Husband been sent home as a close contact.

ForCluckSake · 2021-07-28T14:13:10+00:00

Husband has been sent home from work as he has been in close contact with someone in work who is now positive. He is now isolating until his test results do we have to isolate as well?

Shapesorted · 28/07/2021 15:15

Seriously! How can people still be asking these questions!

AvaCallanach · 28/07/2021 15:18

No. You only have to isolate if he tests positive ( because then YOU are a close contact).

JaffaRaf · 28/07/2021 15:20

No. Honestly shocked people don’t no the rules or how to find them on the gov website by now. He has to isolate even after his test result unless he is somehow exempt because of his job.

Carrott21 · 28/07/2021 15:20

No. Only if he tests positive or him or somebody else in the household develops symptoms.

ApolloandDaphne · 28/07/2021 15:24

I guess people still ask because they haven't had to think about it before. I know we haven't. My DM was in a tizz the other day having been a third hand contact of someone who had been for a test but hadn't actually had a positive result. She had never had any reason to think about this before and didn't have any idea what the rules were.

WovenFish · 28/07/2021 15:25

He needs to isolate regardless of whether his test is negative. He might not test positive today but could in, say, 5 days. That’s the whole point of isolating as a close contact.

HelloDulling · 28/07/2021 15:27

He needs to. You don’t, unless he has symptoms or tests positive.

Mindymomo · 28/07/2021 15:38

He still has to isolate for 10 days even if he takes a PCR test and it comes back negative. No other family members need to isolate unless he gets symptoms or his test comes back positive.

daphnedoo12 · 28/07/2021 15:41

People keep asking because the rules aren't clear enough and they do keep changing.

ColettesEarrings · 28/07/2021 15:47

"Rules change all the time" No they don't. They really really don't. Factually, isolation rules haven't changed in nearly a year. They are due to change on Aug 16th for the general population and have changed as of Monday for limited sectors.

Shapesorted · 28/07/2021 16:24

@daphnedoo12

People keep asking because the rules aren't clear enough and they do keep changing.

No the rules haven't changed. People just don't pay attention because they assume covid is something that happens to other people.

PinkDaffodil2 · 28/07/2021 16:28

He has to isolate for 10 days, whatever his test result is (unless part of the new work scheme thing).
You don’t have to isolate - unless he gets symptoms and/or a positive test.

HugeAckmansWife · 28/07/2021 16:34

shapesorted Covid is something that happens to others until it happens to you. Much like most things really. I knew nothing about divorce, maintenance and contact until I needed to.. My friends are shocked and horrified by some aspects of that whole system and had no idea. Despite being a teacher, the actual Covid disease, as opposed to its effects re online teaching etc hasn't really impacted me or anyone I know. Maybe the op is similar and hasn't needed to know the rules. And hundreds of people post in here instead of googling.. Is just how it goes.

shinynewapple21 · 28/07/2021 16:36

@WovenFish

He needs to isolate regardless of whether his test is negative. He might not test positive today but could in, say, 5 days. That’s the whole point of isolating as a close contact.

That wasn't the OP's question!

itsgettingwierd · 28/07/2021 16:36

He will need to isolate for 10 days from the point of contact. So he may well only have 5/6/7 days left.

He can test. But he still has to isolate.

If he gets symptoms between now and his end of isolation at that point your household goes into isolation for 10 days.

If he gets a positive test then you all have to isolate for 10 days from the test date.

itsgettingwierd · 28/07/2021 16:37

That should say positive test without symptoms.

LubaLuca · 28/07/2021 16:40

Whilst your husband is isolating, you and your children can all carry on as usual, unless he has symptoms and/or a positive test himself.

Shapesorted · 28/07/2021 16:55

@HugeAckmansWife

shapesorted Covid is something that happens to others until it happens to you. Much like most things really. I knew nothing about divorce, maintenance and contact until I needed to.. My friends are shocked and horrified by some aspects of that whole system and had no idea. Despite being a teacher, the actual Covid disease, as opposed to its effects re online teaching etc hasn't really impacted me or anyone I know. Maybe the op is similar and hasn't needed to know the rules. And hundreds of people post in here instead of googling.. Is just how it goes.

Public health announcements about a pandemic you are living though is bringing like divorce proceedings. Can't seem to remember Boris Johnson being on TV nightly for months in end telling you how to get your decree absolute.

secretskillrelationships · 28/07/2021 17:05

The rules have changed, actually. Originally, if someone in your bubble tested positive the whole bubble had to isolate. Now it's only if you've been in close contact. And I thought I was totally on top of the rules because I've needed to talk this through repeatedly with colleagues and staff.

The reality is that the rules about what we can and cast do have changed repeatedly even if the basics on isolating have remained fairly constant plus we've now been living with it for a long time and people have had to find ways to ignore it and get on with their lives. Seeing the impact of this all the time at work.

How2Help · 28/07/2021 19:52

Good grief.
A) rules are constantly changing. It doesn’t matter that one aspect has or has not, the point is not everyone is glued to the nuances that don’t affect them at that moment.
B) I had to search for detail on a rule and firstly google brought up out of date advice and secondly the .gov website was not clear for what I needed.
C) The OP could have all sorts of worries - they may have vulnerable people at home, they may have income concerns around isolating, they may be due to go on holiday.

Why on earth the pile on?

Snozzlemaid · 28/07/2021 19:59

I've just been reading the rules as dd has also been in contact at work with someone who has tested positive.
Her work rang this morning to tell her not to come in because of this.
So she's now isolating.
However, reading the rules on gov.uk it says you legally only need to isolate if contacted by test and trace.
Is this true?
So if she doesn't get a call she could legally carry on as normal?
I'm not saying she won't isolate because she absolutely will but I'm just shocked to read this. I thought you had to isolate if you knew you'd been in contact with a positive case regardless of whether or not you're contacted officially.

blahblahblah321 · 28/07/2021 20:06

@ApolloandDaphne

I guess people still ask because they haven't had to think about it before. I know we haven't. My DM was in a tizz the other day having been a third hand contact of someone who had been for a test but hadn't actually had a positive result. She had never had any reason to think about this before and didn't have any idea what the rules were.

Exactly this - id know to Google it, but I don't feel like I know loads about rules etc as we've been lucky (up to now!) as a family with regards to isolating etc