Daughters nursery has closed

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My 3yo daughters nursery has closed today as 3 staff members have tested positive. So following guidelines my DD now has to self isolate for 2 weeks. I am absolutely terrified for myself, I am overweight, asthmatic and diabetic. My chances of survival don't feel good if I catch it.

Has anyone got any positive data or stories that might give me some hope? Please no lectures about being unhealthy, I know all of this already and I am petrified.

Less than 250 people aged under 40 have died in England regardless of prior conditions so if you fall into that age category death would be extremely unlikely. For those aged over 40 death is more probable but for women marginally over 40 even with pre existing conditions it is still highly unlikely that a positive test will result in death.

If someone comes on to lecture you, they are just a really bloody horrible person.
Boris is overweight, not particularly healthy, he managed to survive it.
My stepdad had it, very frail, in his 80s. Also survived it, although it was close at times.
Sorry you are feeling so upset, have you got anyone else with you and your DD?

The overwhelming proportion of people who catch covid are absolutely fine. You’re more likely to fall down the stairs and break your neck than die from covid, and I’m sure you know how to use stairs!

My sister has asthma and is overweight, she had covid and said it was basically a cold for 3 days. You’ll be ok, don’t panic!

Your DD might not even catch it, never mind you. Deep breath and set up a big obstacle course to keep you both occupied.

Thank you so much everyone, I'm feeling calmer reading your posts. I have an 8yo DS and DH so I'm not alone luckily. I've been googling the risk of children catching it and passing it on and it's very mixed on google, it's hard to know what to trust

@StatisticalSense I'm 37

It's a less than 50% chance of passing it on to someone in your household, surprisingly. Some studies have it lower than that.

Don't worry.

How much contact did DD have with the adults who tested positive? When did she last have contact with them? When did they get symptoms etc?

Have the others been tested?

Has DD got any symptoms?

I'd keep rooms ventilated, and get DH to do bath time etc (small steamy room usually) and generally try not to be in a position where she's breathing right in my face. Wash my hands a lot etc

No idea how old you are, but likely under 50, so your chances of survival are really very good (even with diabetes & asthma)

My child’s nursery also closed but i dont feel too worried that she has caught it , and i am a worrier by nature. She has been mainly playing outside all day and rarely stays still. Also the teachers are not really on face level with her so hopefully wont be breathing directly face to face , although she is 3 yr old so can do a lot of things herself now, she is not a baby. Fingers crossed for you

I've calculated my risk what do you think

951 to 1! That's brilliant OP!

I think no website can tell you anything about whether you'd be ok or not, but statistically your age means you are extremely unlikely to die. What you need to do is relax. Talk to your GP about your anxiety if necessary.

Partner's sister a doctor and caught it two months ago. Lost her taste and smell. Vomited and had achy muscles and was really tired. She managed to care for her kid because her husband is useless. He's severely overweight and drinks alcohol and eats pub meals all the time. Him and his child didn't catch it.

I do think Boris needs to reassess his decision to open child settings. Because they are dropping like flies. A class at my daughter's school have shut 24 kids in isolation. This is going to be constant through the winter. I wonder if he even considers the risk to parents. He's not advised properly in regards to how safe parents are with health issues.

My advice is take some vitamin D if you can. Maybe vitamin c too. Eat well. Drink plenty and keep yourself as healthy as possible! You should be ok though x

My 76 year old dad who has hypertension and other underlying conditions had a bit of a cough and felt a bit under the weather when he had it, the odds are stacked in your favour op.

Op I’ve had covid, I’m immunocompromised & fat due to long term steroid use & asthmatic. I won’t pretend having it was fun & I still have bouts of breathlessness and fatigue but I survived without hospital and to be honest I fear a bout of D&V more. Just ensure proper hygiene & you should be just fine.

What website is that?

If it was as serious as people were made to think, half the country would be dead. That's not happened.

It's pretty much a bad flu. Some people have a worse reaction, just like some people go to hospital if they have flu. Some people are allergic to paracetamol and some are not, but the number is very small who are. If you've not had an irrational fear to being allergic to something, you shouldn't fear this.

Thank you all so much your responses have really helped me put things into perspective. I suppose it's something I'll have to get used to like a pp said this is going to happen constantly over winter.