Covid timings?

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Hi

DS went to his Dads last weekend and between Monday and Thursday everyone, bar DS have been diagnosed with Covid!

As soon as I had the text on Tuesday morning to say the first person had tested positive DS has stayed in his room (apart from using the bathroom- only he uses). So we haven't seen him out of the room since Monday evening

He's been fine, he's been busy attending virtual lessons from college and has his PS4. We've also been popping our heads in for a chat, handing food through the door etc

I feel sorry for him now and am wondering whether the chances of him now showing symptoms so becoming a lot slimmer as time goes on..

Tomorrow will be 7 days post seeing the people who have tested positive. We'll still plan to SD as much as possible, but are we likely in a better place for DS to be ok to be with us all?

I've tried to research the incubation period but also he could be asymptomatic..? Is there a point when he's most contagious?

I'm being cautious as DS2 is in school and I'm keen to not send it in with him! DS1 is happy to stay in his room longer but I think he is feeling a bit bored (obviously!)

Bumping..

The rules are your exposed DS is supposed to stay away from other people for 14 days after he was exposed. He probably didn't get it, since it's been so long without symptoms, but you don't get to decide that's good enough. He's supposed to wait 14 days (sorry).

Personally I wouldn't isolate anyone positive within my household but I understand why others would do that.

Thanks @lljkk , sorry if I wasn't clear - he's not leaving the house for the rest of this next week! I'm just wondering what the chances were of him now coming down with it this late on.

I didn't understand your last comment about not isolating someone positive in your house? What would you do?

I know of a few children his age who have been a contact recently and their parents are keeping a distance in the house, but allowing them to be free in the house - has made me feel a bit mean! . I'd rather be safe than sorry though

Your ds has to isolate for 10 days, the rest of your household for 14 days. You don't necessarily have to isolate from each other inside your house, but you can still catch it up to 14 days.

Hang on if the OP’s DS is a close contact rather than a positive case, she doesn’t have to isolate does she?!

Ds has to isolate for 14 days from date first person tested or had symptoms. The others isolate for the same or for 10 days since their test or symptoms if that is shorter.
Up to your DS whether he wants to mix with the household but he doesn't sound v isolated in the household if you are providing food and chatting to him. How you all get better soon. If he does go down with it the rest of you who have had it don't need to extend your isolation periods if you have not active symptoms

It sounded like you had shut your son in his room not allowed to be near other members of your household.

5 days incubation duration is the median. 50% of people who will get it, get it by 5 days after exposure. So now, 7 days after exposure?, the odds are going down & down that your son will ever get it from that weekend exposure.

Only the son needs to isolate. He has no symptoms. It is only when he does that the household need to isolate

@harridan50

Only the son needs to isolate. He has no symptoms. It is only when he does that the household need to isolate

Yes that's right @harridan50 he's had no symptoms and hasn't been near any of us since Monday night. It's been 7 days since he had contact with those that have since tested positive.

I can't remember who said about him not isolating well as he has been accepting food? How else was he meant to eat . I stood and spoke to him outside his room, with him a good 2 metres away from me. We haven't shared a bathroom and he has been cleaning any touch point in the bathroom as he used it - even though none of the rest of us have been in there since last weekend.