Table of contents:
- Who needs self-quarantine during the COVID-19 outbreak?
- 1,024,298
- 831,330
- 28,855
- How to self-quarantine to prevent COVID-19
- 1. Limit contact with other people and pets
- 2. Clean the furniture at home
- 3. Wash your hands regularly
- 4. Do not share personal items with others
COVID-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people from 109 countries since its emergence at the end of 2019. To prevent further spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests self-quarantine methods that each person can do in their own homes, especially for them. showing symptoms of COVID-19.
One of the mistakes that exacerbated the COVID-19 outbreak was not self-quarantining when the outbreak broke out. In fact, quarantine in an appropriate manner is very important to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Quarantines also help protect healthy people and promote recovery for those who have caught the disease.
Who needs self-quarantine during the COVID-19 outbreak?
Quarantine is the separation and restriction of movement of healthy people who may be exposed to infectious diseases. Quarantine is carried out because these people may have been exposed to germs but not know it or show no symptoms.
The CDC recommends that everyone who is at risk of contracting COVID-19 applies self-quarantine methods. The people at risk are those who show symptoms, have tested positive for COVID-19, or have recently returned from a country affected by the outbreak.
Through quarantine, health workers can monitor people at risk and determine whether they have actually contracted COVID-19. Quarantine will also prevent interactions between sick people and healthy people so that the disease does not spread more widely.
Quarantine is often associated with isolation, but it's important to know that they are different. Isolation is carried out to separate sick people from healthy people. Isolated patients usually also undergo intensive care in the hospital.
Unlike stricter isolation, quarantine to prevent transmission of COVID-19 can be done in a simpler way. You can even do this in your home environment, either alone or with your family, depending on who is exposed.
COVID-19 Outbreak updates Country: IndonesiaData1,024,298
Confirmed831,330
Recovered28,855
DeathDistribution MapHow to self-quarantine to prevent COVID-19
Quarantine and isolation have both been shown to be effective in protecting people from exposure to disease. However, for quarantine to produce optimal results, everyone needs to implement it in an appropriate manner.
The CDC describes several ways to self-quarantine those of you who are at risk of infection. The following include:
1. Limit contact with other people and pets
As much as possible, limit close contact with everyone outside or inside your home. If you live with your family, sleep in different rooms and use different bathrooms whenever possible.
Do not allow other people to visit you for a while, unless there is something important that requires you to be at your home. Do not go outside the home, unless you need to get treatment or medicines from the hospital.
There have been no reports regarding the transmission of COVID-19 through pets. However, you still need to limit contact with animals until more information is available. If you have to touch pets, use a mask and wash your hands first.
2. Clean the furniture at home
Even though you are in self-quarantine, the COVID-19 virus can still be transmitted by sticking to furniture at home. Therefore, make sure you regularly clean the surfaces of furniture and items that are often touched.
Clean the surfaces of tables and chairs, doorknobs, banisters, and your furniture with a cloth and an appropriate disinfectant. Also clean furniture surfaces that may be exposed to body fluids, blood, or feces, such as toilets.
3. Wash your hands regularly
Wash your hands using running water and soap for at least 20 seconds, especially before eating and preparing food. You also need to wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, clearing your nose from mucus, and using the bathroom.
Water and soap are enough to keep your hands clean. If there is no soap, use it hand sanitizer containing at least 60 percent alcohol. Always make sure your hands are clean before touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
4. Do not share personal items with others
COVID-19 is transmitted through droplet, or splashes of body fluids containing virus particles. If you share personal items with others, droplet may stick to the item and transfer to healthy family members.
Therefore, avoid sharing eating and drinking utensils, cutlery, towels and blankets with other people in your home. After using these items, wash immediately with water and laundry soap.
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, you should do this self-quarantine method for at least two weeks. Every case of COVID-19 will be different, so make sure you also monitor any symptoms that appear during self-quarantine.
Immediately check yourself into the hospital if you experience shortness of breath or symptoms get worse. Before visiting the hospital, contact the hospital first to tell them that you may have contracted COVID-19.
