Positive Dp... kids coughing - not covid.

[Bumblebee2930]

Dc have both had a cough for about 2 weeks. They were pcr tested at the time and negative. It's just lingering. This is very usual for my two. Coughs linger for ages. I've also had the cough and negative. Half their school have this non covid cough - just the time of year. They've been in school until last Friday with the coughs with no issues.

Anyway, Dp was close contact and has tested post over the weekend. Me and dc are all negative - so far on both pcr and lft, it's still ewrly days.

So technically kids can be in school but they are coughing - the same cough they've had for 2 weeks now. But I feel weird about it. Even if their cough is not covid, ultimately if they were carrying covid there cough could spread it..

I'm just confused. Their cough is not covid - wwyd? Just lateral flow them every day?! Keep them off?

Keeping them off is no issue as Dp is off work obviously and pretty much asymptomatic, I'm not working currently so no childcare issues!

Ask the school what to do since positive covid case in household?

@rainrainraincamedowndowndown

Ask the school what to do since positive covid case in household?

Unfortunately school have been as helpful as a chocolate teapot. I have emailed and will await response as can never get through on the phone. Will keep them off today and await response.

School will let you know what the policy is. For us it would be send them in and lateral flows every day. I don’t think the non covid coughs will be relevant. If you’re doing lateral flows you’ll catch them as soon as they’re infectious anyway.

Hope you manage to escape it!