Bbc advice confusing

[StealthPolarBear]

If you, or someone you live with, develop symptoms, the entire household needs to isolate for 14 days to monitor for signs of Covid-19
If someone else does become ill during that period, their seven-day isolation starts that day.
If you're ill do you isolate for 14 days (first bullet) or 7 days (second bullet)

14 days if you don't get ill

7 days from symptoms if you do

Surely you're part of the whole household in the first bit

This is the clearest I've seen it explained

Oops, should have attached

No, the one with symptoms it's seven days. That's why if another member of household gets Ill within a few days, they switch to the seven days.

It’s to give the rest of the household time to see if they catch it from the first person who shows symptoms.

As the first person showing symptoms, you should isolate for 7 days.
Everyone else is 14 days.

I've seen that graph a few times over the last couple of days. If person 4 has symptoms and person 1-3 don't have to isolate past the 14 days, what's to stop them being a carrier and still passing on if living with someone with symptoms?

In that situation shouldn’t child 2 have another 7 days isolation after the Dad’s isolation ends?

@ KittenVsBox that’s an excellent way to explain it.
Much better than my effort

As the first person showing symptoms, you should isolate for 7 days.
Everyone else is 14 days.

But in addition to this, if you become symptomatic within that 14 days (ie day 13) your 7 day isolation begins again from that point

I think the 7 days assumes you don't continue to have symptoms. If you actually have Covid 19 it can take a lot longer than that to get over.

If your symptoms don't improve after 7 days you seek medical advice

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

This explains the chart

I've seen the chart. I'm annoyed with the BBC advice which isn't clear. The first part clearly states the whole household must self isolate for 14 days. It thwn says if someone else becomes ill, they're clear after seven days. Makes no mention of the first person.