Question: If both my husband and I (we’re the only ones in the house) come down with COVID at the same time, could we care for one another until it’s over and not have to separate?

Answer: At first blush, I don’t see why not, but you know I’m not a doctor and this is the type of question best left to a doctor to answer.  Happily, I found relevant guidance from a respected MD, Dr. Eric Toner, an internist and emergency physician, as well as Johns Hopkins Senior Scholar and Senior Scientist.  In response to a very similar question he writes, 

“They can be isolated together as long as we’re sure they’re both positive. There’s no problem in having multiple people isolate together. But, ideally, people should quarantine separately. It’s also important to distinguish between isolation and quarantine: isolation is for people who are sick. Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who may have been exposed to the virus.”

So there you have it.  If you are both positive with the virus, you can both isolate together.