Covid one week before holiday

[DottyHarmer]

Help! We’re all positive and booked for a holiday abroad next Monday. What is the situation? I can’t seem to find a definitive answer.

@Watapalava

Honestly tho why the hell did you test knowing you’re going away?!

^this

I think it’s clear people are struggling to get their heads around the situation now. There is no legal requirement to test. Nobody is being ruthless or selfish.

@Delatron

I think it’s clear people are struggling to get their heads around the situation now. There is no legal requirement to test. Nobody is being ruthless or selfish.

Unless, after testing positive, you choose to ignore it and go on a plane full of people.

@BirdOnTheWire

* It's no suprise there are people ruthless and selfish enough to go on a plane knowing they are covid positive.*

“Selfish”

I regard that label coming from anyone in relation to covid as a badge of honour

Hell. Yes. I’m taking my children on holiday next week. We are well but if we get the sniffles or a low grade fever, I will assess whether they are well enough to go and enjoy our holiday

NOT whether it suits you

@Anotherhealthcondition people won’t be testing though. So they won’t know. Hence everyone asking the OP why she tested.

The guidance is to stay home it you test positive. Reduce contacts.

It’s quite clear this is an infectious disease and you should reduce all possibilities of passing it on.

Same with a child with chicken pox, they stay off school, you don’t take them to group settings.

There won’t be hordes of people ‘testing positive’ soon though. As most people will stop testing!!

Well if anyone has a temperature it will be picked up at the Spanish airport as they screen everyone with thermal imaging, and they will be tested. Don't know what happens then, 7 days isolation in a hotel afaik.

How would you all feel about someone knowingly taking a child with chicken pox or rubella on a flight? Would that be selfish? Or should pregnant women not travel?

Freezing Bottle of water briefly on the forehead should do the trick

Considering most countries are dropping requirements to test I really doubt every single passenger entering Spain is tested with thermal imaging. Even in the height of Covid restrictions I have never had a random test done at an airport.

As it was pre-Covid. No you wouldn’t take a child covered in chicken pox on a plane. No if you felt feverish and unwell you wouldn’t get on a plane.
If you had a bit of a cold you would. No testing. Just deciding by symptoms.

My guess is your insurance will cover you for cancellation if you test positive within 14 days
of travel (assuming you have insurance). Or call your agent/airline and see if they’ll do a transfer of dates - lots are at the moment.

Or you may all be negative by the time you go - it’s a week away.

@NdefH81

Freezing Bottle of water briefly on the forehead should do the trick

I'm taking a couple of paracetamol about 30 minutes before landing ;)

By a week on Monday you might be testing negative anyway - it's just over a week away.

Even under the previous rules, if you had two negative tests you could return to work etc.

Or isolate for 10 days. 10 days from today (if you count today) would be Tuesday next week. Maybe you could rearrange your flights for a day or two later?

But I'd probably see how you get on over the week. You might test negative sooner than you think. Everyone is different.

Lots of typical MN comments showing how bloody selfish you all are.
You should be testing before you go and don’t go if positive

If you have tested and are positive don’t go if you haven’t got your two days clear

Otherwise you will spread it to others who may then end up ill on holiday because of your selfish actions

So wonder cases are sky rocketing, why are you deliberately spreading this

* You should be testing before you go and don’t go if positive*

According to….?

And I’m going to take a punt her

You response will involve be word “morally”?

95% of the plane will not be testing before going. That’s how it is. Whether you like it or not. Or think that it’s morally wrong or selfish. This is what living with Covid and getting on with your life looks like.

I am also shocked. I'm positive as is my youngest and we are isolating until 2 negative tests. Wouldn't dream of not doing so.

What will you do when there aren't any more tests @Bobbybobbins?

DS has it at the moment, I have two tests left so I can test him on day 5 and 6. After that he will be going back to school regardless of the result because I don't have any more tests and he's completely well.

@Delatron

Considering most countries are dropping requirements to test I really doubt every single passenger entering Spain is tested with thermal imaging. Even in the height of Covid restrictions I have never had a random test done at an airport.

As it was pre-Covid. No you wouldn’t take a child covered in chicken pox on a plane. No if you felt feverish and unwell you wouldn’t get on a plane.
If you had a bit of a cold you would. No testing. Just deciding by symptoms.

Thermal imaging is in overhead scanners in Spain so you wouldn't notice.

I actually agree with you that pre-covid you wouldn't take a feverish child on a plane but a mild cold you would. But covid isn't a mild cold it's a different disease altogether and I think you should view it more like the former.

My take from this thread is that a large number of people are happy to knowingly expose others to covid for their own conveniance.

www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements

“At least 11 days must have passed since your first positive COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test - NAAT (PCR or similar) or rapid antigen test”

You can’t make people test if they don’t have to. And most won’t. That’s the bottom line.

Especially when you have to pay for tests and potentially have a holiday ruined.

I would claim under the insurance and cancel the trip.

@Malteser71

Northern soul lover

When are you going to stop testing/isolating?

Genuine question

I'm not testing or isolating? What are you trying to imply? 🤣 if I feel ill I will test. If I have covid I'll stay home resting. I won't go on holiday if I feel ill.

I am now feeling glad that I tested positive 3 weeks ago, DH on my day 11 and DS on DH’s day 10. I was feeling pretty fed up today but actually we are very lucky to all have had Omicron and still have 13 days before we fly.
I am basically law abiding by nature and would struggle with flying knowing I was Covid positive.

@FairyCakeSprinkles

Bought LFTs so we can test to ensure negatives. I work in a school and my DS goes to a special school with lots of very vulnerable young people.