Just Back From Our Holiday And Have Now Tested Positive For Covid!

[Tilly2]

Do I just go about my daily business or do I have to stay away from other people?

[Sqad]

Your choice.
If it were me, I would just carry on life as usual but avoiding old people and immune compromised patients and chronic pulmonary cardiovascular disease until you test negative.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Sqad. I won't be going to visit my eighty+ years old friends then.
I am really annoyed about it as I/we have managed not to contract Covid in the last three years!

[bobbinwales]

Your unlikely to be positive in a week so its not too long to wait before you get back to normal. Depends how you feel aswell...you may feel you need to rest

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Bobb. I feel as if I have a rotten cold with associated tiredness. I will take it easy for a couple of days.

[Atheist]

If you don't mind infecting other people, then do whatever you like. If you'd prefer not to pass on a potentially fatal infection, then isolate yourself for a couple of weeks. Do you have grandchildren?

[10ClarionSt]

Just do what you would normally do if you caught the flu. No need to do anything else.

[Peter Pedant]

hullo wd you like my cold
I wd keep a distance
and no kissing ( with tongues)

[Atheist]

Tilly; Why would you take a chance at infecting your nearest and dearest with a potentially fatal disease? I urge you to stay away from others for a relatively short time.

[pastafreak]

Atheist, do you really think Tilley wouldn't take care?

[pastafreak]

Ps...feel better quickly Tilly.

[Atheist]

pasta; I don't know Tilly. I just urged her to take care.

[gness]

I'll probably get stick for this. It's not just nearest and dearest. I can't count how many times my husband picked up a cold or flu and then spent days or weeks in hospital. Could be the person in front if you in a queue carrying on as usual because they feel well enough to go out. Covid is not a cold or flu.
I know you'll take care though, Tilly.
Rest up and be well soon. It's the tiredness that can be most annoying.

[jno]

don't go near your granny, Tilly

[Prudie]

Jeez Atheist I haven't seen a post like that for months. It's almost nostalgic. Would be saying that to Tilly if she had said she had a stinking cold or flu? Anyway sorry Tilly, I understand if it has made you fed up. Get well soon!

[Atheist]

Prudie; I think that people are still catching covid and dying. If I'm wrong, I'd love to hear some reassurance from you (not just your feelings, but stats if possible)

[237SJ]

Good to see project fear is alive and well.

[gness]

Well if you have a husband who could die from catching cold or flu from another you tend to be pretty fearful, 237.

[237SJ]

That's fine Gness. Then you shield yourself and him. Just as it always used to be. The world didn't stop,

[ladybirder]

As an extremely vulnerable person it's no wonder I daren't go out.

[douglas9401]

The fear may be worse than the disease.