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What are up to date covid 'rules'?

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ExDancer Mon 27-Jun-22 10:54:09

I know there are no set rules any more and we are expected to just use common sense about self isolating etc, but I have a small niggle.
My husband has covid, and he's really quite ill poor man. Our house doesn't lend itself easily to keeping him isolated although he's spending most of his time in bed, sleeping. I'm in the spare bedroom, but we only have one bathroom/toilet.
I volunteer at the hospital RVS cafe, so I phoned in to tell them I wouldn't be coming in to cover tomorrow's shift and was told it was perfectly OK for me to do my shift as usual.

I really feel uncomfortable about this.
What do you think?
Who would I ring to get advice?

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LOUISA1523 Mon 27-Jun-22 11:06:59

If you feel uncomfortable then stay home....but your colleague gave you the correct guidance....I'm a nurse ....my ypungest son ( who is currently staying with us) had covid 3 weeks ago ....I was still expected to work ....I just had to test daily ( otherwise we just test twice weekly) ....sounds like its worrying you so just have a week away and go back next week

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ExDancer Mon 27-Jun-22 14:01:52

Thank you Louisa.
It's been worrying watching my DH struggle to breathe, he has aFib and whether his problems are something to do with that I don't know, but many of our customers in Outpatients have asthma and are elderly it seems criminal to put them at risk.
I still feel fine.
My supervisor will be annoyed because she'll have to cover for me, we're very short of volunteers, but I think I'll stay away, its just one week after all.

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FannyCornforth Mon 27-Jun-22 14:11:52

ExDancer Good heavens.
That is truly shocking.
I would definitely not go in; it wouldn’t really cross my mind to do so (I suppose that I must be behind the curve about such things)
If I were you I would also contact my GP if your DH is struggling to breathe.
I hope that Mr ExD gets much better soon, and that you keep well too thanks

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