Would you meet with family after 11 days of isolation?

[takeawaysareyum]

My 11 day isolation ends on Friday and I’m due to see my parents at their house on Saturday and stay overnight. The timing does feel a bit close for comfort and I’m nervous that I could still be infectious somehow! Am I absolutely safe to do this?

It's within the govt guidelines so I'd say you're fine.

I read ages ago (when they were changing the guidelines) that it is theoretically possible to be contagious up until 14 days but it is ridiculously rare. Apparently most people are most contagious up until day 6 (or something around that mark)

I came out of isolation today and met with a friend. I did an LFT yesterday just to put my mind at rest (yes I know it's not advised) and it was negative. I honestly feel like I'm over it.

How symptomatic were you? If not very, or if you were asymptomatic then yes I would, but if I'd felt ill for 7 days or more then no, I wouldnt

I barely have any symptoms except loss of taste and smell. DH has it quite badly though - he’s coughing lots and feels like he has the flu.

Yes as long as I was actually ending isolation. If you still have symptoms apart from a loss of smell/taste or a cough, you’re suppose to carry on.

I would but I have quite high comfort levels (as do my family).

Mine finishes Friday too.. due to meet up with my Mum, but I'm not going to. I feel it's too soon just in case, and also, frankly, I don't think I'll be up to it..currently I'm exhausted just walking around the house!

If the family member has had covid recently too i would see them but otherwise i would leave it till over 14 days. Ii would go to work and shops after 10 days but with family i would rather be extra cautious because contact is usually for longer and closer with family and we all live close so postponing by a few extra days is totally doable

I came out of isolation on a Friday. I had an appointment with my GP on the Monday. I told the details to the receptionist. Doctor was happy to see me but took me into a separate room to his usual one, opened the window wide and sat at a distance. Obviously with other patients due he couldn't take any chances. I presume your family know you had Covid and there is no compromised people there. Its a tricky one.

I chose not to see my parents in a similar situation. Happily saw friends etc who are lower risk but waited another week before seeing anyone more vulnerable

Nope I wouldn't. Not to stay in the same house overnight anyway. Maybe a few hours or outside. And I wouldn't go at all unless I'd spoken to them and knew that they were happy with the idea.

Could you move it to the following weekend - same as you would with any illness if you weren't feeling up to it or needed to catch-up on things missed during the week? Surely they won't mind and you might all enjoy the time more not having to worry about it.

I am worried about this too! Dp has Covid and twins. I am CEV so dp sleeping on sofa and staying in living room apart from to bathe and use toilet as are twins (or their bedrooms).

Twins are fine now but dp still very poorly. Not sure what to do?!

I am in the same situation and I won't be going to stay. Too close for comfort, for me. I feel absolutely rotten with covid and was meant to be staying with people at the end of next week who are not in the best of health. I really don't want to spread this to them (or anyone).

If you’re still feeling unwell, the advice is to continue to isolate.

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