University halls - advice please?

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Dd is staying in halls. One of the girls in her flat had a cough and a fever on Monday. She didn't tell the others straight away but as soon as they found out they began self-isolating on Tuesday. All of the others went home within a day or two leaving dd alone. The only people who are able to bring dd home are in at risk groups so they were going to wait until Wednesday to go and collect her. Except that today the original girl with symptoms has suddenly moved back in. Not only that but she has brought her bf and friend with her and they're all just hanging out in the kitchen as if there's no problem. I'm desperate to get dd home but not at risk to other family members. What would you do?

Is she in a university managed hall?
If so she could talk to the university’s residential team and ask their advice. They may be able to help with transport or move her to a single room / studio for a few days.

I've called on her behalf but as it's out of hours I got through to security. I'm waiting for a call back

I would let her stay there unless she is ill. The chances are she has already been exposed to it if it is COVID and therefore not yet showing symptoms. There is no point her bringing it back to your home. If she became too unwell herself then you would need to re-evaluate the situation. Much as I want my Ds home form Uni he lives in a shared house and we need his bedroom here as isolation room if anyone becomes ill so I have told him to stay put for now.

I understand what you're saying but we don't want to leave her there alone any longer than we have to. All classes are online now and she has no support network there and we still have a room for her here. If I could drive myself I would have picked her up days ago.

I think universities need to act in a similar way to schools and sixth form and cancel the academic year. The times ahead will be traumatic and will impact on grades anyway.
They are dithering, probably for financial reasons and it is putting people at risk.

They have cancelled classes and are delivering everything online now, the same as the schools are doing. They've said students are welcome to stay in halls but the majority have gone home. Until today dd has been the only one in her flat since Wednesday. If she didn't have to isolate we'd have brought her home already.

I and others I know have brought our kids back home (as everything has gone online) over the last few days. Even though mine is at University only an hour away, I am worried about total lock down and lack of support on the ground in the event of them falling ill, not to mention loneliness as they are no longer socialising in groups and only communicating by Whatsapp anyway.

I understand what you're saying but we don't want to leave her there alone any longer than we have to.

For what reason? Is she particularly vulnerable or in an at risk category re her health?

Is there no one that can collect her? She and them could isolate at home upon return?

Slightly different circumstances but it may be helpful. DS1 is now living back at home and very vulnerable to infection (just had chemotherapy for stage 4 Lymphoma and very poorly). DS2 is still at uni and was planning to stay put so he didnt bring the virus home. I spoke to my sons specialist nurse yesterday and she said DS2 needs to come home within the next week. She thinks that it will be impractical for uni students to stay in halls if there is a lockdown, it is likely that a lot of them will become ill and there will just not be enough support for them, and it is much better if they come home now rather than in 2 or 3 weeks time.

She is happy for DS2 to come home now, stay in his bedroom for 7 days being very careful about hygiene to see if any symptoms develop, but she says if he stayed any longer than another week her advice would probably be different.

Personally I think the universities need to come out with some clear guidance on this, but we have made our decision and we are picking DS2 up tomorrow to bring him home.