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If they're showing symptoms they've already been able to spread it for days ahead of time.
If they have it, you have it.
If they have it, you have it.
sucks man. where do y'all live if you don't mind me asking?
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They would've likely already been contagious and spread it to me before even showing symptoms, plus our house isn't set up in a way that'd be easy to quarantine against each other. If one of my roomies gets it, we all gettin' it.
They would've likely already been contagious and spread it to me before even showing symptoms, plus our house isn't set up in a way that'd be easy to quarantine against each other. If one of my roomies gets it, we all gettin' it.
Essentially, if it happened, I'd be screwed. I'm guessing by the point my roommate would get a positive test, I'd likely already be positive too (though maybe not showing symptoms yet). If somehow I didn't manage to catch it from my roommate in the initial days, I'd have nowhere to go anyway. Obviously couldn't stay with my parents, as I wouldn't want to potentially spread it to them, especially since they're 60+. Couldn't afford to quarantine in a hotel either.
We live in Seattle. She is a pilot. I made my peace with getting it long before now.
coincidentally that's what some lady told me at the grocery store recently when she tried fighting me for the last pack of water off the shelf.
It'll be too late if your roommate or your SO has contracted it. You guys would have to quarantine & keep your absolute distance from each other.
Plus neither of you can ever leave your home or your apartment, because you'll only risk spreading the virus further to other people. Not until the virus has completely subsided.
Plus neither of you can ever leave your home or your apartment, because you'll only risk spreading the virus further to other people. Not until the virus has completely subsided.
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I admittedly formulated the question assuming only a "roommate" scenario, where you are just living together with someone for the purposes of splitting and sharing living expenses. This is where more of a quandary exists, because it's questionable how much loyalty you should have to someone who is at best a good friend, and at worst just some other person that you can tolerate co-habitation with.
I expanded the question to include a Significant Other just because I recognize that many people are living with a life partner, but obviously that changes things in a pretty significant manner. I wouldn't necessarily expect anyone to walk out on a partner forever, but I don't think it's out of the question that the both of you could maintain separate living spaces for a couple weeks. There's likely dozens of vacant AirBnBs in every city, so finding some place close by for one party to stay would not be entirely unreasonable.
I expanded the question to include a Significant Other just because I recognize that many people are living with a life partner, but obviously that changes things in a pretty significant manner. I wouldn't necessarily expect anyone to walk out on a partner forever, but I don't think it's out of the question that the both of you could maintain separate living spaces for a couple weeks. There's likely dozens of vacant AirBnBs in every city, so finding some place close by for one party to stay would not be entirely unreasonable.
One of my housemates had mild symptoms so we were all in quarantine. Using whatsapp to make sure nobody else was in the kitchen, having our own cutlery and plates etc.
I currently have it and on day 12 of it. living with my wife and 2 month old baby. Once I got it it basically we all had to quarantine. There is no leaving since you would be unsure when I(in this case) actually got it and can not assume wife or baby does not have it already. Can not risk spreading it.
There is no quandary.
If someone you live with is positive, the entire household is under quarantine. You do not have the option of leaving, and neither do they.
If my wife has it I'll have it already and it would be worse to go somewhere else.
On top of that I am not leaving my pregnant wife alone and sick. Same would apply even if she wasn't pregnant.
On top of that I am not leaving my pregnant wife alone and sick. Same would apply even if she wasn't pregnant.
Just because a housemate contracts Corona, doesn't mean you will. You, of course, want to be vigilant if it does occur, but it's not a 100% guarantee as people seem to be characterizing here. Source
It's not about loyality or anything, it's about the right thing to do. If your roomate was already tested then you might have it as well already due to the long incubation time.
It doesn't matter if you or your mate would move out because both decisions would most likely only spread the virus if both of you are infected.
I chose other, because there is no "exercising extreme caution." If she gets it I get it. When you live with someone you can't just lock them in a room.
We have a large house with a self contained section in it (kitchen, bedroom, bathroom etc). The infected person would just stay in there.
I'd move in with you, OP.
Seriously though, yeah too late for you in that situation. You already got it or are gonna get it.
Seriously though, yeah too late for you in that situation. You already got it or are gonna get it.
At that point, you become a risk, so leaving is irresponsible, Asking someone who is sick to leave is even more irresponsible.
I'd ride it out and be extremely careful and take all precautions I could.
I'd ride it out and be extremely careful and take all precautions I could.
The rule here is you have to isolate together. There is no moral quandary, your roommate could just call the cops on your ass and they'd be in the house and you'd be in jail.
I can't believe we're weeks into this and you still got to write all that without knowing how it works.
- Do your absolute best to remain isolated from society - both of you. The other person is symptomatic, and you are likely asymptomatic and infected.
- Take care of the other person while still exercising extreme caution on the microscopic odds that you are not infected.
- Prepare "go bags" filled with medicine, phone chargers, a change of clothes, etc. in case you need to leave your place ASAP to go to a hospital.
- Alert any and all people you've been near in the last 14 days that you have the immediate contact information for (family, friends, peers, coworkers, etc.)
- Under no circumstances do you bail on the person.
Can you all please stop saying "if they have it you have it". This is categorically untrue. If someone in your household tests positive you should act as if their is a chance that you also have it and quarantine. But you should also act as if their is a chance that you do not have it and quarantine yourself from that person as well. Acting as if there is no chance you don't have it and taking zero measures to prevent yourself from contracting it is almost as irresponsible as the OPs suggestion that it might be okay for one of you to leave.
As many have said, if your SO shows symptoms, it is likely you've already contracted the virus unless you and her/him have been practicing household social distancing, which is very unlikely. In this case, both of you must remain where you are, keep extra distance from each other and self-quarantine. It doesn't matter if you're at risk or not. If you've already gotten it, your chance of surviving is the same wheter you stay or leave.
if you die, you can die knowing that you didn't leave and spread it to others.
