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May be a stupid one but - whay advice to follow/what to do!

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shanchanx · 17/03/2020 18:25

Ive recently come down with a high temperature 38.8 and sore throat and dru cough.

My partner works full time we cannot afford for him to be out of work, with all the uncertainty about rent payments. Yes, the landlords get a mortgage holiday but im with an estate agent! Do i ask my estate agent what will happen if we cannot pay the bills? Surely not evergone in this country has savings to pay their rent?

We are new parents to a 3 month old also, so most of our money has gone on her recently as it would in any family.

Partner is very apprehensive about telling his work as he won't get full sick pay and SSP is around a quater of what he gets weekly and im on maternity leave on Maternity allowance so get tippance compared, we wont be able to pay the rent and survive if he has to come out of work.

What should we be doing? Shoukd he be isolating now too? Hes not poorly in fhe slightest, surely if he goes and stays somewhere else he could be a carrier of it and pass it along? But if he stays elsewhere im assuming he can go to work as normal?

No real information anywhere and BoJo couldn't pull a proper sentence together let alone some solid advice!

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Popfan · 17/03/2020 18:30

I'm sorry you are ill. The guidelines are clear though, if one person in a household has symptoms then the whole household needs to self isolate for 14 days. So yes your partner should be at home for 14 days with you and your children.

shanchanx · 17/03/2020 18:42

popfan yes, i am aware, just every time i read the guidelines change. His work still want him in i think, so how do we go about that?

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MangoM · 17/03/2020 19:52

As popfan says, he needs to self isolate for 14 days. He may be infected without symptoms and by going to work he'll then infect others, some of which may be vulnerable.

If his work are still telling him to come in, despite you displaying symptoms then they are being very unreasonable and going against nhs advice.

Explained in the Main Messages section of this link:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection#symptoms

codenameduchess · 17/03/2020 20:03

I don't see what is unclear, anyone had symptoms = whole household isolate for 14 days.

There are no special cases, not exceptions. Its only 14 days, it might be tight but surely just about manageable.

shanchanx · 17/03/2020 20:04

@mangom - yes, i am aware of that - i was told by his job to call 111 and i did, but they stated you only have to isolate if its a confirmed case, he can go about normal work as he has no symptoms he wont have it! Please see my other thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3851768-nhs-111-have-zero-up-to-date-guideance-on-covid?msgid=94790288#94790288

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shanchanx · 17/03/2020 20:05

Codenameduchess - what is confusing is what 111 are telling peoole, no we dont need to isolate as we havent been confirmed, partner is fine to go about life as he doesnt have symptoms so wont havw it!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3851768-nhs-111-have-zero-up-to-date-guideance-on-covid?msgid=94790288#94790288

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