Key workers medics or families of

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Husband hospital surgeon still working. Due to specialty not at front line as such but still seeing pAtients and will obviously be required to help out other colleagues if needed in the next coming weeks. Although at what level is still unknown.

The rest of the family, myself and 3 kids obviously staying home.

Should be be living separate lives at home?? We are still sharing a bed, using the same bathroom, kitchen etc.

Up until today my children still at school and myself working as I am also a key worker however I am now on annual leave for the easter break.

What is everyone else doing??

If relevant we are all a symptomatic at the moment

DH is a paramedic. We have DD5 and DS 3 months.

We are still living together. We have nowhere else we could go at present. We have decided if things get really hairy at work for DH ( if they aren't proving correct PPE or he knows he's been exposed ) then he will self isolate in our house (one level. bedroom has ensuite, an exit to outside nd i will put dinners outside the door).

DH is a paramedic, adult DD lives with us, DD and I working from home. We're not separating at home because we can't see how we can put enough measures in place to really reduce the chance of infecting each other if one of us gets it. I know some are doing things like coming home, stripping off straight into the washing machine and showering before sleeping in a different room and staying as physically separated as possible but we just don't have that kind of space.

Yes purplewithred I have also heard similar.

He is coming home and washing hands showering etc.

Wears scrubs all day at work and leaves them there.

It is possibly for him to sleep and wash in another room. But when do we make that decision??

We always strip, clothes into washer and bathe before touching anything/anyone at home. At work we do what we can to stay safe because sure as hell no one else will. Chap on the right is better off than some of us!

Just do what you can, act as if every one is contagious, as if everyone else is immuno-compromised.