Holiday

[Ostagazuzulum]

Question.... just pondering.

If you are on holiday, arrived feeling fine but developed symptoms and took lateral flow test and was positive. What do you do? If it's a uk holiday do you travel home immediately or stay in room for ten days?

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Not in that situation but at end of august / first week of holiday I'm
Going on Norfolk broads and was just thinking about wht would happen? I'm staying away from people before we go so should be safe but it crossed my mind I wouldn't know why to do for best. I'm only going for 7 days as DD back af school on 7th. Would I have to hijack boat until isolation was done

I think the advice is to go home if travelling by car.

I'd go straight home without stopping anywhere en route

I wouldn't take the LFT on holiday.

@frozendaisy

I wouldn't take the LFT on holiday.

100% this

Why on earth are people testing every sniffle it's absolute madness!

I'd go home. We went away in UK and brought lateral flows with us. We only needed to use them on our last day as we were meeting friends we hadn't seen in a long time on way home.

Why are people testing when the have symptoms?!? What are you on about?

They are testing because they suspect they have the virus and don't wish to spread it FFS why do you think?!

@frozendaisy

I wouldn't take the LFT on holiday.

Snap. I'm currently in holiday and have not brought any with me. We are both fully vaccinated and I have have Covid previously so we have reduced risk.

If I became particularly poorly (last time I needed to be admitted to hospital) or had very obvious symptoms (although last time I didn't have the three main symptoms until after I'd already tested positive and then those particular symptoms were mild) I would test then using a PCR.

If I had a positive PCR we would head home. However it's a minimum 7 hour journey so we couldn't do it without recharging the car half way and without a toilet stop. I guess I'd just have to double mask, wear gloves, be very quick and keep my distance for a comfort break.

@Planesandflying

I'd go straight home without stopping anywhere en route

There's no way I'd be able to get home without stopping for a wee!

I wouldn’t test on holiday either. I can’t imagine many people are. Only on mn!

You’ll get posters along in a minute telling you you’re selfish for not weeing in a ditch at the side of the road.

Been thinking about this too. Travelling from Brighton to Scotland by train and do have to test before going to the islands. Both fully vaccinated. Also not staying in one place.

We would be pretty fucked tbh

Yes, advice is to go home. Most holiday places are booked solidly for one week at a time, so I expect you won’t be able to stay on and continue your isolation period. We went away last month. I took additional prescription medication just in case. I suppose if you were really stuck and too ill to travel, the holiday owners/company could cancel the next occupants and let you continue your stay, but I think that’s unlikely.

You go home. It’s awkward if you have a long journey admittedly. Maybe just don’t drink at all on the way home 🙈