Help with isolation

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Hello

My husband and I both tested positive on 27th December, I had symptoms a few days before, his started on the 25th

Our 10 days isolation ended yesterday but to be sure (as he's still suffering slightly) we took a second test on Monday, our results are through and I'm now negative but he's still positive

I assume he still has to isolate? Do I as we live together? I can't seem to find what happens when after 10 days you're still showing as positive and what happens to the people you live with?!

You don't, but as he's continuing with symptoms I think it would be the right thing for him to continue to isolate until his symptoms have gone.

The 10 days is based on when a typical mild case will be over and no longer infectious, not a guarantee it will be gone in everyone.

It's possible that with the passage of time he won't be infectious, but you can't know that for sure.

Ok, thank you

We have no where to go and nothing to do so we are happy to continue isolating, I just would like to get some fresh air so looks like he'll have to wait a bit longer 😊

Test and Trace will have told you not to take a second test. You can test positive for up to 90 days but unless you have a fever you do not need to isolate.

@MrsWonderland

Test and Trace will have told you not to take a second test. You can test positive for up to 90 days but unless you have a fever you do not need to isolate.

This.

My DH has been explicitly told by T&T that because he doesn't (and btw never has) have a temperature he can go out after the 10 days.

They didn't say this to us!

Not sure why you tested again and nothing on the numerous texts and emails mentioned taking more tests unless someone negative starts with symptoms in the isolation period which doesn't fit your description. And then that affects that person specifically and not the original person that tested positive.

It does say if you have a temperature then keep isolating until it has gone. Then if that was the case you stay in until those symptoms have cleared.

So now you are in that limbo land where you aren't following the general flow of T&T to work through the specified actions. I would try and see if you can contact someone in T&T to actually get a human to tell you what you now have to legally do given that you have tested again.

Yeah we will when they call up

I tested positive on the 27th December and have just finished my 10 days isolation. I was sent an ipsos mori covid test kit yesterday as I had previously agreed to take part on their research study on covid prevalence.

I asked mori what would happen if I tested positive (which I probably would) and they said my details would be past on to test and trace and legally I would have to isolate for another 10 days.

I have decided not to participate as I don't want another unnecessary 10 days isolation. It seems crazy though and presumably will just mean their study underestimates prevalence if others are doing the same.

I work in a hospital. As a PP said above, occasionally one of our patients still tests positive for up to 90 days from the onset of symptoms (usually it's more like 15 days tbh, though the point is that it can be up to 90 days).

If he has a temperature he still needs to isolate.

If he just has the other symptoms such as a cough etc then he doesn't need to isolate any longer. Some people have a cough for weeks or even a month or two after the infection because coughs can linger. But research seems to point to people no longer being infectious after the isolation period.

It would still be advisable to practice basic hygiene like hand washing after coughing or sneezing into his hands / a tissue.

Glad you're both able to stop isolation now 😊

I've attached photo of the relevant advice which I've taken from the government website. The relevant bits are circled in orange and blue.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection#if-you-have-covid-19-symptoms-or-have-received-a-positive-covid-19-test-result