DH positive for covid.

[Brot64]

DH tested positive today. No symptoms except for fatigue, slight fever, and loss of taste. I am heavily pregnant and have 3 DC and DSS who was supposed to be here for the weekend only but will stay the 14 days for isolation, his mother is fine with this. DH's father is also here and although he is healthy and fit he is over 70. We are all negative so far.

We have a flat, 10 minutes away from us that we rent out through Airbnb, and we're expecting guests mid next week for 2 weeks. Would I be unreasonable to cancel that stay for the guests with a full refund so that DH can move in there this evening for the next two weeks? The other option would be to move DD to a different room and DH to DD's room as it's in the attic and is an en-suite so there would be very little contact with DH except sending meals up and him working out of there (of course if he doesn't get worse).

What would be the best option for all involved including the potential guests?

Attic seems a sensible option - if your husband becomes more unwell, you will be able to look after him.

I assume you won't need to have any contact with the air b n b guests, including not going to the property beforehand as you'll be isolating.

Should you be operating your air b n b during lockdown?

@CatchingWind

Should you be operating your air b n b during lockdown?

maybe, just maybe the OP is somewhere where theres no lockdown

Of course! Hadn't thought of that. Whoops - simple human error. Maybe, just maybe, don't be an arse when you reply to people who are just asking a simple question not directed at you? The OP managed an entire post so I'm sure they'll manage another and might answer something like, "You misunderstand, we're not in lockdown here." without being rude because, why be rude when there's no need?

No symptoms but he's got three...

I wouldoild.move DH upstairs so he is away from people and move FIL to the air bnb for 14 days as he is the most at risk from catching it . Your DH may need help for food and drink etc which will be easier to do if you just have to put it outside his room

@catchingwind I think people are just getting fed up of the self appointed lockdown police popping up on every thread.

Thanks. No we would not be in contact with the Airbnb guests at all if we proceed. The check in and keys etc are automated and there's a box on the property where they pick up the keys and leave them there after departure. The cleaner would then attend to the flat 14 days later.

We are in London. We have followed all guidelines throughout even with Airbnb aside from the cleaner no one has been in the property for months and the guests are coming from a country where a test is required on departure.

Yes I was thinking the attic would be the best as I could be there for DH incase he gets worse, but concerned more about my FIL due to his age. I am the only other adult in the household.

@sapnupuas wrong wording should have said he seems normal, and can still function so not as serious and if he hadn't been so fatigued we wouldn't have considered a test. So no symptoms in this case probably should have said, not seriously affected.

[quote Hiphopopotamus]@catchingwind I think people are just getting fed up of the self appointed lockdown police popping up on every thread.[/quote]
I wasn't self-appointing myself as lockdown police. I wasn't asking the question in an arsey way. You can see from
the fact I posted it separately, straight after my first response, that it was just an after thought. A rushed one at that as, yes, I hadn't considered that not everywhere is in lockdown.

It'a weird when people pop on a thread they have set up to ask for advice, to berate another poster and then not offer anything useful to the OP. Strange thing to do? Suggests they just enjoy having a dig.

@Brot64

Thanks. No we would not be in contact with the Airbnb guests at all if we proceed. The check in and keys etc are automated and there's a box on the property where they pick up the keys and leave them there after departure. The cleaner would then attend to the flat 14 days later.

We are in London. We have followed all guidelines throughout even with Airbnb aside from the cleaner no one has been in the property for months and the guests are coming from a country where a test is required on departure.

Yes I was thinking the attic would be the best as I could be there for DH incase he gets worse, but concerned more about my FIL due to his age. I am the only other adult in the household.

This seems sensible. Sounds like he'd be self contained and away from everyone else.

@CatchingWind Think it's you being the arse. Self appointed covid police. 🙄

[quote Squirrelblanket]@CatchingWind Think it's you being the arse. Self appointed covid police. 🙄[/quote]
Oh for fuck's sake. It was a question as an after thought to my first post in response to the OP where I gave some advice based on their post including the air b n b situation. My thought pattern was 'oh, we're in lockdown, should air b n b's be open?' So I asked. I wasn't trying to police anything or anyone. Do you have anything to advise the OP or did you just pop on to accuse someone of being the lockdown police as well?

The Lockdown-Police Police are out in force today.

Sorry, OP, to have derailed your thread a bit. I hope you find a solution that means your husband can recover and the rest of you stay well.

I wouldn't cancel the Airbnb guests as you won't be seeing them and they have presumably booked transport from their country to here and won't be happy with their holiday or work trip being cancelled.

How does your DD feel about having to move out of her bedroom?

cancelling the airbnb would pose less risk than the attic option - in the current climate I doubt that cancelling due to covid would create a bad review; depends on how much that would cost you in lost revenue I guess.

I'd have thought plenty of alternate options available for airbnb guests - fewer than usual tourists; if they booked pre-lockdown they may even find cheaper options.

Does your FIL have his own home to go to? He'd be safer there for 2 weeks I would have thought. I'm not the Covid police, but struggle to understand why your DSC came this weekend when your DH had symptoms and was waiting the result of a Covid test?

You've all been exposed already surely?

Just put him in the attic. You need to keep an eye on him.

Even if you put DH in the attic room the rest of the household will need to isolate for 14 days anyway?

Pop him in the attic and sanitise touch points in the house. Thoroughly clean the room when he’s done his 14 days. Surely getting him to the flat would require travel?

My SIL tested positive and no one else in her household caught it, including her husband who shared a bed with her the whole time she was poorly as he assumed he’d have already caught it, so it’s not a given you’ll all catch it.

I think if there are plenty of places available at a similar price then I'd cancel the airbnb guests.

Hope you are all OK and your husband gets well soon.

You’ve all been exposed.

You all need to stay there including your FIL. He still needs to self isolate, so putting him in the flat means that he will have to self isolate alone, and if he develops symptoms he will have to go through COVID alone as well.

As you’re all already in the house then you should all just stay there.

I don’t quite understand why your DSS came though given DH had symptoms already. You should all have been self isolating from the point he developed symptoms.

Sorry should have added that there is some evidence people are most infectious in the 48hours before symptoms start so chances are you've all been exposed anyway. If DD was ok with it I'd pit him in the attic room so you can keep an eye on him as if he deteriorates whilst in your air bnb then for the next 14days you shouldn't leave the house so at least in the attic you can be there if needed.