Got covid - Bit annoyed with co-worker

[notthecarebears]

Hello all. I want to start out by saying I'm not a Mum, I was just curious about this site and honestly I decided to try my luck. I need someone with a sound mind to help me out here because I'm very angry about this

Last Saturday (24th) my co-worker lied about having Covid and said they had a cold. Co-worker said she'd be fine in a few days and how it was just a little sniffle, nothing some vicks vapo rub couldnt cure etc. I've caught it from her despite being almost military like with washing my hands and keeping myself safe. Wednesday night and early Thursday morning my fever spiked from normal to 40 and I think at some point it got higher. I've been suffering on and off for a couple days with fever, its been miserable.

I took a covid test a few hours ago, it was positive. I'm living with my parents right now because of reasons and my Dad is on two different type of Medication for Arthritis that suppress his immune system. My parents are on holiday and are set to come back Monday, Im dreading them coming home only to catch covid from me. They've done so well the last few years to not catch anything

AIBU in wanting to tell my boss? I dont think she knows my coworker lied, she's very big on people staying home if they're too unwell to work. Also how should I tell my parents about this?

Thanks in advance and sorry for this rambling mess of words

Right?! Or the world's most generous sick leave where you're not hauled up by HR for more than three absences in a rolling twelve month period. They're definitely not self-employed, anyway.

YABVU

You have zero proof that your colleague even had COVID never mind that she lied or that she was the one who gave it to you. Unless you literally saw no other person except your colleague for the last few weeks then you cannot say that she was the one who gave it to you, it could have been anyone. If you said anything to your boss I would hope they would pull you up for making such a serious accusation against another employee without any proof.

As far as I'm aware I have never had COVID, despite working in a supermarket throughout the pandemic, being clinically vulnerable, having lived and worked with people who had it, been in hospital for major surgery etc ... But during that time I have suffered from seasonal colds, allergies, sore throats and the odd cough. Every single time I had any kind of COVID symptom I tested daily and they always came back negative.

A person in my family had to test every day before they could go on their work site site (it's a multinational company with tens of thousands of employees on this site) and they had COVID whilst having zero symptoms but whenever they were ill they always came back negative. If it wasn't for their employers mandatory daily tests they would never have known they had COVID.

Especially now there is no legal obligation to isolate or even test at all, you are going to have to get used to living with the risk of coming into contact with someone who may have COVID. Your parents can't be too scared of catching it if they have chosen to go on holiday where they are going to be coming into contact with many, many people who may have or be carrying COVID.

Not in care now either, only if you have symptoms.

I’ve had it twice, asymptomatic both times. Only picked up through the testing program for work.