{"id":33975,"date":"2022-07-14T00:10:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T23:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=33975"},"modified":"2023-02-20T00:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:20:41","slug":"covid-complacency-and-stupidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=33975","title":{"rendered":"COVID Complacency And Stupidity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019ve not written about Covid in a while, though I have had to deal with many situations involving it in working as an ADI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve explained previously, but I am carer to my two elderly parents, both of whom have age-related health issues which put them in the \u2018extremely vulnerable\u2019 group as far as Covid is concerned. I make it absolutely clear to all my pupils that they must tell me if they test positive, and I explain clearly why. And all of them have done so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks ago, a pupil who is pregnant got it. So we cancelled for ten days. Although it may not be related (though evidence suggests it could be<\/a>), she is now suffering from pre-eclampsia and has been in and out of hospital with high blood pressure and the other symptoms. I hope it works out for her and her baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that is an aside. I got a text from a pupil this morning cancelling her lesson tomorrow because she has just tested positive for Covid. I also got a message from another pupil – who is a work colleague of\/referral from the first – cancelling her next lesson on Saturday (she also had one Sunday and Monday, as her test is coming up).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I casually texted back that her friend had tested positive, and would she do a LFT before our Sunday lesson, and she came back with \u2018yes, I know. She caught it off me\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The penny didn\u2019t immediately drop, since she told me she was back at work tomorrow (Thursday). But once it did<\/strong> drop, I asked her when she tested positive herself. Saturday – less than five days ago! And<\/strong> she has symptoms – she\u2019s all croaky – and yet her employer (she\u2019s a teaching assistant) wants her back tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NHS says the following<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you have COVID-19, you can pass on the virus to other people for up to 10 days from when your infection starts…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • avoiding meeting people at higher risk from COVID-19 for 10 days, especially if their immune system means they\u2019re at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19, even if they\u2019ve had a COVID-19 vaccine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    This starts from the day after you did the test.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    I spoke with her this evening and she fully accepts the need to suspend lessons for the 10-day quarantine period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But I cannot believe her employer wants her back while she is still unwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n