Positive Work Colleague

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It’s not really surprising that coronavirus is gaining momentum. My brother works in an office, a colleague is off sick and has tested positive. They worked together last on Friday, the colleague had a test Monday and he was confirmed positive Wednesday. Apparently the five other people in the office don’t need to self-isolate because the workplace is Covid secure ( basically they are spaced out). I double checked the rules because it doesn’t sound right but it seems that it is!

Depends when his symptoms started. Test and trace look at people in contact in the 48 hours before symptoms started. If his symptoms started on Monday then they would look at contacts from Saturday onwards and those in contact on Friday wouldn't be asked to isolate.

I worked in very close proximity with someone who was unwell and 2 days later tested positive.
The context tracer called me and said I didn’t need to isolate! So my boss wouldn’t allow me to leave. Luckily I didn’t catch it

The point of an environment being Covid secure is that people are not in a position where they will catch Covid if someone there tests positive - secure. Therefore they shouldn't have to isolate. That's the point of making it secure, otherwise, why bother?

Of course if it isn't actually secure that's a different matter.