I have lots of questions and would appreciate the wisdom of the MN hive mind.
How would it work if your child needed to self isolate? Surely they can't be shut in their room on their own for 2 weeks? Would they be allowed to use the rest of the house?
What then happens to the rest of the family? Would the whole family then have to self isolate because the child was moving through the house?
What sort of age do you think a child could self isolate at home? I think it's very hard for a mature adult to cope in a room alone fur 2 weeks, let alone a young teenager.
What happens if both parents need to self isolate? Do they have to do this separately or can it be in the same bedroom? In the case if both parents self isolating, what do you do with the children? They can't be sent to the grandparents as elderly are more at risk.
Even if the children are a bit older (tweens/teenagers) and can cook meals it seems cruel to have the parents up in their rooms for 2 weeks with no contact.
Originally I thought self isolation meant just staying at home, but now I realise it means actually isolating yourself in one room within your home and I just can't see how it works with children.
DH and I were discussing the practicality of self isolation so we can plan how it might work.
Are people buying latex gloves/surgical masks to use at home if self isolation is needed or if a family member was ill with corona virus. I guess you would need the gloves to collect the isolated persons used plates etc.
Is it true that corona virus is a new type of SARS virus?