Should we self isolate?

[Simba999]

My child has a cough and had a very slight temp yesterday but didn't require medication. He no longer has temp, but has a persistent cough, he went to school with the cough, his teacher ensured he was well hydrated. I thought the schoo may call me to come collect Dc, but they did not. He's obviously just got a normal viral cough, my other child had it before the corona business, I then had it and now my husband and this dchild. Coughs take months to get better, I still have mine slightly. Dh keeps commenting how we as a family should self isolate, however I don't think we should right?? Am I wrong?

Before a lot of people start saying I should think of the elderly vulnerable, it's a normal cough, so in reality this cough wouldn't be an issue if we didn't have Coronavirus going around.

This is exactly why it’s all going to fail badly and thousands of people will die.
People are idiots. We’re currently self isolating cause ds developed a new cough at the weekend. He’s completely well and will return to school on Monday if it’s open. The rest of us will continue with our isolation, although I fully intend making use of the exercise clause to try to make things a bit more bearable. We have no idea if dh will get paid, but lives could literally depend on us self isolating. Even if ds doesn’t have it, we’ve made our own impact as a family by being out of circulation for a week.

HesMyLobster

Fucking hell.

OP I can understand your reliance on the school to send your child home. But if your child had a cough last week and went to school today (still) coughing the school wouldn't of seen it as a new cough. Where your responsibility lies is to inform them of your child's recent high temperature - which would definitely fall into the category of fever or new cough. That would change the context of his symptoms. Since your child had a fever, you should have kept him at home per the government guidance. Sorry but the schools is not at fault if you didn't tell them about your child's recent temperature.

All children with a cough need to isolate. Yes the school should have called and told you to remove your child now, but it’s your responsibility. Your husband needs to isolate. ALL of you. It couldn’t be clearer

so many people will die because of people like you OP!

@Sweetpotatoaddict self isolation is now 14 days for families.

@Sweetpotatoaddict
14 days!!!!!
Why is this so hard for people to understand ?

@butlwontdothat he didn't have a temperature in my presence. He had it in school. He told me when he came home that his head was hot in school, which is why I said slight temp, he has been fine thereafter no temp. And no medication administered.

OP quite simply yes you are wrong. Your husband is right. The effect of people choosing not to self isolate with new coughs and/or viruses and/or temperatures is, as I'm sure you may have noticed in recent news, potentially fatal for many.

No it’s not, the affected one is for 7 days and anyone else symptom free isolates for 14.
That’s what I’ve said in my post. The government are not communicating clearly with people.

Even if he didn't have a temperature in your presence he's still got a cough . Isolate for 14 days the whole family please .

@butIwontdothat and @Therollockingrogue

It’s 14 days for symptom free family members and 7 for anyone with symptoms

No it’s not, the affected one is for 7 days and anyone else symptom free isolates for 14.
That’s what I’ve said in my post. The government are not communicating clearly with people.
No it's everyone 14 days unless you live alone it's 7 days .

And for all those saying am being selfish, I have a child who is asthmatic, so no I am not being selfish! Learn to advise in a good manner like good decent human beings and then just maybe people will tAke heed 🙄

What are you looking at @sweetpotatoaddict

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51506729
What is self-isolating?
Self-isolating means cutting yourself off from the rest of the world.
From now on, if one person in a household starts to display flu-like symptoms - defined as a fever of above 37.8C or a persistent cough - everyone living there must stay at home for 14 days.

The fact that you have an asthmatic child makes your approach even more shocking! You should be able to see why such measures are needed to protect vulnerable people

Simba999

He's currently ill. You know he is. The whole family have been ill, and now he has it. He's coughing, he's had a temperature, and he's contagious.

My son had his very first asthma attack completely out of the blue. He and his siblings picked up a cold at school. He spent the weekend lying on the sofa feeling sorry for himself and then, over the space of half an hour, things got bad, very, very, very fast. We called 111, who sent out a mobile paramedic, who came in expecting that 111 would have over-reacted... He took one look, and called a full ambulance, and we ended up with four paramedics in the house to stabilise and transport him.

If another child like my son has his first asthma attack due to catching your son's cough in a week's time, do you think there will be paramedics free to stabilise him or her?

That was the nhs website, I noticed the bbc seemed to be going against the nhs guidelines. One of my colleagues has been off and we’ve been trying to figure out when they will be able to return. It seems bizarre that if you have symptoms but live alone you isolate for 7 days but if you live with people you isolate for 14.
The government needs clear public health messages out quickly, people are unsure where to get the correct advice from.
Conflicting advice can be found on public health England’s website

My understanding is that sweetpotato is right. See para 3 of this from gov.uk: www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection#ending-isolation

Idiot. My friend's daughter had a cough and temp on Friday, together with a sore throat. School told her to keep her off for 6 days. The rules have since changed to the 14 days for the whole household but, because they think the rules don't apply to them, her DH who is a dentist, has gone to work. She intends to go back to work next week also. She's an idiot too and I just can't deal with this level of stupid

@NanFlanders
Look at the same article - the main message, second bullet point down
Main messages
• if you live alone and you have symptoms of coronavirus illness (COVID-19), however mild, stay at home for 7 days from when your symptoms started. (See ending isolation section below for more information)
• if you live with others and you or one of them have symptoms of coronavirus, then all household members must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill

It seems bizarre that if you have symptoms but live alone you isolate for 7 days but if you live with people you isolate for 14.

If you've been exposed to Covid-19, or an unidentified virus, you isolate for 14 days to see if you're going to get it, because you're contagious before you come down with viruses. Once you do come down with something, you isolate for another 7 days while you figure out what it is.

At the end of 7 days, if you're well again, you conclude it was just a cold. If you're getting worse, you thank the lord you didn't wander around back when you thought it was just a cold.

If you've developed whatever virus unexpected, the horse has fled regarding the incubation period. You isolate for 7 days, while you figure out what it is. At the end of 7 days, if you're well again, you conclude it was just a cold. If you're getting worse, you thank the lord you didn't wander around back when you thought it was just a cold.

I’ve just filled out the form to feedback on public health England’s website, it’s so unclear.
Trust me, we’re suffering in isolation but I will follow the guidelines. But I am that someone with a cough and a temp wouldn’t think that isolation applies to their household.

OP. It is possible that your son

I can't believe people can't understand simple rules! He's coughing so why on earth would you send him to school?? I've come to the conclusion people don't want their children home so send them in regardless for the poor teachers to get coughed at instead.