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HongKongphooey | 15:10 Wed 18th Mar 2020 | Body & Soul
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I had a slight cold yesterday, ie runny nose, streaming eyes. No cough, no fever. Feel much better today, just a bit blocked up. Problem is I work part time in a dementia care home and am due in tomorrow. Should I go in or self isolate for 1 wèek,? Tried ringing 111 impossible!!! cant get through. Gone through the 111 website and it tells me, surprise surprise that I've had a cold...doesn't give any info for wether you should stay off work if you work in a place where people are high risk of this virus badly
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Call the care home and ask them. No fever, no cough should be ok
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I've asked my work colleagues on our messenger group, they don't know!
It's not the symptoms of the Covid virus.
I would ring the home just to see what they want. None of them seem to have been given official advice, yet.
Before Corvid would you have gone in with a slight cold? If so then I'm not sure things are any different now. But ask your employer a sthey may be being extra cautious
snarddy nose is not high amongst the lead-ins
fever and a dry cough is - and you were neg for both
Corvid might suggest bird flu.
you're infectious (for a cold) till all the symptoms are gone, so it might be an idea to take a day off, just in case. Doesn't sound like the symptoms of coronavirus, though, so unless it all lingers on I wouldn't be self-isolating.
What about getting tested ? Of course that is probably not readily possible, testing is a foreign approach.
I just knew that would be another 'grass is always greener outside UK' post from you, Karl.
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