Thoughtless neighbour.

Sounds like past tense. A percentage of people have had it.

I think the lesson here is....treat everyone as though they’ve got it....
Even having the test is no better than an MOT on your car. Valid for the time of the test. Anything can alter thereafter.

Like others, I'm pretty sure the distance and lack of coughing etc will mean that you were not in any peril, NanKate, but I'm aghast that anyone would be lying down in their front garden!

I read it as think I had, so she thinks she had it, not has it. So she may have already isolated. I wouldn't worry too much. The fact that she's had a test done to me means she does care enough. Some people have had it and not been tested. A lot of people tho not abiding by the rules. think it will be worse now that 6 people can mix outside. I know people that have been doing that for a while.

How selfish of her. What was she even doing going out to the front of her house? Hopefully you were far enough away from her. Hope you are well.

What are people to do if they have had the virus? Stay out of their own gardens for ever?

If there had been any suspicion that she had the virus, then she should stay away from others, but two gardens away sounds pretty safe to me.

I am fed up with hearing about how 'stupid' other people are. It's like Brexit all over again.

If I ever get the virus, I most certainly will be going out in my garden, not staying indoors all the time- I live alone anyway.

"Don't panic Mr Mainwaring"!

I honestly think, considering the alleged distance, you have nothing to worry about. She did say "had" so presumably she is feeling better and wanted to enjoy the sunshine.

Ok grannynannywanny. I stand corrected.

I still think that the OP is safe though.?

oh good grief,, what gets me is the lack of clarity with the rules..

now.. still talking about "shielded" different rules,, does that, or does it not, include those "over 70`s with no underlying health issues" I am the latter, but (shaking head) I am going out... been very good, not met any family, well only urgent stuff..

Sorry to contradict Pamela but if still in the required isolation 7 day period then the garden isn’t allowed.

It’s 7 days isolation and not leave the house at all. If possible isolated from other members of your household within the house. And the rest of the household needs to isolate for 14 days to be sure they aren’t incubating the virus

I think the only thing she did wrong was mention it. To give her the benefit of the doubt if she said “had” that does indicate past tense.

Possibly the woman may have already isolated for 7 days and was now outside recuperating. If so then the outcome of her test isn’t relevant in this situation.

If we are feeling well enough after 7 days to go outdoors then that is permitted. Unless we still have a fever and in that case should remain in isolation till it settles. The cough symptom can persist for several weeks and it’s not necessary to remain indoors due to lingering cough.

You were over two metres away and were outside. She was lying down and presumably wasn’t coughing or sneezing?

She was in her own garden?
I would call that isolating.

Clearly doesn’t understand the word ‘isolate’! However given distance etc.
You could consider getting a test yourself

Silly woman. I would have been scared of that too. Especially at your age. I'm 65 but at risk too health wise.

At over 2 m away and outside, I don't think that is any great risk. Agree, 'have had' could mean isolation period is over and some test results have been very slow in arriving.

What an idiot?

Looks like our posts have crossed Danma and Grannynannywanny ... at last some common sense instead of instant judgement.

Sounds like she was speaking in the past ... "have had" the virus, "have had" a temperature, etc. Maybe the test will just confirm that she had it in the past but is now fully recovered which, if she was outside reclining on the ground without displaying any of the symptoms she said she "has had", sounds reasonable. Do you expect everyone who has had the virus to stay inside indefinitely?

Is it possible she’d already completed 7 days of indoor isolation since the start of her symptoms?

“I think I have HAD the virus”

Not “I think I HAVE ...”

a big difference in my eyes and two gardens apart, seems a fair distance unless she was coughing or sneezing at you.

Hope all is well

I’m sure you will be fine at that distance but why on earth didn’t she stay indoors!

Seems like there is a minority out there not adhering to the rules and not applying common sense!

Totally irresponsible. She should not have been outside. Fingers crossed the results are negative.