{"id":42695,"date":"2020-03-17T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42695"},"modified":"2020-03-17T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T17:22:00","slug":"families-kept-families-apart-by-coronavirus-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/17\/families-kept-families-apart-by-coronavirus-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Families kept apart by Coronavirus isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;We call each other on the phone, but it\u2019s not the same as giving someone a cuddle&#8217;, says Cardiff mum now living in Austria<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/top-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/top-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/top-image-8-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Nicola Dunn, 43, lives in Austria, but her son Jack lives in Cardiff and she constantly fears she won&#8217;t be able to be there for him if he contracted the virus.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>People are being encouraged to self-isolate and only to leave their houses for the absolute essentials, like food and medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Many companies are now asking their employees to work from home and universities have moved all their teaching online.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But going into isolation presents different difficulties for different individuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With all-but-essential travel being advised against, many people cannot get home and will have to isolate alone &#8211; away from their families. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Others fear going home because they have elderly or vulnerable people in their families and don\u2019t want to risk infecting them because they may be carrying the virus unknowingly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>People who experience Coronavirus symptoms need to stay at home for 14 days.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Symptoms include a fever, troubling breathing and a dry cough &#8211; but it takes five days or more on average for sufferers to start showing the symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) says the incubation period lasts up to 14 days, but other researchers say it may last as long as 24 days.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>That means people can carry the virus unknowingly &#8211; which is&nbsp;why&nbsp;many families will choose to spend the next couple of months apart.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Others do not even have that choice because borders are being shut down. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>This week Germany has taken tight control of the borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Nicola Dunn, 43, a care worker, is originally from Cardiff but she now lives in Austria, away from her own parents and her son, Jack.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicola.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nicola.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/nicola-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Nicola Dunn, 43, has been told to bring an emergency bag to work in case one of her patients are sick and she needs to quarantine then and there.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really scary and really hard,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have family in Cardiff and my sister is in Devon. During times like this we all want to stick together, but we can\u2019t.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe call each other on the phone, but it\u2019s not the same as giving someone a cuddle.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>One of&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Dunn\u2019s sons, Jack, lives in Cardiff and&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Dunn expressed her concern over him getting sick when she cannot travel to look after him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a mother you just want to be there for your children,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really worrying, especially when the UK don\u2019t seem to be taking the same precautions as Austria.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In Austria, residents have been told to stay inside and only leave for essentials. They are to travel only in twos and are not allowed to enter any wooded areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs&nbsp;Dunn, who is a&nbsp;carer, has also been told to take an emergency bag into work, in case a patient is found with the virus and she must remain self-isolated with them in the house after being exposed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Young people worried about infecting the old and&nbsp;vulnerable&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Marie-Claire Alfonso, 22, a Cardiff University student, is worried about going home and infecting her grandmother. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MC-BRO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/MC-BRO.jpg 839w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/MC-BRO-770x881.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/MC-BRO-500x572.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/MC-BRO-293x335.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Marie-Claire Alfonso, 22, is scared she&#8217;ll infect her Grandmother if she goes home to isolate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m young and healthy so I&#8217;m less likely to show any symptoms, which makes me more worried because I have no idea whether or not I could possibly be carrying the virus,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy grandmother is very old and has a lot of health problems including respiratory issues&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;I can avoid seeing her, but I live with my mum who acts as her&nbsp;carer&nbsp;and needs to see her&nbsp;every day&nbsp;and don&#8217;t feel like I can risk giving it to her either.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Beth Thomas, 23, is also worried about who she may put at risk if she goes home to self-isolate.&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019ve been weighing up the costs of going back home to Swansea,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BETH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/BETH.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/BETH-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/BETH-100x100.jpg 100w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/BETH-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Beth Thomas, 23, is weighing up the risk of going home to Swansea, where many members of her family have pre-existing medical conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only an hour down the road so I wouldn\u2019t have to take public transport, but quite a few members of my family have medical issues, so I\u2019m worried about carrying it and passing it onto them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy dad doesn\u2019t have a spleen to fight off illnesses and has had pneumonia twice before, my mum\u2019s asthmatic and my grandfather is diabetic. I\u2019m trying to figure out when would be best to go back.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Peter Owen, 87, told his granddaughter Rhi Moore that he is looking forward to &#8220;prison&#8221; for the next four months. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-500x668.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-500x668.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/rhis-grandpa-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Peter Owen, 87, says he is looking forward to &#8220;prison&#8221; for the next four months.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Older people and people who have pre-existing medical conditions&nbsp;are those who are most vulnerable coronavirus. Megan Stanley,&nbsp;23, is concerned that her Grandma isn\u2019t taking the spread of the virus seriously.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cMy Grandma doesn&#8217;t seem that concerned about Corona at all which is making me more worried. She&#8217;s 80, only leaves the house once a week, and has diabetes plus other illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHer lack of concern worries me because I&#8217;m not sure she&#8217;ll understand how social isolation will work and will still expect us to visit for hours on end every Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe thought of leaving her alone breaks my heart but I could be carrier and not know which would make her so vulnerable. I predict the hardest part will be getting her to understand the ins and outs of social isolation in the first place.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Despite all worries, there are ways you can still stay in touch with your family, keep them safe and make the most of the self-isolation period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Many families are staying in touch with daily phone and Skype calls, those in long-distance relationships who can no longer travel are following suit.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This may not be enough for some people, if you are concerned about an older member of your family, please contact the numbers below:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Age UK:  0800 055 6112 <\/li><li>Age Cymru:  08000 223 444 <\/li><li>Silverline: 0800 4 70 80 90<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;We call each other on the phone, but it\u2019s not the same as giving someone a cuddle&#8217;, says Cardiff mum now living in Austria People are being encouraged to self-isolate and only to leave their houses for the absolute essentials, like food and medicine. 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