What to Do if a Family Member Test Positive for Covid 19

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for individuals with possible coronavirus infection

Cocky-isolating when you are asked to is the best mode to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). It'due south very important that you stay at abode (self-isolate) if:

y'all have symptoms of coronavirus
yous've had a positive lateral menstruation device (LFD) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) exam upshot
you've been told to cocky-isolate considering y'all're a close contact of a positive example

When and how long to self-isolate due to coronavirus

Use this guide to find out if you lot need to self-isolate and for how long.

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What are the symptoms of coronavirus?

The nearly common symptoms are new:

continuous coughing
fever/high temperature (37.8C or greater)
loss of, or change in, sense of olfactory property or taste (anosmia)

A new continuous coughing is where you lot:

take a new coughing that's lasted for an hr
accept had iii or more episodes of coughing in 24 hours
are coughing more than usual

A high temperature is feeling hot to the affect your chest or back (you don't need to measure your temperature). You may feel warm, cold or shivery.

Self-isolation if you have coronavirus

If you take symptoms, you should cocky-isolate immediately and book a PCR test. If you lot test positive, you should self-isolate for x days from the date your symptoms started.

If you've had a positive PCR or LFD test consequence but no symptoms, you should self-isolate for 10 days from the date of your test. You lot may go on to develop symptoms over the adjacent few days, simply you don't need a confirmatory PCR exam, unless advised by a clinician, and you don't demand to re-first your isolation catamenia. If you develop any of the main symptoms of coronavirus and you are concerned, or your symptoms are worsening, phone 111 or speak to your GP. In an emergency phone 999.

You may however have a cough or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste for several weeks. People with symptoms are very unlikely to infect others after the 10th solar day of illness. In one case yous've completed your 10 day self-isolation, you can return to work and your usual activities (regardless of your LFD outcome) as long as you feel meliorate and do not have a high temperature. You must continue to follow the Scottish Government'south coronavirus communication.

Ending self-isolation early

You may exist able to end cocky-isolation early if y'all have 2 negative LFD test results in a row from day 6 onwards, taken 24 hours apart. For example, a negative LFD test result on day half-dozen and 7, mean solar day 7 and 8, or mean solar day 8 and 9. You should report your LFD test result later taking each test, regardless of the result. To be able to stop self-isolation, yous should too make certain y'all:

do not have a loftier temperature
follow the guidance for staying safe when you've concluded self-isolation

You should not take an LFD test before day 6 of your cocky-isolation period.

Y'all should just finish cocky-isolation subsequently 2 negative LFD test results in a row.

This guidance applies regardless of historic period, vaccination status or previous infection.

If you continue to test positive on LFD tests, or choose non to take LFD tests to cease self-isolation early, you can render to work and your usual activities on the 11th day subsequently your symptoms started, equally long as you feel better and practice not have a loftier temperature.

If you're withal testing positive during a period of isolation and, rightly, reporting the positive test results, you may receive repeated isolation information from Exam and Protect. Y'all should non restart your isolation menses, instead, you should continue to follow the advice you lot received following your first positive test.

Support available

If you're told to self-isolate by Examination and Protect you may be eligible for a £500 Self-Isolation Back up Grant. If you accept tested positive on a LFD test, you need a confirmatory positive PCR test consequence to apply for the grant.

Book a PCR test

National Assistance Helpline

If your friends or family unit are not able to help, phone the National Assistance Helpline (0800 111 4000).

This helpline is only for those who accept to stay at home but can't get the assist they need through friends or family.

If you've tested positive in the last 28 days

If you've tested positive, you should interruption routine LFD testing for 28 days after self-isolating. Count the 28 days from the solar day your symptoms started, or the date of your positive exam if you didn't accept symptoms. If you're identified as a close contact during this time, you exercise not need to test or self-isolate equally long as you do not have whatever new symptoms, regardless of vaccination status. If y'all practise develop new symptoms, self-isolate and book a PCR exam.

Cocky-isolation if you're a close contact

Yous may be a shut contact if you:

live with someone who has tested positive – for example you sleep in the same dwelling house or live in shared accommodation like university halls
have spent 8 hours or more in the home of the person who has tested positive during their infectious period – for case a sleepover
are a cleaner (non using PPE) who cleans the dwelling of the person who has tested positive, even if you did not spend time with them
have had face-to-face contact less than 1 metre apart from the person who has tested positive for whatever length of time
have had any contact less than 1 metre apart from the person who tested positive for 1 minute or longer
take been within 2 metres of the person who tested positive for more than than 15 minutes
automobile-shared with the person who tested positive

If you live with someone who tests positive, you should follow the guidance for shut contacts from when their symptoms started, or from when they tested positive if they don't have symptoms.

If you're not sure if you're a close contact, or if y'all need advice nigh close contacts, y'all can call the National Contact Tracing Centre on 0800 030 8012. Interpreter services and contactScotland-BSL are available.

The infectious flow is whatever time from 2 days before whatsoever one of the iii main symptoms starts and up to ten days after. If the person who tested positive does not take symptoms, their shut contacts are counted from 2 days before the appointment of their positive test and up to 10 days after.

Close contacts who are fully vaccinated

If you're a shut contact who is fully vaccinated, you tin take daily LFD tests instead of self-isolating. Fully vaccinated ways you've received three doses of an approved vaccine at least 14 days earlier y'all last saw the person who tested positive. If you alive with the person who tested positive, the 14 days is counted from the day their symptoms started, or 14 days before they tested positive if they don't have symptoms. The daily LFD tests should exist taken for 7 days in a row or until the stop of your 10 24-hour interval cocky-isolation period, whichever is soonest.

Equally a shut contact, if you develop the main symptoms of coronavirus you should immediately self-isolate and book a PCR exam. If this is negative go on to accept daily LFD tests for 7 days or the duration of your self-isolation menstruum which e'er is soonest. If this is positive and so you lot demand to cocky-isolate for x days from when your symptoms started. You may be able to end self-isolation early.

If any of your LFD tests are positive, you should cocky-isolate for ten days from the date of your positive test event. You lot practise not need to volume a follow-up PCR examination to ostend your positive LFD result.

Close contacts who are not fully vaccinated

If you're a close contact who is not fully vaccinated, you should self-isolate for 10 days and book a PCR examination. Even if your test result is negative, you should consummate the 10 twenty-four hours cocky-isolation.

If you lot've had a positive PCR test issue in the last 90 days, you do not need to volume some other PCR examination unless you develop new symptoms.

If yous cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, you should follow the guidance for shut contacts who are fully vaccinated.

If yous're taking role in a registered clinical vaccine trial which means you cannot exist fully vaccinated, you can follow the guidance for fully vaccinated close contacts.

Close contacts aged under 18 years and 4 months

Close contacts aged under xviii years and 4 months can have daily LFD tests instead of cocky-isolating. The daily LFD tests should be taken for 7 days in a row or until the end of your 10 twenty-four hour period self-isolation period, whichever is soonest.

Equally a close contact, if you lot develop the main symptoms of coronavirus you should immediately self-isolate and book a PCR test. If this is negative continue to take daily LFD tests for 7 days or the elapsing of your self-isolation period which ever is soonest. If this is positive then you lot need to self-isolate for 10 days from when your symptoms started. Y'all may exist able to cease self-isolation early.

If any of your LFD tests are positive, yous should cocky-isolate for x days from the appointment of your positive test result. You lot do non need to book a follow-up PCR test to confirm your positive LFD issue.

'Depression risk' contacts anile under 18 years and iv months

You may receive a notification to tell you that you or your child is a 'depression take chances' contact. Notifications are usually sent by schools or nurseries to children who have shared a classroom with someone who has tested positive.

Depression adventure contacts do not demand to cocky-isolate, volume a PCR exam or take daily LFD tests. They should follow the advice in the notification to take extra precautions, including regular LFD testing.

Children nether five

Children under five who are shut contacts practise not need to self-isolate or take daily LFD tests, but are recommended to take a test.

If the child under five has symptoms or develops symptoms and then they should take a PCR test.

If you're unable to take LFD tests for a medical reason

If you or someone you care for is identified as a contact only take been advised by a medical professional that you or they are unable to do accept LFD tests for a medical reason, this should exist discussed with Test and Protect when they contact you lot.

Staying prophylactic if you've ended cocky-isolation

If you're someone who can finish self-isolation, you should:

limit close contact with other people outside your household, especially in enclosed spaces, for 10 days
wear a confront roofing in enclosed spaces and where you cannot maintain physical distancing
limit contact with anyone who is at highest adventure for 10 days
non visit people in care homes, hospitals, prisons or other detention centres for 10 days, unless essential and agreed with staff in advance
continue to accept part in twice weekly lateral flow device (LFD) testing afterwards the 10 days

If you've tested positive, count the 10 days from the appointment your symptoms started, or the date of your test if yous do not have symptoms. If you're a close contact, count the ten days from the date of your terminal contact with the positive example.

How to cocky-isolate

Do

enquire others for help to make sure you can stay at home
inquire your employer, friends or family to assistance you get the things y'all need
stay at least 2 metres (most 3 steps) away from other people in your dwelling house whenever possible
sleep alone if possible
wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds regularly
stay abroad from the elderly and those with underlying health conditions as much as possible
consider whether older people and those with underlying health weather can stay in another house while y'all need to stay at habitation
contact carers to tell them you're self-isolating then they tin follow the right procedures to prevent spread of the infection
proceed in touch on with friends and family unit by phone or through social media
postpone whatsoever not-essential healthcare appointments – for example medical, dental or optician appointments

Self-isolation means you should stay at home. You shouldn't go to work, schoolhouse, public areas or use public transport. Yous shouldn't go out to buy food or other essentials.

Avoid close contact with others past:

not having visitors
non using taxis or public transport
asking a friend or neighbor to get your shopping or arranging for a commitment to be left at your door
non sharing towels, clothes, toothbrushes or razors

What you can do to assist yourself become better

Read our advice on treating coronavirus symptoms at home

Wash your easily regularly

Wash your easily with soap and water for 20 seconds regularly. This will help protect you and others effectually y'all from passing on any infection. You lot tin can also use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser if your hands aren't visibly dirty.

Dry your easily using a separate towel from other people.

Avoid touching your eyes, olfactory organ and mouth.

Cover your coughs and sneezes

Cover your nose and mouth with dispensable tissues when you coughing or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue, coughing into the cheat of your elbow and not in your paw.

Dispose of your tissues in a disposable rubbish bag and launder your hands immediately with soap and water or use a manus sanitiser.

Stay abroad from others

Carve up yourself from other people in your home and keep the door closed. If y'all tin can't stay in a separate room, effort to stay 2 metres (3 steps) away from the other people.

Stay in a well-ventilated room with a window that can be opened. Try to keep the window open every bit much as possible to help with ventilation and air flow. This will help to go on clean air moving through your room.

Each person should:

sleep in a dissimilar bed where possible
use their own toothbrushes, towels, linen, cups, plates, bowls and cutlery
take meals to their own room to eat

Shared living spaces

Spend as little fourth dimension equally possible in your kitchen, bathrooms and sitting areas and go along these areas well ventilated. This is especially of import if you, or your family members, are at higher risk.

If yous can, use a dissever bath from the rest of the household. If you share a kitchen, avoid using it while others are present.

If you share a toilet and bath wipe any surfaces you come in contact with and clean it afterwards every use.

Utilise a dishwasher if you take ane. If you don't have a dishwasher, launder your plates and cutlery using washing upwardly liquid and warm water. And so dry them thoroughly with a split up tea towel.

Collecting shopping and prescriptions

If possible, ask a friend or family member to run errands on your behalf. For instance ownership groceries, picking upwardly prescriptions or walking your domestic dog.

You can too order your shopping online, but ask them to leave items outside or by your front door. The delivery commuter should non come into your domicile.

Pharmacies tin often arrange to evangelize echo prescriptions if you lot run out while you remain at home. Other people can collect a prescription on your behalf.

Cleaning products

Make clean all surfaces every day with a household cleaner that's agile against viruses and bacteria. Pay special attending to frequently touched areas. Usual household products like detergents and bleach are effective.

Wash your hands with soap and h2o after cleaning surfaces and treatment clothing and bedding.

Waste material disposal

Y'all can put personal waste (such as used tissues) and disposable cleaning cloths in disposable rubbish numberless. These should be:

placed into another bag
tied securely
kept divide from other waste in your room
put aside for at least 72 hours before existence put in your usual external household waste material bin

Other household waste matter can be disposed of as normal.

Laundry

Don't shake dingy laundry as this can spread the virus through the air.

Wash laundry using the highest temperature setting on the label. Where possible, wash laundry separately from other people living in your household.

If you lot don't have a washing car, wait a further three days afterwards your self-isolation menstruation has concluded to take your laundry to a launderette.

If you live with someone at higher risk

Family members at higher risk should spend as little time as possible in shared spaces such equally kitchens, bathrooms and sitting areas. Yous should go on these spaces well ventilated.

The person at higher risk should, where possible:

proceed 2 metres (3 steps) abroad from y'all and others in your household
slumber in a dissimilar bed
use a separate bathroom from the remainder of the household
use separate towels from the other people in your house
have their meals back to their room to eat

The rest of the household should:

make clean whatever shared toilets and bathrooms every time you lot use them, for instance wiping surfaces yous have come into contact with
consider drawing up a rota for bathing, with the higher risk person using the facilities first
avoid using the kitchen while they are present.
use a dishwasher to clean and dry the family'south used crockery and cutlery
wash them using your usual washing up liquid and warm water if you lot don't have a dishwasher
dry out all crockery and cutlery thoroughly, and employ a separate tea towel if the college risk person is using their own utensils

If you live with a higher risk person and it'south non possible to physically distance from them, phone the National Assistance Helpline (0800 111 4000) to discuss your needs.

Late stages of pregnancy

If you call up you're in labour, phone your motherhood unit and tell them you think you lot're in labour but have been self-isolating. They'll be able to advise y'all what to do next.

We have more than detailed coronavirus guidance for people who are significant

Breastfeeding

Read our advice on breastfeeding if you have coronavirus

Face up masks

If you accept a carer who visits your home, they need to wear protective equipment to reduce the risk of infection. It's recommended you vesture a face mask too.

If necessary, your local carer's centre can provide protective equipment to your carer.

Find a carer eye in your expanse

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