Lovely friends - not!!

PS you would stand to influence these friends more if you remained on a friendly footing.

I think people like that are ignorant about public hygiene. Ignorance is more probable than callousness.

Nobody is allowed in England to have 6 from more than two households as I understand it.
We recently considered a bargain stay in A fancy hotel with my 2 siblings And partners but as the hotel said, we wouldn’t be able to eat together so no go. (I wasn’t all that keen tbh)

Lippyqueen,you were breaking the rules, you should not have invited two different households into your home, however clean you are, it's airborne. I presume that is the reason you did not report it. I hope the other couple you invited did the right thing. You will then be 4 friends down. You know they have Covid and that others are at risk and could die, because if it. Bit late in the day now.

I guess your friends are now ex-friends, lippyqueen. How thoroughly selfish of them.

And what about the poor taxi driver taking them home after?
What a big chance that he will get it..
I would not dream of going to anyone's home if I thought I even had a cold starting, pre-COVID, never mind these dangerous days.
So many people could have been infected via that dinner party.
Me and hubby have been shielding since March because I am very vulnerable because of medications and illness I have, and I am probably a bit paranoid about catching it.
Please isolate and also get in touch with the taxi firm who took them home and tell them whats happened..
Keep us posted as to whether you come down with it too...Fingers crossed you don't. x

I would never speak to them again and would tell everyone why.

This was totally irresponsible behaviour by your friends and is exactly the reason why the virus is spreading again. They obviously didn't want to 'miss out' on a social occasion but didn't mind risking making friends seriously ill. Unbelievable. I wouldn't put anyone at risk if I thought I might have the virus and had a test. Stay in away from everyone until the result comes through and then act accordingly. I hope you are OK and have not contracted this virus through your friends irresponsibility.

When the person goes into hospital I'm sure they will have to have a covid test,I did when I went in for 1 night.

Believe me, if I knew where they lived and their surname, I would have done it by now!

OMG oopsadaisy, that is unbelievable!!! I'd report them

Marydoll

I have been thinking of the person coming from abroad for chemo, without quarantining.
She is planning to go and receive treatment in a situation where there are highly vulnerable patients, with compromised immune systems. She should be reported
.Who knows, she may be a symptomatic.
Our local cancer treatment unit had to close at the beginning of lockdown, due to a Covid outbreak. A nurse died.
I'm beyond words.?

Same here. It’s disgraceful.

Ring the hospital and report them. It’s unfair to all the vulnerable patients and staff. The hospital could even close. Then where would the sick get treatment.

I have a friend who is having a biopsy for suspected bowel cancer under GA. She had a Covid test on Thursday and even if negative, she will have to self isolate for two weeks prior to the investigation.

I find it difficult to understand the discrepancies in the way different hospitals respond to treating patients.
The lady coming from abroad for chemo, has no way of knowing, whether she is infectious or not. She could be unknowingly infecting staff, regardless what strict precautions are taken.
As another poster has said previously, will she just lie, when questioned by staff?
I'm disgusted at her selfish, reckless behaviour. ?

Marydoll I totally agree. That person should be in quarantine for two weeks prior to chemo. I am having a minor op at the end of the month and am isolating for two weeks and having a test 72 hours prior to op. Then 3 days of isolation and op if test result negative. Words fail me. No wonder we are in such a mess.

Surely someone flying to UK for Chemo has to fill in questionnaire. ‘Have you travelled in the past two weeks’ . I had to, Having a minor op at end of month and have had to sign a declaration.

Sennelier1

I would not react at all, not even to vent my anger. To me, they would be out of my life. If in a pandemic you can’t trust someone with your life, your health, then you should distance yourself.

exactly.
cast the dust off your feet and have no more to do with them.
and re-think your other activities.
avoid mingling.

oopsadaisy the person with chemo is being so careless if not not downright dangerous to come to England and go straight for chemotherapy treatment without isolating for 14 days first. That person is putting all the other patients at risk of catching Covid19 when they are at their lowest. Thank goodness here we have to have a Covid test two days before we go for treatment so that they know we are clear. If I knew the name of the patient and which hospital they are attending I would have no compunction in informing the hospital. There are some awfully selfish people around including your friend who thinks it's ok for her relative to do this.

To be fair as others have said I wouldn't have invited other people into my home at the moment. That said how can they call themselves friends to put you in that position - why when you invited them didn't they say they were awaiting results of a test. I'm afraid they would no longer be friends of mine to be so selfish to put other people at risk, plus the others at the BBQ. Sadly there are too many people who give little regard to safeguarding others which is why the numbers are rising again. I hope you stay symptom free and if they query why you haven't been in touch think I would bluntly tell them.

Did you send them home as soon as you heard about the test ?

Thank you to everyone, you have endorsed my feelings. They are definitely not friends.
We live in an area where we can still socialise at the moment with the maximum number of 6. Last Saturday we were extremely responsible, following all the rules of socially distancing. I put separate hand towels for everyone using the bathroom having bleached it before and after the evening. I also provided alcohol gel for all. Everyone wore masks in the car with the windows open. I feel very let down by our now previous friends. We are still symptom free and hope to remain so. NHS track and trace have been fantastic with their support and advice. If we get symptoms we will have to take a test ourselves. I am confident we behaved in a sensible and responsible way.

What were you doing anyway socialising with friends in houses? Everyone concerned in that situation I feel are being blasé. Where I live no-one can socialise evening gardens. Car sharing without just cause is unacceptable. This virus needs to be taken seriously obviously in this case it hasn’t.

Good on you Readymeals I agree

I wouldn’t be letting anyone in from different families, we are in middle of a pandemic, so I actually think none of you have behaved responsibly

Your so called friend has a selfish attitude. She should not have been visiting you if she hadn't had her results. But then some people think they are invincible and it won't happen to them

Tell them exactly how you feel. Pray you are ok. Drop them right now as they have no concern about your husband yourself or the others - none at all. Only thinking about their wants and needs. Move on. Never look back.