Got covid and banished to bedroom

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I'm feeling a bit sorry got myself as have tested positive for covid and do feel rubbish. Everyone else in house tested negative. Kids gone to school DH works from home . He's now saying I need to stay in the bedroom. He's brought tea and toast , very nice. I'm happy to get some rest this morning and will probably have a shower etc but I want to veg on sofa later. He works in lounge (has an office but doesn't use it) I don't want to pass bugs on but the thought of not moving freely around for next few days is making me feel worse . AIBU to go into kitchen (I could wear mask) and to ask him to give me lounge?

I couldn’t believe people were doing this ridiculous self-imposed isolation within the household in 2020, let alone now.

I’ve had Covid twice and acted entirely as normal within the house. We have no spare room so have shared a bed. My husband didn’t get it either time.

Would I fuck accept being told I wasn’t allowed to go anywhere in my own home!

You are completely wrong.

From January 2022:

• it is still a legal requirement for those with COVID-19 to self-isolate for 10 days with the option to end self-isolation after 5 full days following 2 negative rapid lateral flow tests

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/england-returns-to-plan-a-as-regulations-on-face-coverings-and-covid-passes-change-today

when I had covid I moved into the spare room and (despite feeling absolutely awful and sleeping for most of the time) actually quite enjoyed having meals brought up to me, watching tv on my laptop, and not having to engage with anyone or do anything! DP and I even watched the same show at the same time from different rooms and then talked about it so I didn't feel too left out😂

Do you do this for all illnesses? We just carry on as normal at home, no quarantining, just a bit more hand washing! Whatever the illness, you and your DH are being ridiculous.

Absolutely this!

We never isolated (even in the heyday of covid) as we only have one bathroom and no spare room so it just wasn't possible. Nobody every passed it on although I appreciate this was maybe just luck in our family.

These days I'm surprised anyone is isolating in their bedroom or even testing in the first place to be honest. This is life now and we're living with covid, it's here to stay.

We have never isolated in the house from each other.

Pointless unless you have a spare room the poorly person can sleep in.

And wouldn't isolate a child (even a teen). Personally think that's a horrible message to send to them.

Honestly I'd do everything not to infect my family. I banished myself to the spare room for 14 days when I finally tested negative. Windows wide open for maximum ventilation. If I left the room I wore a tightly fighting N95 mask and kept my distance from others.

If you have the luxury of space then why not prevent others from catching it if possible? The WHO have just come out to today to say that 1 in 10 infections result in a post-covid condition (1 in 10 infections, not 1 in 10 people). Do you want to risk anyone in your family ending up with longer term conditions?

@HaveYouSeenTheTime washing your hands is not going to help you to avoid breathing in an airborne virus. I'd fancy my chances licking doorknobs rather than sit in an unventilated room with someone who is infected. Better yet, the sick person at least should be in a tight-fitting N95 mask. I recommend the 3M Aura. Can be reworn multiple times if aired out between uses.

@YearoftheRabbit23 which means 9 out of 10 people do not, and I'd be interested to know the previous health condition of the other 1 in 10. Banishing yourself for 14 days in an otherwise healthy family is just mental to me.

*infections, but point still stands

Would I fuck accept being told I wasn’t allowed to go anywhere in my own home!

This, in spades. Though I'd actually add "Would I fuck accept being told I wasn't allowed to go outside or to do anything other than stay at home" (and I did not accept this at the time).

@updin given many people are on infection 3 or 4, why risk it?

Why give your family an illness that increases their chance of developing diabetes? Or stroke or brain damage or heart attack or auto immune disease or or organ damage? Just because the initial infection is mild for most, doesn't mean there is no hidden damage.

It's really not difficult to apply some basic infection control measures like ventilation, masking of sick, and if you have space (like OP does) isolation.

@YearoftheRabbit23 why risk it? Because we've got lives to lead, you're being neurotic, we are a healthy family, if we're not getting bugs from each other we'll be getting them at work or at school, and our immune systems will respond accordingly.

@updin My perfectly healthy husband (runs ultra marathons) ended up knocked out for 3 months with a type of long covid. Fortunately he's now getting back to fitness though still far off levels a year ago, but honestly I wouldn't wish the worry that we had on anyone. The uncertainty of not knowing if he'd end up being fatigued, barely able to take our son to the park, forever, was frightening.

That's the thing with this virus - it really is a roll of the dice. It's not just people with pre-existing conditions who end up with long covid.

@YearoftheRabbit23 I'm really sorry to hear that, and I'm sure our personal experiences are influencing each of our views, but quarantining every time we have a bug in the house would be life limiting and disproportionate for us.

it doesn’t matter what virus you have, staying as separate as feasible to keep your family safe is always a good idea.

you would be perfectly justified in asking him to move the tv to the bedroom for you.

Loving the assumption that we all have a home office and TV in the bedroom 🙄

Or, you know, the more recent website here which is:

"There are no coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in the UK.

If you have COVID-19 you should try to stay at home."

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus#:~:text=There%20are%20no%20coronavirus%20(COVID,COVID%2D19%20by%20the%20NHS.

It's a virus not a disease as PP referred to it as.

This is MN so most posters will tell you to isolate for 10 days, wear a mask and test yourself 14 times an hour.
I had it just after Christmas and I keep a respectful distance from my partner and visitors/the cleaner were given the option to do whatever they felt comfortable. I still used the house, watched tv and slept together. It’s really not as bad as flu, no one wants to make another person I’ll, but I guess the person who gave it to me in the pub on New Year’s Eve didn’t worry about transmission 🤕

You absolutely don’t need to isolate. The policy at my place of work has been changed in the last couple of days to say you can still attend work if you test positive and feel ok to work. No need to self isolate in your own home

I think the main issue is that your h has commandeered the house! He needs to tidy his hobby stuff from his office and use that! It's not fair to use the lounge if he has another option.

Just get on as normal. Why anyone tests now is beyond me.

If you can confine your child to their room for 10 days, then you can stay in your room for the same amount of time.

Absolutely this. How each household deals with Covid is up to them and what they are able to do. What I might do may be different to what others may do - each to their own. There should be no cries aghast or "wtf's" or ridicule. We each have different experiences of Covid and how it has or could affect us.