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I Don’t Have Covid.
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I live by myself. I don’t have COVID. How can I transmit COvid to my family in Southampton when I go down there and visit them for Xmas?
It doesn’t make sense.
It doesn’t make sense.
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You might not have symptoms of Covid-19 but that doesn't necessarily mean that you've not got it; many people who contract the disease are asymptomatic. Unless "I live by myself" means that you live a totally hermit-like existence, you might have caught Covid-19 in, say, a supermarket. (Even if you have everything delivered to you, there's a very small chance that you could pick up the virus from a surface on the packaging of your deliveries).
Further, the virus doesn't only move in one direction. Even if you couldn't transmit it to other members of your family, they might transmit it to you.
Anyway, I'm unaware of any travel restrictions which mean that you can't visit your family at Christmas. (There's a legal limit on how many households can meet up together, and there's advice to avoid using public transport where possible, but there's no specific travel ban).
Further, the virus doesn't only move in one direction. Even if you couldn't transmit it to other members of your family, they might transmit it to you.
Anyway, I'm unaware of any travel restrictions which mean that you can't visit your family at Christmas. (There's a legal limit on how many households can meet up together, and there's advice to avoid using public transport where possible, but there's no specific travel ban).
A face mask provides very little protection at all from contracting Covid-19 from others. At the very most, it reduces the chances by around 20% (although 10% is a more commonly suggested figure). It does however reduce the chances of you passing it on to someone else by a somewhat larger percentage (but definitely nowhere near to 100%). A far better way to reduce the chances of transmission is by keeping at least 2 metres away from everyone else (which simply isn't possible on a potentially crowded plane).
However there's now increasing evidence from the WHO that the virus be passed on by aerosol transmission, rather solely thorough droplets. That means that it can 'hang in the air' for some time so if, say, you walk through a place which an infected person passed through some time ago, you're at risk of catching the disease. The fact that the infected person was wearing a mask will help to reduce that risk a bit and the fact that you're wearing one too will reduce it very slightly further but a risk will still be present.
However there's now increasing evidence from the WHO that the virus be passed on by aerosol transmission, rather solely thorough droplets. That means that it can 'hang in the air' for some time so if, say, you walk through a place which an infected person passed through some time ago, you're at risk of catching the disease. The fact that the infected person was wearing a mask will help to reduce that risk a bit and the fact that you're wearing one too will reduce it very slightly further but a risk will still be present.
I am sure from what you say you don't have Covid.. pretty sure.
You have not told us how you intend to get to Southampton and that could be where you pick up the virus.
When you are with your family anyone of them ,if infected could transmit the virus to you. That may not be a big deal for them, but could be a death sentence for you.
If you want to take that chance..then fine...go.
However,if you do become infected, on your return journey you may infect someone else who may die.
Bit selfish don't you think?
Don't go.
You have not told us how you intend to get to Southampton and that could be where you pick up the virus.
When you are with your family anyone of them ,if infected could transmit the virus to you. That may not be a big deal for them, but could be a death sentence for you.
If you want to take that chance..then fine...go.
However,if you do become infected, on your return journey you may infect someone else who may die.
Bit selfish don't you think?
Don't go.
