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Seeing other isolating people?

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Notasseptable · 03/07/2021 20:31

I'm interested how controversial this would be: We currently have Covid. My parents currently have Covid. (We gave it to them almost certainly. Not sure whether it came via kids school or DH work (healthcare) but we were all away for a weekend - DD came down with snotty cold on Sunday, we all gradually succumbed - us first, then my parents - and have now all tested positive.) I'm pretty sure the rules don't specify about seeing other people who also have Covid. Obviously you're just supposed to stay in your house - and obviously we would only go see them in the car, driving straight from our driveway to theirs. I feel like we probably shouldn't, rules-wise - but common sense-wise, I'm not sure it really matters. Mass outrage from Mumsnet jury, or bit of a shrug?

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ragged · 03/07/2021 21:44

I want us to start treating covid now as what it will soon be -- a mild respiratory illness. So fine by me.

FairFuming · 03/07/2021 21:52

I might well be in your boat tomorrow.
My youngest spiked a huge temp yesterday and we both got tested today. I'm a single parent, my parents are our extended household and we saw them almost every day last week. If he tests positive I would ideally move in with them but I have pets so obviously can't but they live a 2 minute drive away so we could technically drive there safely to try give me a break and some support but I don't know of it would be allowed?

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 03/07/2021 22:14

If only there was a way to prevent running out of petrol @nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut**

Yeah, like maybe... staying the fuck at home!

Seriously though, if you're driving daily, at some point in a fortnight, you'll need petrol. Which means exposing everyone else who touches that pump after you, to covid.

covetingthepreciousthings · 04/07/2021 14:42

@FairFuming

I might well be in your boat tomorrow. My youngest spiked a huge temp yesterday and we both got tested today. I'm a single parent, my parents are our extended household and we saw them almost every day last week. If he tests positive I would ideally move in with them but I have pets so obviously can't but they live a 2 minute drive away so we could technically drive there safely to try give me a break and some support but I don't know of it would be allowed?

I don't think I'd risk this tbh incase he hadn't yet passed on the virus but he could pass it on if you moved in (and hypothetically you could too if your incubating it).

toolatetooearly · 04/07/2021 14:46

A big shrug from me. Do it. All these predictions of you crashing your car on the way round are quite funny

GreatBigBeautifulTommorow · 04/07/2021 14:50

Isolating means staying at home, it’s 10 days just stay home and video call or something.

I think there are fines relating to not adhering to isolation.

Chloemol · 04/07/2021 15:02

Please don’t. Please just follow the rules

You don’t know what would happen in that 16/20 minutes.

You have been lucky enough to see your family thousands havent and now you are thinking about being selfish enough to go and see your parents instead of doing as you should and isolating
Don’t be so bloody selfish

Crowsaregreat · 04/07/2021 15:10

If you were next door neighbours, I'd say do it. But for the sake of ten days, I don't think it's worth it. Just do zoom calls instead.

MadeForThis · 04/07/2021 15:15

I could understand if you needed to care for them. But just because you might get bored??

Just suck it up and stay home.

FawnFrenchieMum · 04/07/2021 15:15

15-20 mins no way! Expected you to say less than 5 mins away.

Are you prepared to pay the fine should you happen to be stopped on the way?

NerrSnerr · 04/07/2021 15:31

@FairFuming

I might well be in your boat tomorrow. My youngest spiked a huge temp yesterday and we both got tested today. I'm a single parent, my parents are our extended household and we saw them almost every day last week. If he tests positive I would ideally move in with them but I have pets so obviously can't but they live a 2 minute drive away so we could technically drive there safely to try give me a break and some support but I don't know of it would be allowed?

And they'll catch COVID and think 'due to our special circumstances we'll go to the shop/ visit a friend' etc and it'll continue to spread.

No one thinks the rules apply to them because everyone has special circumstances.

FairFuming · 04/07/2021 15:45

Well as part of my extended house hold or bubble they would already be self isolating anyway and had been until we got the negative test results this morning.

I wouldn't have even considered going if he was positive unless we had all had both doses of vaccine and were in good health but thankfully we don't have to worry about that for now and DS is much better thanks for the concern.

Greybeardy · 04/07/2021 15:47

Do you know for certain that you all have the same variant?

osbertthesyrianhamster · 04/07/2021 15:55

Go for it. Never ask on MN.

osbertthesyrianhamster · 04/07/2021 15:56

All this fines stuff. C'mon. Won't happen. Just go.

1starwars2 · 04/07/2021 16:09

I don't know why you would want to really. If you all have covid, what benefit would you get from visiting other sick people?

Comedycook · 04/07/2021 16:19

I'm pretty easy going and pretty fed up of the sodding rules but you would be very unreasonable to leave your house when you have covid. What if someone hit your car or vice versa or you broke down. Ok, the risk is small but they could happen. Don't risk it

IAmAWomanNotACis · 04/07/2021 16:22

"but after point of infection I don't think it makes any difference? You can't get more infected once it's in your system, I don't think."

I'm not sure about that. In my head you can probably still get a cytokine storm, which by all accounts is pretty nasty. I'd also be suspicious abotu an increase in the risk of post-viral fatigue (long covid).

You're all poorly, it's hopefully only for a week or two, stay in and rest well and make plans to do something nice all together when you're all feeling better.

muddledmidget · 04/07/2021 16:23

I could understand it if they needed your support, or you needed help with looking after a disabled relative, but because you're a bit bored seems a bit unreasonable, we're all a bit bored of this fucking pandemic! To actually leave the house when you're testing positive, even if it's only to see someone you've already given the virus to seems hopelessly irresponsible

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