Must we isolate with him?

[Bloodycovid19]

Adult DC lives with us. On his way back from holiday but did a LFT this morning and it was positive. We haven't seen him for a week. He has his own floor in the house (top floor) and own bathroom on that floor. If he comes in and goes straight up there and stays there do DP and I also need to isolate?

You'll be told to isolate I guarantee

@Bloodycovid19

This is not clear cut, which is why I have asked. You do not know me, or whether I consider myself to be a special case.

It depends whether or not you're one household.

The definition of a household is at www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

The relevant bit for you is "a group of people (who may or may not be related) living at the same address and who share cooking facilities, bathrooms or toilets, or living areas."

You definitely live at the same address. My guess is you share cooking facilities and living areas. If so, you are one household, and all need to isolate.

Sorry.

@JaniieJones you are wrong. They do give false positive.

You need to isolate, it's very clear. You are one household, he is not in a self contained property.

Yes, you do if he comes back home. What he has is not a self-contained address. Your best bet to avoid isolating would be for you and your husband to go and stay somewhere else before he gets back though of course that might be very tricky if he's en route already.

It depends whether or not you're one household.

The definition of a household is at www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

The relevant bit for you is "a group of people (who may or may not be related) living at the same address and who share cooking facilities, bathrooms or toilets, or living areas."

You definitely live at the same address. My guess is you share cooking facilities and living areas. If so, you are one household, and all need to isolate.

Sorry.

By the above definition, you wouldn't need to isolate because you haven't shared cooking, living or bathroom facilities in the 48hrs before his test and you won't be sharing them while he isolates.

You live in the same house. Yes you have to isolate.

@Thirtyrock39 yes I did say that afterwards I think he needs to get a PCR and then obviously if that’s positive they will all have to isolate

@JaniieJones not true. Lfts do provided false positives which is why you shouldn’t follow up with a PCR test if you test positive.

@xyzandabc

It depends whether or not you're one household.

The definition of a household is at www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

The relevant bit for you is "a group of people (who may or may not be related) living at the same address and who share cooking facilities, bathrooms or toilets, or living areas."

You definitely live at the same address. My guess is you share cooking facilities and living areas. If so, you are one household, and all need to isolate.

Sorry.

By the above definition, you wouldn't need to isolate because you haven't shared cooking, living or bathroom facilities in the 48hrs before his test and you won't be sharing them while he isolates.

I agree with this, given he can effectively live in the top floor for 10 days with no need for him to emerge from there or you to go in there.