Please help

[covidfatigued]

So currently my husband who has his own business works every day - 7 days a week and is typically out of the house 9 am to 1 am. (I fully know this is not sustainable but this is what it is because he does not have staff that can go into work and he can he has been doing this since feb and typically works long hours).

He does not eat breakfast, lunch or dinner at home.

So to be extra cautious he has a back spare bedroom and has his own en-suite.

Me and my children have the other bedrooms.

So if one of my children have to self isolate because of covid - then could my husband continue working? Or should he just move out if that happens?

I know it really sucks - occasionally the kids give him a hug or convince him to spend some time with them but that is it.

My life is pretty difficult but anyway that is covid and he needs his business to stay afloat.

He did self isolate for 14 days when I had covid and now we think him and the kids did get it previously. However I was not tested as this was in April.

I mean if

A. one of the children were in a bubble and told to self isolate but did not display symptoms .

B. If one of the children got symptoms?

C. If one of the children got symptoms and did test positive for covid?

What I want to know is what would my husband have to do?

As I say he gets back to work when are asleep and has hot meals with us. It sucks.
We do FaceTime him.

But would he need to stop working for 2 weeks in light of a, b or c .. if as he currently does he has a separate room and en-suite and does now mix with us? One of my other friends also has a husband who works crazy hours and he is staying in a separate flat (that they own so they can afford that).

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For A he could carry on working
B he would need to self isolate until test result known. Then if negative, he could work
C he would need to self isolate.

A. Your DH carries on as normal
B. You all isolate until a negative test, then can carry on as normal
C. You all isolate- erm I think for 14 days after the last one of you starts symptoms. So if 5 days after your child gets it, you get symptoms, the 14 days starts again.
I’m willing to be corrected but that was my understanding.
He’ll need to live in a different household if he wants to avoid these rules.

A- carry on as normal
B- isolate along with the household either for 14 days, or until the one showing symptoms had a negative test
C - isolate along with the household for 14 days, with the clock ‘resetting’ to a further 14 days if others go on to have symptoms/a negative test.

Despite working out the house for so long he is the same household so wouldn’t be exempt I’m afraid.

Typo above, in C it should say positive test!

I really hope you're ok OP! It sounds like you all have a lot on your plate and both you and your husband are working hard and making some difficult decision/sacrifices! ❤️

I would be worrying about what happens if he gets it himself too. Has he got any kind of plan for how he could continue running the business from isolation?

Thank you so much. I think I am such a spin that it is hard to make my way through the guidance.

Yes it is a crazy time. He does have some support from one other office not In this country but where that is covid is very unpredictable.

I think his plan is to work like crazy so the business can sustain if he gets ill.

But yes it is really really stressful.

He is doing this to support his small number of staff who are brilliant, but happen to be or should be shielding and I know some of them don't have to shield now but it is complicated as his staff have various factors making them more likely to be impacted than us .. such as disabled children, pre-existing conditions and age, diabetes etc. Then again he is super concerned about the economy. And it is his business.

But I fully realise others have it just as hard.
I think in some ways he should just sleep on the sofa at his work

To be fair, I am sure I had it and loooking back I think he thinks he had it and so had the kids but of course with the complete muck up with testing in April we can't be sure. But it all makes sense. He did self isolate with me as a precaution previously for the 14 days.

I just hope they can get a vaccine.

They will get a vaccine, OP. I am super confident about that. So this won't go on forever. But it will be a good few months yet. And what we are starting to see is all the alternative problems that can be caused by the current conditions, as well as
Covid itself. People are becoming ill from other things. What good is it if your husband avoids
Covid and protects his vulnerable staff (which is admirable of him, by the way) but ends up with stress levels so high he can't go on or has a heart attack or something? His way of working is manageable short term but sounds like it is unsustainable long term. I really would think he has to have a good look at what he can do with this business without continuing like this, as he risks pushing himself beyond breaking point.