I think Dd should have a test, she won’t have one.

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She’s an adult so I can’t make her.....lives here though.

She has a sore throat and her glands are up. Also has diahorrhea. Now the glands/sore throat she does get quite a bit. She reckons she has white spots on her tonsils and it’s just her usual tonsil flare up.

She refuses to have a test as she heard that the swab goes quite high up and she doesn’t fancy it.

So now I need to self quarantine for 14 days don’t I? Whereas if she had the test and it was negative I could probably leave the house sooner.

Yes, you do. Will that massively inconvenience you?

It won’t massively inconvenience me as I can work from home and we have online shopping slots booked. Just bloody annoyed that I can’t pop out for milk if I need it, or meet up with friends for a socially distanced catch up next week.

Honestly I have no words for her selfishness.

She should be urged to find a place of her own if she can’t behave decently as part of a collective unit.

I don't think those are symptoms for getting a test / self isolating are they?

However, if she does get symptoms then....
If she was living alone and able to self isolate herself then fine, but the fact that it impacts you (and any others in the home) yes she needs to get a test.

Jesus, I'd be fucking furious with a grown adult refusing the test because they don't fancy it
Yes, you do need to quarantine. As does she, whether she fancies it or not.

Also, if she is able to get a test then I would. Researchers are all really trying to work out all of tbe symtoms so it may help them..

She refuses to have a test as she heard that the swab goes quite high up and she doesn’t fancy it.

She’s behaving in an incredibly immature and selfish way. I hope you’re making her quarantine in her room and having as little physical contact with her as possible.

Is there anything you can do to reassure her about the test? It's not pleasant but it's done and dusted so quickly. Does she have a friend or relative who's had a test who could tell her more about it?

I guess an alternative could be to see if you get any symptoms over the next few days and then get a test yourself. It does seem unfair for her not to get tested however, considering it means you're stuck at home for 14 days. Surely she isn't keen on isolation either?

I think a sore throat is definitely a symptom for being tested. I’ve now just ordered a home test and plan to bloody swab her when it turns up!

Honestly, if my adult daughter behaved that way she'd be moving out as soon as it was safe to do so.

If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), you must stay at home (self-isolate) and get a test.

Main symptoms

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

a high temperature– this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)a new, continuous cough– this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste– this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

From the government website. FYI

She doesn’t have a temp and she isn’t coughing.

It's not a symptom to be tested or to self-isolate, but it makes sense to be cautious. www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/

She needs to stop been a baby and get a test, especially if she has been in contact with others as they may need to isolate too. She needs to make sure it isn’t the virus. My 9 year old managed the test just fine, we had the results about 30hours later. They were negative but I needed to be sure the cough he developed was definitely asthma related and not the virus because I work in a school.

Ah ok, just looked at the nhs symptom thing. It’s changed since early on. It used to say sore throat and now it doesn’t. Maybe we don’t need to isolate then.

Though on the American CDC website it lists sore throat. 🤷‍♀️

My first symptoms were a sore throat, diarrhoea and tummy ache. I never had a high temperature and only started coughing after a week.

She absolutely must get a test - not to protect herself but to protect others.

I'd be really cross and disappointed with my kids if they refused a test, it's so selfish.

Yes, like I say, it youtr able to get a test then I would. But you don't need to isolate. Unless it ends up positive.

She's not even eligible for a test because she doesn't have any of the main symptoms that the government recognise. None of you need to isolate. If you want to be cautious and do so anyway then go ahead.

When you order a home test it doesn’t ask you what your symptoms are so they’re sending one out. I’ll try and get her to do it to be safe because I’m sure I’ve read about some people just having the sore throat, no cough.

The UK has never tested for a sore throat.

It used to only be a cough or a fever. Last month they added a change to the sense of smell or taste.

@Spam88 - anyone can get a test. I didn’t have the 3 main symptoms but had an extremely sore throat, sore sinuses, upset stomach, dizzy. I decided to get tested as I felt really unwell & I've had two medical appointments this week I didn’t want to cancel unnecessarily (one being my babies vaccinations). So I felt it was sensible to get one as sore throat has previously been a thing to look out for.

When applying for a test, it asks you if you have the 3 main symptoms & I said no & could still proceed to book one.

My neighbour never had a sour throat or cough, but still ended up extremely ill in hospital with COVID-19, so don’t assume she hasn’t got it and please isolate for the 14 days. You’d never forgive yourself if you passed it on to someone vulnerable, or someone who had contact with a vulnerable person.

I don’t think sore throat was ever an official symptom to warrant a test in UK. Initially it was Temperature and Continuous new cough and then recently added Loss of taste/smell.

I wonder how many people have ordered a test when they don’t actually have the official symptoms or order a test and never actually complete it! Surely this will skew the data making it look like lots of tests have been carried out and a low percentage return a positive result.

"Jesus, I'd be fucking furious with a grown adult refusing the test because they don't fancy it hmm
Yes, you do need to quarantine. As does she, whether she fancies it or not."
My ndn will not have a test precisely for that reason. She also has no transport so no way of getting to a test centre but doesn't want it anyway because she doesn't like the sound of it. She is a nurse and also BAME. I have no idea how she has managed to not have one. I would have thought all staff have to have them regularly. I'e tried to encourage her but she is the immoveable object.