Getting COVID while in UK

It’s all an honour system now. I flew from France home in May while still Covid positive. I was in the very front corner of the Business Class cabin and wore an N95 mask for 98% of the journey. Given lots of folks don’t test themselves when sick, there are lots of people with Covid out in the world everyday now.

Ugh. And this is why I have to wear a mask 100% of the time on planes and not eat or anything.

You don't need to test negative before flying. I've just had covid and my doctor did tell me that I shouldn't go anywhere until 5 days from the start of the first symptoms and then I could go out but he wanted me to mask for at least a few days more. It really is a conversation between you and your doctor at this point. There are currently no testing requirements. There is a surge in cases and the situation could change at any time. It pays to check (just like you did) close to your trip.

One important detail to keep track of. If you plan to make any insurance claims with your travel insurance due to contracting covid, make sure you have an approved (by the insurance company) test and document it. We keep hearing reports from people that run into issues with their travel insurance because they lack "appropriate" documentation.

What BB said!

For what it’s worth re transmissibility, I was Covid positive for 12 days total. Eight of those days were spent in a small hotel room in Paris; my highly immunocompromised spouse did not get it from me in spite of being in the same room all that time. His doctors were quite surprised to say the least. I probably got it on the train from Normandy, even though I was masked, but surrounded by lots of unmasked folks who sounded unwell with coughs and nose blowing. We still mask on transit and in crowded areas.

If Covid (and it’s variants) aren’t being treated as a serious illness now, how much longer will travel insurance apply for cancelled or interrupted trips? It’s becoming tricky.

If Covid (and it’s variants) aren’t being treated as a serious illness now, how much longer will travel insurance apply for cancelled or interrupted trips? It’s becoming tricky.

Does it apply now? There is no requirement for you to quarantine (anywhere in the world?), no requirement for you to test negative before you fly anywhere show paperwork etc, etc, so if you cancel or interrupt your trip it may well count as being a voluntary interruption.

If you multi-vaccinated and get the latest strain, it's just a medium intensity cold. Slight temp, sniffles, and cough. Paxlovid (sp?) makes it even milder if you're eligible (like me). People are apparently just ignoring it. My sister was just on a small cruise ship and tests were not even available when they got 'something'. My wife and I were just at an outdoor boat festival and both tested positive when we were driving home. We've been quarantining and have now tested negative.

The good news is that we are bulletproof for at least three months.

It's treated like a cold in Europe. It's up to the individual to monitor and do what the individual thinks is right for self and society, exactly what you'd do for a bad cold.

Covid has made all of us aware of contagion and how our actions affect immunocompromised people. Remember how so many used to go to work when ill before the pandemic.

Edit: Something is definitely going around here in France though several people I know who have all the symptoms are testing negative at our local labs. Still no masks anywhere, even in our hospitals.

Our neighbors were just in Scotland, mainly Glasgow for a soccer world cup game. He and his son both got covid , and flew home with it, but didn't know for sure it was covid. They couldn't find any tests in Scotland. I would suggest bring lots of masks and tests.

I spent 2.5 weeks in Scotland and the Northern islands in August. I didn't mask once I arrived as I was not really in crowded areas. The only time I was in a crowded situation was a small museum exhibition at Skara Brae when a ton of cruise passengers were there. I left as soon as I could worm my way out of the building and back in to fresh air. Yes to masks and your own Covid tests plus whatever you normally do to keep healthy.

Two friends just had their vacation ruined by Covid. It definitely was not “just” a cold for them.