I'm married to one of today's statistics, one of the 17,089 tested positive in the UK as of this morning. We both work for the NHS and because she had a cough, sent home & swabbed. The rules are I'm isolated for 14 days as well, even if she recovers and returns to work before then. I am 99.9% sure I've got it as well but we only have the mild symptoms. No point me being swabbed, it wouldn't change anything, grounded for 14 days minimum due to my wife's result.
The guidance for anyone known to have the virus is the same as those showing symptoms. Had we not worked for the NHS, we'd be in the showing symptoms category.
We have only left the house for one exception, to drive to mum's and phone her from her garden so she could see we are OK. She's 85, fell & broke her hip 4 weeks ago and came out of hospital 2 weeks ago with a new hip. We can't go near her but her carers keep us updated and she has an amazing neighbour.
We also have an amazing community, from Kelly's Heroes at Seaborn Road Londis to the neighbours, one of whom dropped a Saturday night kit at our door yesterday, beer, wine & popcorn. And family of course.
If you're healthy and feeling OK, fit enough to go for a walk every day, think yourselves lucky. There's people far worse off than you and by that I don't include myself.
I'd also say now's the time to drop the forum animosity but I can't see that happening, not even Boris could sort that out
One of the best Gov pages is
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -infection