Supermarket test and trace

[iamtheoneandonlyyy]

A person went to the supermarket on Tuesday. He says he has had a text today that a staff member has tested positive so he must test. And that if he gets a negative he is ok to be out and about.
I suspect that this is...bullshit. As far as I know if you get a text you are supposed to isolate and get a test for symptoms if needed. Regardless you must isolate anyway.
He says I'm wrong
I've checked and I'm certain I'm right, am I?
I also suspect (fucking know) he's lying about the text in the first place

Unless the staff member spent a very large amount of time (well, 15 minutes) helping him with something, it's highly unlikely that this would trigger a test and trace text anyway. So you could ask what he was doing in the supermarket that needed direct contact :)

You’re right in that you isolate, you don’t test. Who do they think all these isolating people are?

He would not be told who had a positive test. Unless he was in close contact with that member of staff for 15 minutes then he wouldn't be asked to isolate either.

Regardless, a negative test would not shorten the isolation period. He's talking crap

You’re right, it’s bullshit. What is more likely is that he’s heard someone in the supermarket has tested positive on the grapevine and now decided he wants a test.

It’s highly unlikely you’d be asked to isolate for fourteen days based on a fleeting exposure in a supermarket but if it did happen you certainly wouldn’t be released from that obligation with a negative test.

Is this person generally a bit of a bellend?

He's never gone along with lockdown, he's trying to get out of seeing our children. No way he's even got the app I just feel I'm going mad

And it could be an alert from the App, but it can’t be a text. It’s not like a restaurant where you leave your number. Where would they have got his phone number from?

Honestly he's a piece of shit and now my kids will be heartbroken again. Sorry I just wanted to check
Thankyou

Sorry you’re having to deal with such a loser

I hope you can have a nice time with your dc regardless.

I’m sure he won’t mind screenshooting the text as proof then!

So many men are using this as an excuse, it’s terrible.

I did ask him for a screenshot, funnily enough it hasn't come.
I'm so done

@GreyishDays

And it could be an alert from the App, but it can’t be a text. It’s not like a restaurant where you leave your number. Where would they have got his phone number from?

Bizarrely, I was in a homebase branch (as a customer) and they had posters/signs up at the entrance asking you to scan the nhs app 🤷🏼‍♀️