- Call first before visiting your health care provider. Notify them of your symptoms and the need for evaluation for COVID-19. Follow the instructions provided by your health care team.
- Whether symptomatic or not, find a testing center in your area for testing. Continue to quarantine until you are confirmed as negative.
- Separate yourself from other people in your home. Isolate yourself to a single room; utilize a separate bathroom
- Wear a facemask. Family members providing care should wear a facemask when in the same room.
- Use your elbow to cover your coughs and sneezes or cough and sneeze in a tissue and dispose in a lined trash can. Wash your hands with soap and water afterwards.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid sharing household items such as eating utensils, clean sheets with hot water and detergent.
- Surfaces within the home must be disinfected frequently.
- Monitor your symptoms, follow instructions for when to seek emergency medical care if warranted.
2. Yes I think that Health education is a powerful weapon to tackle the spread of infectious disease.