and mental and physical health rather than following an arbitrary and illogical rule

I doubt I 'd have bothered testing