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Late to self isolate

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Gwdihwyou · 08/12/2020 21:18

My dh started with a cold on Saturday but no symptoms of Covid, I sent our dc to school yesterday (Monday) and today, I went to work and dh stayed at home.

Today he developed symptoms so booked a test and went this evening.

I told nursery and school this evening and they’re both now panicking. Nursery are shutting until test comes back negative, if it does! And school are seeking advice from PHE. The head has sent me a very stern email saying I’ve put the community at risk for not isolating my dc sooner!!!

Neither of them have symptoms.

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Frazzled2207 · 08/12/2020 21:55

Not your problem but if I was a parent at the nursery and had to a day off at short notice because another kid’s parent had a cold, I’d be mighty miffed. Even if your dh was positive they have no to close. Bonkers.

PurpleDaisies · 08/12/2020 21:58

@Frazzled2207

Why would they need time off? Only the op’s kids need to isolate until there’s a positive test. They don’t have symptoms, only the dh does.

PurpleDaisies · 08/12/2020 22:00

I think I’ve misread your post @Frazzled2207

I think now we’re both saying the nursery shouldn’t be closing.

Frazzled2207 · 08/12/2020 22:02

Yes. Nursery bonkers to close because of a dad’s cold! Imagine if they did that every time any kid or parent had a cold.

Littleposh · 08/12/2020 22:11

Did he have just a cold or a cough as well?? A cough is not currently just a standard cold symptom. It is one of the 3 reasons to instantly isolate

mummabubs · 08/12/2020 22:14

I'd be keen to know the outcome OP as I've had a cold for 5 days but have no fever, no cough and the only change to my sense of taste is pregancy-related (so most things still taste normal and it isn't dulled!) I haven't booked a test as I don't have any of the three trigger symptoms but do have a very sore throat and snuffly. I also had my flu jab last week and always seem to get coldy after that. Assuming your DH didn't develop a cough before you sent yoir DC to school this morning then you haven't done anything wrong. (Your post makes it sound like he doesn't actually have a cough though and just said he did when he actually has a sore throat, which isn't a covid symptom needed for triggering testing). Hope it comes back quickly and is negative.

yellowmaoampinball · 08/12/2020 22:17

School and nursery shouldn't be doing anything surely?! But yes, if he had a cough on Saturday you should have booked a test then and kept them off

Hercwasonaroll · 08/12/2020 22:17

The children should have been isolating from the time the symptoms developed to suspect coronavirus. If that was 10am this morning then they should have been collected from childcare to isolate.

PurpleDaisies · 08/12/2020 22:19

The fact that the schools have reacted like this makes me think that the cough started Saturday and the children have been in for two days when they should have been isolating.

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Gwdihwyou · 08/12/2020 22:24

It was today that the sore throat/cough started... coughing due to sore throat, typical tickly one you get after a cold.

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yellowmaoampinball · 08/12/2020 22:27

Then you've done nothing wrong and I would be sending an email back highlighting the relevant information on gov.uk or the nhs website to prove that. And pointing out that I didn't appreciate being accused of putting people at risk.

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Gwdihwyou · 08/12/2020 22:29

Today is the 1st the nursery and school have heard about it. The nursery drop my Dd off in the morning so she was with them since 7. My other dc takes himself to school. The nursery and school are both worried that my dc have spread it. Even though they are fit and well!

My work place... also a school are being very good

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fuzzysnowflake · 08/12/2020 22:30

The children should have been taken out of school/ nursery as soon as the cough developed today.

Frazzled2207 · 08/12/2020 22:31

..but he doesn’t have a cough

fuzzysnowflake · 08/12/2020 22:32

@Gwdihwyou

It was today that the sore throat/cough started... coughing due to sore throat, typical tickly one you get after a cold.

He does!

Bellabelloo · 08/12/2020 22:36

You've followed the rules completely. So unfair of them to make you feel bad. A cold and sore throat aren't even red flags.

yellowmaoampinball · 08/12/2020 22:36

Thing is, it's not always immediately obvious that a cough has developed - I mean, nobody would head straight for isolation and tests at the first cough. We just got my DD tested. She woke up and coughed a bit. Then there was a gap of a few hours and she coughed again. Another gap and she had a 3rd coughing episode so that's when we booked the test - as per NHS guidelines. If she'd woken up and coughed continuously for an hour then we'd have booked it sooner.

So similar to the OP, her siblings headed into school. We kept her home so we could keep an eye on her and see whether anything was developing.

For us it turned out negative but I feel we followed the guidelines to the letter really.

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Gwdihwyou · 08/12/2020 22:36

@fuzzysnowflake

The children should have been taken out of school/ nursery as soon as the cough developed today.

By who?.... Dh was given a test centre location and time and couldn’t go pick kids up from school due to symptoms. I left as early as i could and collected them as early as i could

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Scottishskifun · 08/12/2020 22:37

The school and nursery are over reacting your child didn't have any covid symptoms.

Also they should probably do a bit more research most of the studies have shown that children are not the superspreaders they were thought to be originally especially if young.

A child in my sons nursery bubble tested positive so we have been isolating for 2 weeks not a single other child or adult associated with the bubble has had a positive result or any symptoms. If the school and nursery have the procedures in place the risk even with positive is still low. It's adult to adult (Inc teenagers) where the big risk is.

mooncakes · 08/12/2020 22:37

If the cough only started today then you have done nothing wrong. School and nursery are over reacting and I would be sending a snotty email back!

fuzzysnowflake · 08/12/2020 22:37

He was concerned enough to book a test at 1pm. They should have been taken out at that point, not left there!

PurpleDaisies · 08/12/2020 22:38

By who?.... Dh was given a test centre location and time and couldn’t go pick kids up from school due to symptoms. I left as early as i could and collected them as early as i could

By you.

You needed to leave as soon as he developed symptoms.

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Gwdihwyou · 08/12/2020 22:38

Tbh my dh only took the test as common courtesy, to do the right thing and it’s properly backfired.

We probably won’t bother next time

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mooncakes · 08/12/2020 22:40

What difference would it have made really if they OP had picked the children up an hour early, even if she could

kirinm · 08/12/2020 22:40

@PurpleDaisies

By who?.... Dh was given a test centre location and time and couldn’t go pick kids up from school due to symptoms. I left as early as i could and collected them as early as i could

By you.

You needed to leave as soon as he developed symptoms.

What world do you live in that you can leave work at the drop of a hat like this?

I don't think you've done anything wrong at all OP. Schooo / nursery are being ridiculous.

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