Covid and isolating?

[kaylz1234]

I've currently got covid. 😩 Question - do you think I should be isolating whilst I have it? I know technically I don't have to any more... but should I try and avoid people? I'm still taking my daughters to school, just trying to avoid standing close to people. Still going shopping etc. But what about meeting up with friends? Going to parks/day trips? Should I tell my friends I've got covid? Or am I overthinking this? 🙈 Help! **

You need to avoid spreading it as much as possible. Some people are still very ill, sometimes for years. We all have a responsibility for each other.

I’m absolutely pissed people come to my fitness classes ill with it and pass it on. I end up having to lose work as a consequence and pass it on to my family.

At my day job we don’t enter the office if we’ve even been a contact, just in case.

Morally, just stay away from places and tell people.

So you tested because you felt absolutely terrible but you don't know if you should avoid people?

I think you should meet as many people as possible so they can also feel terrible, what do you honestly think OP?🤔

There are millions of people who still have to test because they are cev. If they test positive they are given antiviral.
This is why, although there is a no legal requirement to isolate, if you have any kind of virus you should either keep away from other people or let them know so that they have the opportunity to keep away from you.

I'm so sorry.

I test because despite some of the flippant comments, or some people's views that in a few years it has miraculously stopped causing a plethora of long term health issues - the research is getting stronger every day of how horrid this virus is.

So, if I feel fine and am still contagious- as could be the case for chickenpox, scarlet fever, norovirus etc, I would avoid people whilst contagious - some can't do that in all situations. They can however, avoid who they can avoid, wear a decent mask, inform others.

It's awful that the mocking of people who test (which ironically the mockers benefit from in all sorts of ways), means some are compelled to justify why they test. There are people who previously had no health issues who have had their lives devastated by an infection.

I do understand your dilemma OP. Currently have Covid, tested just cos I had such weird symptoms and colleague mentioned on a call (I was wfh!) that cases were rising, so by end of day when I was feeling worse I tested. Actually had to go and buy test. A friend who works in the NHS took the piss out of me for testing, said I should be treating it as like a normal virus and go on symptoms. I'm feeling quite a bit better today but still tested positive (line pretty faint though) so didn't go to my boss's leaving so. I did a lot of the organising so was gutted to miss it. My friend commented I should have just gone based on feeling better but given I have tests in house felt I had to check

Anyway in terms of what I'm doing, I first got symptoms on Fri but didn't test til Monday afternoon so I did see people at the weekend (was feeling off, but it seemed like v bad hayfever, til sun pm when stomach symptoms also started). I wfh on. Monday as had to stay in for delivery and also didn't feel 100%. By end of day I was worse and tested positive. I've not gone into work since, was def not well enough to yesterday. I have taken daughter to school and have sat in park as it's so hot and I don't have a garden. I've also bought some essentials, put a mask on which made me feel like it was 2020 again. Basically I won't go back to office or meet others inside til I'm either totally 100% better or testing negative (going by last bout I'll test negative before I feel 100%).

If you have Covid and know you do then let your friends know first before meeting them. Personally, having a immunocompromised child and family going through chemo, I think it's best to stay away from others if you have Covid. It's mild for some but not others.

@idratherbedrawing given the amount of pressure covid is causing to the nhs - lots of onset of new health problems following infections, more susceptibility to other illnesses, reactivating latent viruses, nosocomial infections impacting on recovery of other patients, increased staff sickness and so on, it is a shame your friend is so flippant.