Isolate the whole family or just me ?

[Babieseverywhere]

I read today that I should be self isolating myself as I have various conditions and use a cpap machine at night to keep myself breathing and therefore I am given the flu vaccine free every year by the doctors.

I have got a cough atm but it is a chesty not a dry cough and I have no fever, so I don't have it atm.

Our high school is partially closing (3 years out of 7 years) due to illness and lack of teachers. I have to protect myself as much as possible. Oldest child has been sent home where as they want my 2nd child to go in ! I have decided to self certified the 2nd child off until Easter holidays, as I need to protect myself as long as possible. So we will keep the oldest two home.

Q1. Should I be keeping my youngest two kids home too ? They are at a local village primary school which as far as I know, hasn't got any cases at it.

I will be ringing the primary school in the morning to talk to them. Can I or should I keep the little ones home too ? Or am I overreacting ?

No one will be fined during an active pandemic when official government advice is to limit all non essential social contact

I have got a cough atm but it is a chesty not a dry cough and I have no fever, so I don't have it atm.

Another one

Follow the bloody advice. It's not difficult.

"Follow the bloody advice. It's not difficult."

Not as simple as you make it sound. The advice keeps changing and probably will change again over the coming weeks.

So follow the most recent guidance. Which you don't seem to be doing .

They need to follow the rules and self isolate for 14 days. If the guidance changes then great, but for now its FOR THEM TO STAY AT BLOODY HOME FOR 14 days FFS!!!!

Not as simple as you make it sound. The advice keeps changing and probably will change again over the coming weeks.

Of course it's simple. You follow the guidelines as they stand NOW. Not how they were last week. If they change again, you follow the updated guidelines.