Covid Dilemma - what would you do?

[Iamanon55]

Thought I had a mild cold but just tested and I’ve got bloody Covid! My DD has very important exams coming up this week and my DS has his 18th this week. These exams are very very important and my DD’s future relies on these. No-one but me knows about my positive test and I could keep quiet and no-one need ever know. I feel terrible about this because in any other situation, I would of course isolate and let people know: what would you do?

The point as OP said, is her DD is taking exams which OP thinks are incredibly important for her DDs future.

Which means they're likely very important for all the young people taking those exams. And exams indicates there is more than one exam.

So all the 'everyone's expected to work with covid, why are you even testing
?' posts are unhelpful and irrelevant.

OP is concerned that she can pass on covid to her DD who may seem fine but be infected and goes into an extremely important series of exams potentially infecting other people in that exam who have more exams to take.

Who may be infected or may not. And may be fine if infected but maybe not. And taking important exams when they may not be fine.

quite. someone I know, didn't bother testing when she initially fell ill recently with a 'virus' (her words) but then she passed it to another colleague who tested (because they were a socially responsible person and whose parents health were compromised) positive for covid the following day and who then gave it to someone else they lived with. She (original person) tested after about 5 days of swanning around the workplace (coughing and spluttering and telling everyone just how AWFUL she felt) and acted all surprised when the test was positive!! And she knows that she works with people with severe compromised immunity. She didn't give a shit.

I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing at this

These exams are very very important and my DD's future relies on these

Arent all exams important? And most peoples futures do rely on them!

I literally don’t know anyone who tests anymore. What a fuss you’re making about nothing

Why would you even test. Just let kids get on - they definitely shouldn’t test

I'd keep quiet is truthful answer. But I never would have tested anyway.

I hope you're brave enough to tell us what happened, OP.

ive had covid twice. It’s time to live our lives. We aren’t made to be hermits and covid is here to stay. Carry on with what you have planned. It’s the risk you take when you go out. The exams and birthday are far more important.

There is no dilemma I wouldn’t even test and never have and I certainly wouldn’t be isolating!!

The DD and DS have not been tested so may have it
MN never fails to amaze me, if DD or DS gave your nana covid on their travels there would be outrage about social responsibility
People are now making up their own rules and sod everybody else

You isolate so as to not make your DD ill before big exam.

Everything else carries on as normal. Just tell people you’ve got the flu.

People should stop testing on the whole now tbh, there is no point. Flu is more dangerous to the vulnerable now and no one tests for that.

This is why everybody stopped testing a long time ago.

Sorry, to clarify, many people. I guess some still are.

It's always funny to me how people say "I would totally isolate" until it doesn't suit them.

Isolate and get your daughter to test every day she has to leave. It's common sense.

I bet you a million pounds the policy does not include missing your exam as your parent has tested +

@Iamanon55 I don't see the issue either.

You know best how your DD will react.

Would the worry of knowing she might catch it before her exam get to her. Will the stress impact her revision and ability to perform well in the exam? Or is she more laid back about it?

If you think the stress will get to her too much and the exam is really important I personally wouldn't even tell her. In that case isolate as much as you can without telling her it's covid, maybe even just say you don't want her getting a cold before her exam.

Is the 18th after the exam?

this is bonkers you dc has a 18th and also important exams and because you feel unwell today you tested for covid and now you think you have a dilemma.
why did you test ?
your-family don’t need to isolate
it does not mean they will catch it - imo when whole family’s would isolate more likely to catch it as stuck together.
if it’s important exams just keep away and hope they don’t catch it .
stay home until you feel better and go from there stop creating dilemmas .

@squidgybits

There is no rule that says people have to test for covid

There is no rule people have to isolate.

Nana will be exposed to all sorts of viruses from all sorts of interactions

I dont see what social responsibility has to do with anything.

Especially not when the govt didn't stick to the rules at the time

I reckon it probably even says if you do have covid, attend unless feeling unwell.

Mirroring most school and workplace policies.

Why on earth are you testing?

Which is contradictory. If her child infects others their exams will be screwed up.

OP talk to the school and say shes staying away from you but please make sure she’s not sitting next to medically vulnerable children. The school will know which children are medically vulnerable or have vulnerable siblings/ parents.

Just shut up, take a paracetamol, and soldier on .

Considering my school policy was to let a Covid positive invigilator come in and wear a mask and distance I think that is a safe bet.

Schools are breeding grounds for these things missing anything whilst negative and feeling fine is pointless

Keep away from your daughter and hope she doesn’t get ill. If she develops a mild covid type illness but is fit to sit the exam she goes. There are no rules for her not to. Many people are attending work and school positive for covid or with symptoms or not testing. We’ve been told to reduce testing even further in hospitals by the government. Although it’s not that simple for cohorting and infection control.

Exam halls are well spaced out anyway.

I think there needs to be a balance. I felt ill recently and tested because I was planning to meet someone who is elderly and vulnerable.
I would keep away from your daughter as much as possible to avoid her catching it- I would not ask either your son or daughter to isolate, it's no longer required.
I would keep away from people as much as possible yourself.

Yea of course!!!! She can't miss her exams