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Test & Trace

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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 16:31

Does anyone know how long it roughly takes them to contact a positive person to collect contacts and then to contact those contacts?

My DD had fleeting contact, less than a minute, with a friends son on Friday who had now tested positive. They got the positive text early this morning and still not been contacted . We are due to go on holiday on Thursday so need to know for sure if DD needs to isolate. We are currently isolating her as a precaution but the contact was so short I'm hoping it'll not count!

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IsabellesMissingSock · 26/07/2021 16:33

It takes several days. It took my friend almost a week to be notified that someone on a plane she's been on tested positive. I tested positive last Wed, and test and trace (or whatever they are called) indicated they wouldn't start to contact any close contacts prior to 25th ie yesterday.

noblegiraffe · 26/07/2021 16:35

Why don't you ask the friend if the son intends to name your DD?

It doesn't sound like it would count (unless it was a hug or something).

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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 16:38

Friends son is 11 so she'll be doing the naming, I'm not prepared to ask her not to name us, that wouldn't be fair.

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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 16:40

She sat on his lap facing away from him, she's 6 months.

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QueenStromba · 26/07/2021 16:49

The rules state any length of time at less than 1m is a contact. If he took the test or developed symptoms within 48 hours then you need to isolate her.

Katie517 · 26/07/2021 16:52

I wouldn’t be naming a 6 month old baby who has a couple of seconds sitting on a knee as a contact. Just ask the mum of the little boy to be sure but I can’t imagine that she would do that! I also think isolating small children and babies as contacts is cruel but that’s probably an unpopular opinion!

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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 16:56

@QueenStromba

The rules state any length of time at less than 1m is a contact. If he took the test or developed symptoms within 48 hours then you need to isolate her.
As I said above I am currently isolating her but I want to know for sure from test and trace before I cancel a paid for and very looked forward to family holiday!
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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 16:58

@Katie517

I wouldn’t be naming a 6 month old baby who has a couple of seconds sitting on a knee as a contact. Just ask the mum of the little boy to be sure but I can’t imagine that she would do that! I also think isolating small children and babies as contacts is cruel but that’s probably an unpopular opinion!
She said she'll emphasise how short it was which is fair enough. I'm not isolating her from the rest of the family, just not taking her out into public at the moment until I hear from T&T.
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Pantene23 · 26/07/2021 17:01

My friend worked with two positive cases. Her work closed and the manager passed all details on to test and trace two days later when positive PCR tests were confirmed. It is now a full two weeks later and test and trace didn’t contact one single person who was on the shifts in question!!!!

caughtinanet · 26/07/2021 17:02

I don't know exactly they system but expecting them to get in touch the same day is very unrealistic imo. If you don't want to speak to the mum of the other child there's nothing you can do but wait unfortunately.

I know several families from my DCs school who have voluntarily isolated in the run up to their holidays to avoid just this situation. Who are you isolating your baby from? I can't imagine how that works.

Do you know if the child has done LFT or PCR test?

SilverGlitterBaubles · 26/07/2021 17:05

I think you can work it out, when did friends son develop symptoms and if he was likely to be contagious at the point you DD was with him, how long they were in contact for. I can't imagine they would contact for a six month old to isolate Shock

www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-contacts-of-people-with-possible-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-who-do-not-live-with-the-person/guidance-for-contacts-of-people-with-possible-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-who-do-not-live-with-the-person

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Sanch1 · 26/07/2021 17:13

I'm just isolating by not taking her out of the house.

I've worked it out, he first got symptoms Sunday morning, we were there Friday afternoon, so within 48 hours. I just need to know if the contact was long enough to mean she's deemed as a close contact and needs to isolate for 10 days.

I was just asking about the T&T process for notifying you.

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noblegiraffe · 26/07/2021 17:17

Examples of close contact include:
• face-to-face contact under 1 metre for any length of time – including talking to them or being coughed on
• being within 1 metre of each other for 1 minute or longer
• being within 2 metres of each other for more than 15 minutes in total in 1 day

That’s what they’ll be asked.

ClaireB29 · 26/07/2021 18:23

T and T will ask the mum if the positive child had any close contacts, including less than 1metre for 1min plus. If she names your DD that's it, T&T don't make a 'judgement', it 'counts', but it could take days for you to hear from them.

Watapalava · 26/07/2021 19:11

your child is a contact but just ignore your phone and go on holiday. Just only answer mobile to named contacts. There are so many spam text going round that you could deny they contacted you - they have to actually trace you. 25% contacts are never traced

Santastealer · 26/07/2021 19:15

Does anyone know why the process is taking days to contact people? Surely if isolation is so important they need to be contacting them immediately?

ChristmasCovid · 26/07/2021 19:18

@Sanch1

I'm just isolating by not taking her out of the house.

I've worked it out, he first got symptoms Sunday morning, we were there Friday afternoon, so within 48 hours. I just need to know if the contact was long enough to mean she's deemed as a close contact and needs to isolate for 10 days.

I was just asking about the T&T process for notifying you.

They are sent a link ASAP, to fill in there own contact details. If they don’t fill it in they go into the list to be called - which during working hours should be within 4 hours of positive result.

It all depends on whether they answer the phone or not & whether they name your child as a contact I’m afraid.

HungryHippo11 · 26/07/2021 22:36

@Santastealer

Does anyone know why the process is taking days to contact people? Surely if isolation is so important they need to be contacting them immediately?
I agree, especially as it is already likely to be a few days since contact to testing, and then from testing to result.

Incidentally my daughter tested positive this week. Test result came in at about 11am Friday, T&T phoned at 1.30pm, my mum (our only contact) received a text message by 3pm

HungryHippo11 · 26/07/2021 22:37

They are sent a link ASAP, to fill in there own contact details.
It must vary in different areas or something, I never got sent a link just received a phone call.

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Sanch1 · 27/07/2021 17:21

An update for anyone interested.

My friend was contacted this morning and gave all details. T&T have notified anyone as a contact that was in her house or garden at all over the previous 48 hours. Even those who came over and sat in her garden when her son was in bed and didn't see them!

She doesn't have my phone number as we communicate on messenger, and they didn't ask her to ask me for my number, as such I believe they have no way of contacting me. We'll see in the coming days but I'm told by my friend all other contacts have be notified.

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Santastealer · 27/07/2021 17:25

Wow that seems really unfair that your daughter isn’t needing to isolate yet people who have been much further away do!

I thought test and trace went by the rules of “close contact” not just a contact?

Watapalava · 27/07/2021 20:34

Well the daughter isn’t going out and about infecting people as she’ll be in a park or parents arms at 6 months

Her risk to others outside her family is surely minuscule

Watapalava · 27/07/2021 20:34

Pram

FawnFrenchieMum · 27/07/2021 20:41

@Watapalava

Well the daughter isn’t going out and about infecting people as she’ll be in a park or parents arms at 6 months

Her risk to others outside her family is surely minuscule

Even when taking her on holiday? What happens if mum gets it from baby?
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