Had a phone call yesterday to say all residents isolating in their room as member of staff tested positive. It made me really sad to think of mum lonely in her room, she can't follow a film/ TV programme, read a book etc and know the plot, like many of the other residents mum will be so fed up for the next 14? days. I don't blame staff, for spreading infection, they have a life outside the home. I do blame the government for not turning tests around more quickly , these took 3 days.
Then today my sister bumped into a member of staff , who was working all last week, in Tesco. Why wasn't she isolating, like mum has too? I understand staff have to keep going into work if they haven't tested positive, but I thought they'd be isolating outside of this, and staying at home? Just like if anyone has been notified they've been around a "positive case" and isolating. My sister actually asked her the question, but she just said no, she didn't need to, and kept repeating this.
I think she's wrong and should isolate at home, so feeling cross too.