AIBU to go for a run if I am self isolating?

[narisha99]

Am expecting to be shot down in flames here, but bear with me....

Self isolation advice is to stay at home for a week and not even go out for a walk. I totally get why public places should be avoided etc, but given the risk of airbourne transmission is being with 2-3ft of someone for 15 mins this wouldn't happen if I went for a run or a walk. It would be very easy for me to go for a walk in a rural area / woods etc where I would be unlikely to see many people, and I certainly wouldn't be getting close to them.

@LemonTT surely if I get someone else to walk my dog it may be carrying virus germs on its fur and I could spread it that way. So I'm off to train my dog to poo in the toilet

If you are actually ill with temperature yes stay home because that's sensible anyway, otherwise I say crack on.

Is it a persistent new cough? Self isolate for seven days. Is there an escalation of symptoms? Ring 111. Are you still coughing a week later with no escalation of symptoms? Then you are free to come out of self isolation because Whitty says that, even if you did have coronavirus, that you are no longer considered to be shedding the infection to the degree that you were a week ago.

Sit down and google the definition of self isolate then do that.
Jesus people on here just DO NOT CARE.

@Cohle because how do I know if I am better, but I've actually caught Coronavirus cough on top. It's impossible to know really, especially if immune system is lower after another illness. But I suppose I've been out coughing for weeks, so I should carry on.

Yeah you're right, if you're not sure the best thing to do is to say fuck it and run around potentially killing people. Don't bother reading the advice or calling 111 if you're really unsure, just do whatever you fancy.

Why are you self-isolating?

It says on the Gov UK website 'you cannot go for a walk'

@CherryPavlova I live rurally I can easily go for a walk and not see a soul that doesn't give me the god given right to act like I can simply break the rules though. Also I can imagine living where I do that many people who walk the same route think they are the only souls who do but that's because so few they don't bump into each other at any point in time but a dog shitting in that field could still leave matter that ends up on someone's shoe and so on and so forth.
People are so entitled. Just go with the rules for now. Stay inside if you're self isolating. You don't get to determine which parts of the U.K. the government are saying to self isolate inside.

I'd say do it, you'll not infect anyone, my fiancé has been told to isloate due to symptoms, we're going for a walk in a local park later cos it's day 4 and we're going cuckoo! He won't be near anyone at all

@rainbow1982 seriously?

Plus many of us have dogs and no gardens.
FFS. You get someone else to walk your dog, or it has to do its business on newspaper in the corner. I know someone with the virus. They are not old, but have been hospitalised because they are so ill. Their family is self-isolating for real. They too are showing symptoms now. They do not go out at all. Their dog stays in the garden, so they are glad they have one. If they didn’t, their dog would be inside.

@rainbow1982 I absolutely despair of society, I really do. You should both be utterly ashamed of yourselves.

I don't think the OP is actually self isolating or at any known risk. I thought she was talking about the more general future situations of social distancing. People are still allowed into their own gardens, so if I were her I'd just do circuits in the garden anyway. Imagine going out and being seen by one of you, you'd probably be quite happy to stab her as far as I can tell.

FFS. This is why there's no point relying on people to follow the rules.

How do you know you're not going to run past an elderly person walking their dog and suddenly feel the need to cough (even if you haven't coughed so far).

It's selfish behaviour OP. If you're self isolating, self isolate. Don't pick and choose.

@rainbow1982 if he’s been told to isolate you shouldn’t even be around him, never mind him going out to for a walk around the frigging park. Ffs. Do you not get it? People like you are the people who will spread it. You are the people who will cause people like my parents and in laws to actually die. Why can’t you do as you’re instructed and stop being so selfish?

That's what pet pads are for, I've used them for my cat before when she was radioactive after treatment and was not allowed to go out for three weeks. She won't use a litter tray. i trained her to use the pads/newspaper easily and she's an 18 year old cat.

We are being told isolate for 2 weeks in Australia.

Ummm @rainbow1982 that seems like a bad idea.

The lady who's asking doesn't have any symptoms!! Plus my partner has been told his extremely runny nose makes it extremely unlikely it's coronavirus, chill people.

I'm aware I shouldn't be around him however we live in together in a flat so avoiding him is impossible!

@rainbow1982 , words fail me.

No they don't..
Your and your partner are irresponsible arses

I think one of the problems here is that the language is confusing people. For clarity:
social isolation is for people that have symptoms (so, a fever or a new cough). These people MUST stay indoors for 7 days and not go out at all unless to the hospital on the advice of 111/999. Not for a walk or run or drive. Not to walk a dog. NOT AT ALL.
social distancing is for people who are at risk of catching the virus or suffering complications but who don’t currently have symptoms. These people are making the choice to stay away from larger groups of people or even people at all. To what extent they feel like they need to stay away from people is at their own discretion and their own choice to take.

I’m currently social distancing (heart problems). I’m avoiding people in general (so, no shops, cafes, hobbies etc) but I’m happy to go for walks and drives. If I developed a cough or fever I would stop going out completely.

run on the spot or around the house.

@rainbow1982 I cannot believe that people are so selfish!

Government advice clearly says do not leave the house. Do not go for a walk. But fine, you go and kill someone - who cares? Obviously not you!

@rainbow1982 You said he was told to isolate. Therefore he needs to isolate. Now you say it’s extremely unlikely he has the virus due to his symptoms. So which is it?

All the people on this thread ignoring the advice and saying this is okay are contributing to the problem. Do people not understand what the word isolate means?