DH positive for covid.

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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?

Put DH in loft. Everyone else in house will have to stay in and self isolate for 14 days. I would do a deep clean paying attention to door handles, flushes on toilets, light switches, remotes, phones and tap handles. No reason to let dawn band visitors.

@StanfordPines

Little Ra. Supermarket delivery slots are still hard to come by. It’s quite an assumption that he will be able to get one to the flat.

How is it any different to them getting one to the house though?

Why on earth have you told the guest? I think that’s really disingenuous. You want them to cancel.

I wouldn’t move either the DH or the FIL out. I’d want to keep a check on them.

DH to the attic, FIL to isolate to his room as well to limit spread from you or your DC that you may have picked up from your DH already. Two of my DC were a symptomatic, two weren’t. If you have a main bathroom, can he use that and you and your DCs use your en-suite if you have one. I’m pretty sure it spread through our DCs from the bathroom. Virus is shed through faeces. It only takes minute particles. DH and I have an en-suite so don’t use theirs and have stayed negative.

Do them a box with some bottled water, squash, a loaf of bread each, biscuits and fruit so they have snacks. Leave hot drinks/cooked meals outside their doors on a tray as and when you can.

@borntohula That's bullshit. Siblings of isolating kids still go to school ffs.

Siblings of self-isolating kids only go to school if their sibling is self-isolating as a close contact (i.e. if there has been a positive case in that child’s class at school). If there are. If there are no symptoms, the other members of the household attend work/school as usual. If the one self-isolating develops symptoms then they should go for a test, and the others should also self-isolate until the test results. If positive, the others continue to self-isolate. If negative, the others can resume their usual business while the child completes their period of self-isolation for being a close contact.
Because the DH in the OP has had a positive test, and isn’t just self-isolating as a close contact, that means the other members of the household including DSS need to isolate too.

I tend to feel the ship has sailed once someone in a house tests positive but guidance was to isolate that person if you can. I slept in the spare room when I had it no on else in the house DH and DD’s appeared to get it but could have been asymptotic I suppose.
Hope your DH feels better soon

Definitely isolate DH away from you all in the attic. Deliver meals to his door.
Sanitise everywhere else and keep a close eye on FIL.
The only other option is to send FIL to the flat but if take a turn and develops Covid he will need support

@LittleRa yeah I misread the entire thread, asked for my post to be removed... apologies to @AlternativePerspective, I was extremely tired.

@borntohula No problem, it’s all very confusing!