COVID, I HATE YOU
My brother is supposed to come visit in 3 days. This morning he sent me a photo of a covid positive test. His covid test. Yesterday, he came down with symptoms, so there is no way I can make the math work with a happy outcome.
Last year, we reached an agreement of what would happen if he came down with covid after he arrived. He knew that he would be isolating in the basement in that unfortunate event, and would probably order food to the door. Now that I see how active he is, I know that would not have worked out to keep him home, but it would have had to be.
Now, this is a different story because he has covid BEFORE he gets on the plane. It’s the same permissiveness as last year to cross provinces without testing. The question has just become more complicated because he has a choice not to get on the plane, which seems different than if he didn’t know better. The other very real difference is that this time, my daughter will be home for the week. I feel like she is even more cautious than I am, and the spread to school, her dad, and less likely work (since I am the only one wearing a mask consistently), makes the decision exponentially complicated.
So, as much as it pains me, if he has the ability to change the flight, I would prefer it. So two questions remain: what if his ticket (as I would expect) is non-refundable? That’s a more difficult practical question. Probably that shouldn’t matter, but it has to be considered, to be fair. Secondly, when would he be safe to come? He did plan to come for 10 days, which gives some options to delay, theoretically.
The infectious control problem is that at day 7, 50 % of covid patients are still positive, which means that we are told to wear N95s until day 10 days, which means the first 7 days of his time here (all the days without his girlfriend) would be behind a mask and in the basement.
So, much as it pains me, I wonder if he could postpone his trip to match Britany’s. I hate that I work 2/4 days and that my daughter is only with us for one. Does the math work? 27-28-29-30-1-2-3-4-5-6-7 October the 7th. Friday. The day after his girlfriend is supposed to come, and he was going to go off to tour Montreal on their own.
I’d better call him. I hope he has insurance!
