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If someone in your household has tested positive....

142 replies

PerditaMacleod · 27/08/2021 13:21

the need for other family members to isolate has been removed. In this scenario, would you be sending your children back to school next week? Although it's allowed under the rules, it doesn't seem right?! Surely it's going to spread like wildfire, but I guess that's what the govt is going for now?

Interested to see if anyone will be keeping their DC at home if only parent(s) are infected.

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Howshouldibehave · 28/08/2021 10:51

Of course you will be allowed to stay off work until he is past his isolation period

Are you saying that all school staff will be able to stay off work until their positive household member is clear of covid?

BluebellsGreenbells · 28/08/2021 11:02

given how few people are wearing masks in shops now - both customers and staff - I think the idea that the public will stay away isn't likely

That’s not the case, where people are now catching COVID via the workplace many shops won’t be able to open as the staff are isolating -

The more shops that shut the less likely people are going into the main shopping area

Where I live we have no restrictions at all no masks no social distancing etc

Large gathering allowed and the virus is ripping through the young teens

Many of who work in retail, derive industries cafe bars clubs etc - who can’t operate without staff. They are closing.

We have had no restriction since June and the government are sure lying business about how much their taking are dropping and their need to downsize or close putting people out of work.

It’s not ‘back to normal’ because it’s now people who are taking the hit rather than the government - they’ve passed on the responsibility and with that come cost

wasthataburp · 28/08/2021 11:06

Send the child to school. This nonsense has to stop

Sleepyblueocean · 28/08/2021 11:09

"If both parents are positive, and the dc are young, who will take them into school anyway?"

That would be issue for us. Ds in special school goes on school transport but we would have to physically hand him over to the escort who I am sure will love that close contact and if he needs picking up during the school day that requires both of us to do it.

TheSunnySide · 28/08/2021 11:27

@Howshouldibehave

Of course you will be allowed to stay off work until he is past his isolation period

Are you saying that all school staff will be able to stay off work until their positive household member is clear of covid?

I am saying that in the absence of other reasonable care for a minor (ie not wanting to send a Covid sick child to elderly parents), the employer has a statutory obligation to allow parents to look after their children.

So yes. I see no reason why a school management team would be allowed to get away with insisting a teacher return to work if they have no childcare for a child who has Covid.

DumplingsAndStew · 28/08/2021 11:39

@neveradullmoment99

Exactly this. Is it not the same in England?

No, in England, its advised for contacts to clear a PCR test, but not mandatory Sad

BluebellsGreenbells · 28/08/2021 13:17

Not even advisory here unless there are symptoms. We’re the highest per capita in Europe AND schools haven’t gone back yet, still a gentle wave of cases from kids last three weeks at school.

Watsername · 28/08/2021 13:20

I am very worried about the new isolation rules.

DS had a positive LFT test this morning and we are now waiting for the follow up PCR results. If he’s positive - if I have understood correctly - I can go about my business with a negative PCR result as am double vaxxed. What if I test too early?

I am a primary TA and will be back in school from Wed (training) and Fri with pupils. This would be a disaster if I became positive after mixing next week. I don’t want to be responsible for an outbreak!

Filterphobia · 28/08/2021 13:55

Do TTP still ring if you test positive?
Just had a positive result for DS and wondering if I’m going to be getting daily calls for the next 10 days. I’m in Wales if that makes any difference.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 28/08/2021 14:07

They rang ds ,were on the phone ages not had anything since though .

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PerditaMacleod · 28/08/2021 14:16

They've rang me so many times!

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HipHopBanzai · 28/08/2021 14:23

I've had one call from T&T for each of the positive children. They lasted ages but haven't had any follow up calls yet.

Filterphobia · 28/08/2021 15:35

I will expect a call then. Not had one yet and the positive result came through in the early hours of the morning. Are the rest of us in the house supposed to now book a PCR as today would be day 2 which is when the email said to get tested?
Thinking I might just do LFT unless I get symptoms of course. I assume I will still be expected to go in to work next week (school). Although one of us will need to stay home with DS.

TheSunnySide · 28/08/2021 17:50

@Filterphobia

Do TTP still ring if you test positive? Just had a positive result for DS and wondering if I’m going to be getting daily calls for the next 10 days. I’m in Wales if that makes any difference.

I am in Wales and not had a single call from TT&T.

chairfoxlight · 28/08/2021 17:59

[quote MargosKaftan]@lulu1919 - you go in to work. You go in as all the other teaching staff, hospital staff, supermarket staff, care home and restaurant staff will with a positive case at home.

We all know its a shit idea, but as they don't have to pay you if you dont go in when your family member has covid, you and all other people with jobs that can't be done from home, will go into work and probably spread it.

Do not feel a moment of guilt about this, you have no choice. [/quote]
All NHS workers have to isolate if there is a positive case at home.

Literally nothing has changed in the NHS. Masks / PPE / social distancing / everything virtual etc. And that's across the board - vulnerable patients or admin in a back office.

VaccineSticker · 28/08/2021 18:53

@Watsername they want you to infect others. That’s their plan now. Back to herd immunity we go.
Vulnerable children and people are being thrown under the bus. I’m sick of this.
And before people start spouting rubbish saying that vulnerable grown ups are vaccinated so they are immune, many arent because the vaccine doesn’t work on them. I know couple of immunosuppressed people who have zero antibodies after the two jabs.
People don’t realise how bad this. This could have been your husband or your child.

Eaumyword · 28/08/2021 19:14

@Watsername

I am very worried about the new isolation rules.

DS had a positive LFT test this morning and we are now waiting for the follow up PCR results. If he’s positive - if I have understood correctly - I can go about my business with a negative PCR result as am double vaxxed. What if I test too early?

I am a primary TA and will be back in school from Wed (training) and Fri with pupils. This would be a disaster if I became positive after mixing next week. I don’t want to be responsible for an outbreak!

I'm a school sec. I think if god forbid this happens in our household, I'd tell the head and see what she wants me to do. If she wanted me to come in, she has to accept responsibility for any subsequent outbreaks, but if she told me to come in, I suppose I'd have to. Despite being double vaccinated, it feels risky due to the Delta variant. I hope your DS and your family are ok.
sirfredfredgeorge · 28/08/2021 19:47

In Scotland the rest of the family needs a negative pcr to not have to isolate in this situation which seems like a reasonable compromise

I cannot see how this is anything but theatre, if you test the close contact cases at the same time as the index case (as you would for am PCR after LFT, and probably for symptomful index case direct to PCR) then it's most likely that those contacts would be negative, as they would not be detectable, or potentially even caught it yet.

Such a PCR is simply too early.

VaccineSticker · 28/08/2021 19:57

@sirfredfredgeorge precisely all this is for show and a waste of time, money and testing resources.
PCR in these cases are next to meaningless as they are being done too early.

chairfoxlight · 28/08/2021 20:08

I thought all the research they did in to lifting isolation was to PCR daily for 10 days while going about your business. How has it gone from that to 'do nothing unless you get symptoms' so quickly?

Tanith · 28/08/2021 21:44

@TheSunnySide

I wonder if nannies and childcare is classed as 'essential care'.

If the infected person is isolating within their own home and the nanny has no contact with the positive case that may be why they say it is ok

Personally if I had a nanny I wouldn't be asking them to come here and look after my son.

Childminders have been told they cannot open if a family member tests positive. Many of them are saying that they will not take children from families with positive cases for that reason: if they or their own family catch it, they have to turn away every child for 10 days. I've also seen some nursery managers saying they'll exclude children with Covid positive family members.
yellowdigsaur · 28/08/2021 22:03

I wonder if individual schools will make their own rules up about household positives and coming into school - like some did with retaining masks?

user1487194234 · 28/08/2021 22:04

Yes I would go to work etc
Will follow the rules but not do any xtra stuff

TheSunnySide · 28/08/2021 22:58

@yellowdigsaur

I wonder if individual schools will make their own rules up about household positives and coming into school - like some did with retaining masks?

I bet my son's school will they were an early adopter of masks outside school
During pick-up.

mariebaby3 · 28/08/2021 23:19

I would feel uncomfortable about going in tbh. If I find myself in that situation I’d just let the school or my employer know and let them make the call… I imagine they’d tell me to stay home than risk me bringing anything into school/work