Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. * If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention, but call by telephone in advance if possible and follow the directions of your local health authority. Why? Avoiding contact with others will protect them from possible COVID-19 and other viruses. If you need to leave your house, wear a mask to avoid infecting others. * Stay home and self-isolate even with minor symptoms such as cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover. By following good respiratory hygiene, you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately and wash your hands. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. * Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. From there, the virus can enter your body and infect you. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Why? Where people come together in crowds, you are more likely to come into close contact with someone that has COVID-19 and it is more difficult to maintain physical distance of 1 metre. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person has the disease. Why? When someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. * Maintain at least 1 metre distance between yourself and others. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands. * Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple precautions: However, the situation is unpredictable so check regularly for the latest news.

Authorities in China and some other countries have succeeded in slowing their outbreaks. Most countries around the world have seen cases of COVID-19 and many are experiencing outbreaks. Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. What can I do to protect myself and prevent the spread of disease? You can be discharged from isolation early if you test negative on a rapid antigen test. If you are infected and do not develop symptoms, you should remain in isolation for 5 days from the time you test positive. If you have symptoms, you should remain in isolation for at least 10 days. If isolation in a medical facility is not possible and you are not in a high-risk group for developing severe disease, isolation can take place at home.

Being in isolation means being separated from other people, ideally in a medical facility where you can receive clinical care. Isolation is used for people with COVID-19 symptoms or who have tested positive for the virus. For COVID-19, this means staying in the facility or at home for several days. Quarantine means that you remain separated from others because you have been exposed to the virus and you may be infected and can take place in a designated facility or at home. Quarantine is used for certain persons who are a contact of someone infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, whether the infected person has symptoms or not. What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?īoth isolation and quarantine are methods of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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