To not isolate after testing positive for covid?

[LolaBlue36]

No idea what the rules are these days but I've just tested positive. Should I stay in the house or continue to go about my daily life, symptoms permitting?!

Are you talking legally or morally?

Just had covid for the second time. tested on day 3 as wanted to know what it was.
Hit me like a tonne of bricks. Illest I have ever felt. Spent a day in A&E on oxygen.
If you have anything with symptoms then try and stay away from other people surely? If you can isolate then do, otherwise mask up.
This isn't over.

Legally you don't have to so by all means go for a walk, but don't carry on regardless. That said why did you test? I've not taken one in 6 months

Yes obviously stay at home!!

Isolate. I've not long recovered from having it and I'd be exceptionally angry if the person I caught it from was out and about knowing they had it and put themselves in a position to pass it on to others. I stayed at home apart from lightening quick visits to the supermarket for food until I tested negative which was much more than the 5 days indicated in current guidance.

I've just had Covid and while I was infectious, I stayed away from other people and isolated. I had bad symptoms and was coughing a lot so I would have been quite the spreader.

Although it's not law to isolate, I did it because I live in a town with an aging population, as well as vulnerable people. Both groups are at risk from Covid. I would not like to risk passing it onto anyone who could become seriously ill from it.

I'd do the same if I had the Flu or norovirus. I just don't like the idea of giving more vulnerable people my illness, whichever illness it is.

Completely selfish to carry on as usual if you know you have covid , it’s beyond me why anyone bothers to test if they don’t plan on isolating .

I think it's crazy not to isolate for at least a few days. We know that covid can be a horrendous illness for a lot of people, even disregarding the risk of death which is now much lower. We know that a great many people suffer from long covid, regardless of how severe the initial infection was. Why would you risk spreading it anywhere in those circumstances?
my DH is recovering from his second bout, it's been weeks and he's still unable to get back to normal daily life.

Hmm. I wouldn't test as I wouldn't isolate. But in your shoes I'd limit unnecessary journeys, and avoid contact with vulnerable loved ones until I felt well. As with any infectious illness really.

No I wouldn't. I've been feeling like crap since Tuesday morning when I went to work. I took yesterday and today off but I have to go in tomorrow, I can't afford a 3rd day off. I've also had a couple of days off recently because of the kids so that's also unpaid and probably starting to wear thin with management, especially since I was off for a whole week in April with covid. I tested and felt obligated to take the entire week off but this time no.

It's all very well isolating if you can take the time off work paid/work from home/have no kids or someone to take them to school for you but in the real world most people just have to struggle on as best they can.

I asked the same question a few days ago after positive test. I was supposed to be at home anyway until tomorrow, tested this morning and still have a line so will stay at home tomorrow as well. I might go for a walk, we have open space near by.
I was out on Monday before testing and came back very tired after less then 2 hours and it’s actually prompted me thinking wtf? I seems ok to go around the house but now and then feel very tired and nauseous, just something to bear in mind.

I wouldn’t blame you for not fully isolating. I’d stay at home as much as possible but still go for a walk or something. But I also wouldn’t go on a free for all visiting busy places, restaurants that kind of thing.

I would limit contact with people. But as I live on my own, there is no way I could completely isolate again. It was the law when I had covid. And I really struggled with it.

I would not be at work and would avoid public transport and crowded places.

Please stay home OP. I caught Covid from a friend and while it's been easy for her, it's been hell for me for a month and still not feeling my old self!! You don't know how you are going to affect other people honestly

Because I haven't had any need to. Though I know there were some people who thought everyone should be testing on the hour even if the had no symptoms of anything at all.

The irony of those saying they wouldn't test, however if they knew they had it, they'd isolate, wear a face mask, or stay away from people 🤦‍♀️

If you’re actually unwell then you can get sick pay though? Like if you had tonsillitis or something that was making you feel too ill to go to work.

I tested positive on Sat and feel like shit, and will be staying in and WFH (I know I'm lucky) until I test negative.

I wouldn’t stay in and isolate but there’s no reason if I went out to be in contact with anyone . Could manage quite easily not to go into a shop
work wise I could go to one of our unmanned buildings and work from there .
everyone’s situation is different

If you got paid for staying off work then make the most of it. I personally don't, so if I'm able, I'll be going in if I get it.

But then I'd probably not know because I'm not buying tests.

The responsible thing to do would be to isolate.You could pass it on to others

If you know you are +ve and therefore if in contact with someone who can't have vaccination or is vulnerable, could cause them to be seriously poorly or worse, how can you not take precautions to protect or prevent that possibility?

I believe the OP will take precautions as they have started this thread and they are not selfish, anyone else who feels crack on and share when they know they are +ve is just a selfish person, people who choose not to test when going to hospital or care homes are the most selfish of all.

Dh had covid a few weeks back and he isolated for 5 days and even tested to see of negative
We never isolated within the home though

If you feel well enough to carry out your daily life, do so.

We can’t hide away forever.