A member of my staff was in proximity with his step mother, a week ago, and she now has clinical signs and is positive for Corona Virus. They were outside all the time, and all at the burial which they were attending wore masks.
He has been online after being told of her positive test (he was not informed by the NHS App, which he has got), and ended up with advice to quarantine for 14 days from the government web site, and that he won't be allowed to be tested. Both of these things seem contrary to what I understood of protocols. I thought that all at risk contacts were supposed to be tested, even if showing no signs (he is well). In addition, I thought that the time of isolation was supposed to be reduced to ten days now from the previous fourteen days, or have I misunderstood all of this?
I have told him to ring 111, but also whilst waiting to head to a testing site, as I have heard of times when test places are waiting for people to show up for testing, and people being able to go in upon arrival, and be tested there and then.
Some clarification of the protocols as they stand now would be appreciated, and some hint of logic behind the protocols would seem fair.
Thank You
Rob