When could self isolation potentially end under todays new rules

[kitz90]

My daughter first showed covid symptoms and tested positive this morning.

I phoned test and trace who said today is day zero. Providing she tests negative on days 4 and 5 which would be this coming Friday and Saturday she can stop isolating on day 5 (Saturday).

This seems at complete odds with everything else I've read but is it because test and trace are treating today as day zero rather than day 1?

Thanks : )

Yep - it has to be 5 full days. So the day you test or start symptoms is day zero.

As far as I'm aware, day zero is the day she took the test. She can come out of isolation on day 6 if she tests negative on days 5 and 6.

Test positive/symptoms start on a Monday - negative Friday/Sat - out Sat - latest out Thur following week

Tuesday - Sat/Sun - out Sunday - latest Friday fw

Wednesday - Sun/Mon - out Mon - latest Sat fw

Thursday - Mon/Tue - out Tue - latest Sun fw

Friday - Tue/Wed - out Wed - latest Mon fw

Sat - Wed/Thu - out Thu - latest Tue fw

Sun - Thu/Fri - out Fri - latest Wed fw

This was on bbc today

It’s rather confusing because it is actually day 6, not 5, where you can come out of isolation

@AnyFucker

Agreed - very confusing.

The first day (either of symptoms or positive test) has always been classed as 'day zero'.

It's day 5 and 6 for testing not 4 and 5

Thanks everyone I feel so stupid but I've been mightily confused over it.... And when the lady mentioned days 4 and 5 I thought the day 4 bit sounded really wrong.

If today is day zero she won't be able to leave isolation till Sunday at the earliest/ day 6. That is assuming two negative lateral flows, I didn't get a negative lateral flow till day ten so don't count on it being only five days isolating