Isolating anyway?

[Lifeispassingby]

I’m interested in whether people who have been close contacts or live with someone who tested positive have still chosen to isolate even though they don’t have to? (Obviously those not fully vaccinated still have to).

My household would all be exempt, but we'd stay out of the way. WFH would be no problem. I'd have shopping delivered unless we couldn't get a slot. Not a chance in hell I'd be keeping DC in without them actually testing positive, I wouldn't have done that even before the rule change, but the exercise and fresh air would be got when there are fewer people around and in quieter areas.

The difficulty would be school, if the positive person was DH or I. Don't know what we'd do there, don't know what the school would say either tbh.

It's everywhere. I think we need to stop self isolating unless we have covid ourselves.

It's everywhere. I think we need to stop self isolating unless we have covid ourselves

You don’t have to isolate anymore

Unless you’re un-vaccinated

Yes, I would isolate but I'm lucky enough to be able to wfh so it's easy enough. Not ideal but very doable. Same for dh.

My understanding is that dd would still be expected in school, so we would let her go, doing daily ltf tests etc, but would expect her to avoid any other activities/excursions.

I'll be expected at work regardless of any positive cases in my household. I'm a teacher in a secondary school, and dd2 is in year 7, so I assume one of us will be the first to get it in our house. Dd1 is currently unemployed so not going out much and would happily isolate if one of us tests positive, and DH can easily wfh so he could easily isolate if one of us has covid. I would keep dd2 at home (dd1 would supervise her doing some school work). It's only me who would have no choice to isolate if one of my family tests positive. I'm double jabbed and am doing lfts twice a week, but that's no guarantee that I won't catch it.

It depends who it is. If it's DH then I'd isolate with him as we have no way of isolating from each other. If it was a friend or colleague I'd probably be careful but not isolate