Isolation time

I have to agree. Timings vary so much and are changed so often. Our 4 nations all have differing rules too. I suppose all you can hope for is that there is scientific reasoning behind reducing the isolation period and people stick to those rules.

I have friends who tested postive on Day 1. By Day 7, they were 'out' of isolation. Do track and trace not check anymore?

GagaJo, no, nobody checks, it's just down to trusting people to do the right thing (so pretty hopeless, really). There just aren't enough people to do checking!

I’ve been in contact with a positive case twice in last six months. Thankfully I’ve been negative both times. I have isolated for 10 days each time regardless of rules. Why can’t everyone do the same?

My son tested positive yesterday, submitted the test results and initially was told to isolate for 11 days.
Today this is what he's been told by Test and Trace:

"I can stop isolating after 7 days if I can provide 2 negative lateral flow tests taken 24 hours apart."

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I’ve been in contact with a positive case twice in last six months. Thankfully I’ve been negative both times. I have isolated for 10 days each time regardless of rules. Why can’t everyone do the same?

It would also be relatively easy for me to isolate for 10 days I can work via a computer link many people cannot.
Can you imagine the chaos to services if we still all isolated for 10 days just because we had been in contact
Vacination and testing has removed the need for this. I was in contact with a positive case I tested every day for 7 days I did not catch Covid