Where are people contracting covid

[England101]

I work in the NHS treating patients with Covid I wear a face shield, face mask, gloves and apron. I wash my hands, change my clothes as soon as I get home and wear new clean clothes everyday l only go out for work and shopping. I use zoom to socialise and I’ve taken this time to learn ( webinars) and start yoga. lf i do go out I wear a mask, regularly sanitise my hands and sanitise any products like post that comes into my home. I do this because I’ve seen the terrible effects of Covid and I’ve NEVER had covid ( I have access to 2 home tests per week).

A few friends of mine who have been WFH or furloughed since March have managed to contract COVID in the last few weeks/months. They with live along or with a partner (also WFH or furloughed) some other very small children ( ie not in nursery or school) so I don’t understand how they have contracted the virus. Are they not adhering to the rules? Do they not wash their hands? Any thoughts?

Everyone I know with covid either caught it from London pubs in February/early March before lockdown. Or they caught it from teenagers at school in December.

OP, given where you work, it’s always possible you had covid asymptomatically before testing was available. Even a negative antibody test now wouldn’t prove that you have never had covid so you’ll have no way of ever knowing for sure.

@Delatron

I heartily agree. If I had a penny for every poster who claims they caught it in the supermarket or even off the post...

One a while back swore her father had caught it off the post as he hadn’t been anywhere - and had only seen his carers !!

My cousin tells everyone she caught it off an Amazon parcel. Her dp who works in a factory and had a bit of a cough was of course in no way the culprit