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Stop isolating a few hours early?

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pinatastick · 13/07/2021 10:28

DS was sent home to isolate after lunch last Thursday as he had contact on Monday with someone who then tested positive. He was told to isolate until midnight on Saturday. Now the whole school year are isolating due to more positive cases, and we've since been told that his isolation ends at midnight on Sunday.

We are meant to be at a family party on Sunday evening. I don't know what to do! On one hand I know plenty aren't isolating at all, which makes me feel silly for even questioning it as it's just a few hours early. On the other hand it's against the rules! Rules that don't necessarily make much sense, but rules none the less.

If it makes a difference we've all tested negative and will carry on testing.

What would you do?

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Porcupineintherough · 13/07/2021 10:37

Honestly, I'm all for caution but for the sake of a few hours I'd go.

Witchesbelazy · 13/07/2021 10:43

It’s a few hours I’d go

ColettesEarrings · 13/07/2021 11:11

Go.

Hoppinggreen · 13/07/2021 11:14

We are in quarantine after a holiday until Monday.
My friend who lives overseas is here until Monday morning and I haven’t seen her for almost 3 years. We are meeting up on Sunday evening

GreenWheat · 13/07/2021 12:03

Just go.

Kakey1294129 · 13/07/2021 12:14

I mean technically he shouldn't go but what's a few hours make a difference? I would pre warn people of the situation though..

HugeAckmansWife · 13/07/2021 12:15

Of course go.

Topseyt · 13/07/2021 12:15

Fuck the ridiculous rules. Go to the family gathering.

He is testing negative along with the rest of you and has already been isolating for a while anyway.

Some rules are made to be broken at times, and in your DS's case this is one of them. No need to slavishly follow them for the sake of it.

Flowerlane · 13/07/2021 12:16

We was in a similar position in December. My son got sent him to isolate and his isolation ended on a Monday at midnight so he would be returning to school on the Tuesday. We had a Christmas event planned - the only one that hadn’t been cancelled- with friends on the Monday evening in London. For the sake of 6 hours we went, we made sure we spoke to our friends first and they were 100% in agreement with us. We would never have gone without them being happy about the situation.

We had an amazing evening, and no one came down with covid! Grin

Go and enjoy yourselves!

KylieKoKo · 13/07/2021 12:24

Are you hosting the party? If so I would tell the guests the situation and let them decide whether or not they want to take the (very small) risk.

KylieKoKo · 13/07/2021 12:25

Oh sorry op, I misread. If it's at someone else's House I think you need to ask them and respect whatever they say.

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pinatastick · 13/07/2021 12:29

Thanks everyone.

I'd definitely make sure the host is aware, I wouldn't just go and keep it quiet.

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ifonly4 · 13/07/2021 12:40

If you're going, I'd just let family know the situation and all do a LFT just before you leave.

starrynight87 · 13/07/2021 12:45

nah go - just do a test in the morning.

newnortherner111 · 13/07/2021 12:59

Not for a family party. Travelling in a car to a cottage where you come into no-one else until the time expires I'd say yes.

caughtinanet · 13/07/2021 13:03

No , no, no, you mustn't do that. Didn't you know that each virus has a stopwatch timing possible infection to the second and every one is precision set to 10 days Grin

Or, you could apply common sense, I assume the last contact with the positive person wasn't actually at midnight anyway

Hoppinggreen · 13/07/2021 13:09

The virus also knew when children arrived/left school.
That’s why my DC weren’t allowed anywhere near eachother at school and they weren’t allowed to walk home with peers they had spent all day in class/the dining room etc with.

JustDanceAddict · 13/07/2021 13:12

Go!
The contact would be until 3pm when school finished not the evening even though they say midnight.

GCrebel · 13/07/2021 13:14

I'm in a very similar situation. Our transport is at 5pm on the day the self isolation ends at midnight.

Unless DD is unwell, we plan to go ahead still.

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pinatastick · 13/07/2021 13:18

I assume the last contact with the positive person wasn't actually at midnight anyway

Yes it would've been around lunch time on the Thursday, so the party is technically past ten days.

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pinatastick · 13/07/2021 13:26

And that's at the very latest, it could have been first thing that morning!

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roguetomato · 13/07/2021 13:30

I'm sure by the end of isolation period you are sure if he's got it or not. I don't think it makes a lot of difference if you stop self isolating couple of hours early or not.

Mulhollandmagoo · 13/07/2021 13:34

No, you really can't! however if you wanted to shag your work colleague behind your wifes back or join 67,000 other people in Wembley then this is perfecty ok ;-)

I'm joking of course, yes, go to your party!!

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 13/07/2021 18:57

@newnortherner111

Not for a family party. Travelling in a car to a cottage where you come into no-one else until the time expires I'd say yes.
It's a few hours, what difference does it make?!
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pinatastick · 14/07/2021 10:33

Thank you everyone. I'll be speaking to the host later today to see how they feel.

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