Warwick 2020

[DuckyMcDuck]

Anyone else's DC starting at Warwick this September?

DS is going to do PPE. He's my eldest so this is new for us all.

Hope your DS is OK @truelove.

Hope he’s feeling better soon @truelove

DS is SI in Westwood, one of the kitchen bubble is waiting for test results. If it’s positive, the whole floor will have to SI as they all mix. He doesn’t seem too bothered - they did a joint Tesco order today so have plenty of food on the way 😁

We suspect he had earlier this year anyway as he lost his sense of smell back in March and still hasn’t regained it fully.

Thank you Frazzled and Maladicta. He’s coping fine and had even done some washing a few days before he developed symptoms so has enough clean pants to see him through! He said there’s a “residential life tutor” (an older student in his block) who can get him shopping if he needs it.

@truelove hope your DS bats it away quickly, and glad he has clean pants 😂

Someone tested positive in DDs AV corridor last night so she's now in lockdown until next Friday. It was almost inevitable I suppose!

Oh dear @ErrrrIDontThinkSo. The first of many lockdowns presumably until they’ve all had it. I’m hoping to go up and visit DS with DD2 next week for a night or two but there’s no point booking anything in case he has to SI again.

It does seem to be spreading like wildfire now. Hope your DS is okay @truelove.

DD (also Lakeside) and one of her friends in a different flat are the only ones she knows who are not SI. All their other friends are being tested and obviously she will have to SI if they come back positive. It's only a matter of time before she gets it, I suppose.

Hopefully all our DC, if they do get it, will get it very mildly.

I think you're right @IAmTooBloodyColdNow, it seems to be a case of when not if they all get it, hopefully only mildly.

We sent DS a 'treats' parcel which should arrive today so he'll have something to keep him going if when he does have to SI.

Popped to see Dd today, quick coffee, dropped off treats and topped up some shopping items too.

She looked tired but happy... Thought it best to see her whilst I could and was in the area.

Dd’s flat are in lockdown after one person tested positive. I have been able to set up a supermarket delivery because of course she has v little food (for which read treats and booze)

DS is in his last day of SI today and looking forward to getting some fresh air tomorrow. His GF who is in Tocil and SI as well for the last week has just had someone else in her flat start with symptoms and so the 14 day clock re-starts. She’s especially pee-ed off as she had Covid over the summer. I think she is planning to go home to do her 2 weeks and I totally sympathise. What kind of life is it for them potentially spending a full term sitting in a box room :(

. has just had someone else in her flat start with symptoms and so the 14 day clock re-starts.

The ten day isolation period for the new person starts from them developing symptoms. According to the Government publication, the isolation period for household members is 14 days from the first person becoming ill and ends after the initial 14 days if they do not become ill themselves:

Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection - GOV.UK
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

Stay at home

Stay at home for 14 days. This is because you may have been exposed to the virus and could pass it on to others, even if you don’t have symptoms. Do not leave your home unless incertain circumstances, and only exercise within your home, garden or private outdoor space.

Your 14-day isolation period starts from the day when the first person in your household developed symptoms. If you are isolating because someone in your house has had a positive test result but does not have symptoms, your 14-day period starts from the day their test was taken...

... Returning to your normal routine

If you remain well, you can return to your normal routine at the end of the 14-day period. You do not need to isolate for longer than 14 days, even if other household members develop symptoms during this period. However, the person with new symptoms should now self-isolate for 10 days. People in the household who remain well after 14 days are unlikely to be infectious.

Thank you for sharing @MarchingFrogs. I’ve shared with DS. He’s going to double check the university guidance as there are clearly crossed wires somewhere! I guess after the initial 14 days, if some one were to develop symptoms, the 14 days would re-start again at that point?

@truelove, yes, it would, under current guidance. Another reason for favouring getting it all over and done with, really...

Does anyone know whether Warwick is covered by Coventry's move up to tier 2 - looking on a map it looks like half the campus is in Coventry and half isn't - does it really depend on what accommodation you're in as to whether the new rules apply?

Yes I’m afraid Warwick is now in tier 2. It’s been announced on Warwick website

Do you have a link @PinkSubscriber - I can only find a news story saying Coventry's in tier 2 and nothing on campus will change!

I’m afraid I don’t have a link but at the moment there won’t be any significant changes to teaching. The university is definitely in Coventry and will come under their restrictions.

Their Facebook page confirmed the university is now in tier 2 but I couldn’t find much on the link that was posted.

Urgh, that's a shame, thank you both for the info.

does it really depend on what accommodation you're in as to whether the new rules apply?

The University's own rules are more or less the same as Tier 2 anyway so there will be no noticeable change wherever you are. The University remains at DfE Tier 1 for teaching delivery.

@TheBoar DD was due to come home for a visit this weekend (we are tier 1) so we were trying to work out whether that was still ok.

DS was also coming home for a night over (our) half term but as we're both now tier 2, we're going to meet at Euston instead and go to a pub/restaurant. Any suggestions of somewhere close by with an outdoor area very welcome.

I'd like to think it's because he wants to to see us but he has sent a list of things he needs from home too

We are tier 2 and were planning to go up and stay for a couple of days this week as it’s half term. We have decided to go just for a day and meet Dd in the outdoors. I have googled but can’t work out what exactly is allowed over staying overnight in another tier 2 area.

Dd is planning to come home for reading week in a fortnight. Any other dc planning a trip home then?

I'm pretty certain that most, if not all, on campus accommodation is in the CV4 postcode area regardless of the county boundary, so Tier 2 restrictions apply.

We are tier 2 and were planning to go up and stay for a couple of days this week as it’s half term

Warwick doesn't have half term breaks.

That's not correct @TheBoar - the sports centre and Sherborne residences are CV4 and still tier 1. Based on that it looks like lakeside and heronbank are still tier 1 too.