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    If you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19, you should isolate at home, monitor your symptoms, and let public health officials know if they need to notify your close contacts. You should isolate until you have been fever-free for 24 hours, your other symptoms improve, and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms began. During isolation, prevent spread by wearing a face covering, cleaning hands and surfaces, and avoiding sharing personal items with others.

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    If you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19, you should isolate at home, monitor your symptoms, and let public health officials know if they need to notify your close contacts. You should isolate until you have been fever-free for 24 hours, your other symptoms improve, and at least 10 days have passed since symptoms began. During isolation, prevent spread by wearing a face covering, cleaning hands and surfaces, and avoiding sharing personal items with others.

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    Updated July 21, 2020

    What to do if you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19


    If you test positive for COVID-19, or get sick after you are exposed to someone with COVID-19, you can help stop
    the spread of COVID-19 to others. Please follow the guidance below.
    Symptoms of COVID-19
    Common symptoms are fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Other symptoms may include chills, muscle pain,
    headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell.
    If you were exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and you have these symptoms, you might
    have COVID-19. Contact your healthcare provider for a COVID-19 test.

    Participate in a public health interview


    An interviewer from public health will contact you if you test positive for COVID-19, usually by phone. The
    interviewer will help you understand what to do next and what support is available.
    The interviewer will ask for the names and contact information of people you have had close contact with
    recently. They ask for this information so they can notify people who may have been exposed. The interviewer
    will not share your name with your close contacts.

    Stay home except to get medical care


    You should stay home except to get medical care. Do not go to work, school, or public areas. Avoid using public
    transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis. Ask friends or family members to do your shopping or use a grocery
    delivery service.

    Call before you go to the doctor


    Tell your health care provider you have COVID-19, or are being evaluated for COVID-19. Put on a face covering
    before you enter the building. These steps will help keep people in the office or waiting room from getting sick.

    Isolate yourself from people and animals in your home


     People: As much as possible, stay in a specific room away from other people and use a separate
    bathroom if available.
     Animals: Limit contact with pets and other animals. If possible, have a member of your household care
    for them. If you must care for an animal, wear a face covering and wash your hands before and after you
    interact with them. See COVID-19 and Animals for more information.

    How long should I isolate myself?


    1. If you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 and have symptoms, you can stop your home isolation
    when:
    o You’ve been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication AND
    o Your symptoms have gotten better, AND
    o At least 10 days have gone by since your symptoms first appeared.
    2. If you tested positive for COVID-19, but have not had any symptoms, you can stop your home isolation
    when:
    o At least 10 days have gone by since the date of your first positive COVID-19 test, AND
    o You have not gotten sick with COVID-19
    Prevent the spread of COVID-19
     Wear a cloth face covering when you are around people or pets and before you enter a healthcare
    provider’s office. If you are not able to wear a face covering, people in your household should not be in
    the same room, or they should wear a face covering if they enter your room.
     Clean your hands often. Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are
    not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Do not touch your
    face with unwashed hands.
     Cover your coughs and sneezes. Throw used tissues away and wash your hands.
     Clean “high-touch” surfaces every day, like counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets,
    phones, keyboards, tablets, and bedside tables. Use a household cleaning spray or wipe, and follow the
    directions on the label.
     Don’t share personal items with anyone, including dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels,
    or bedding with people or pets in your home.

    Monitor your symptoms


    Get medical help quickly if your symptoms get worse (if you have breathing trouble, etc.). If you have a medical
    emergency and need to call 911, tell the dispatcher that you have, or may have COVID-19. If possible, put on a
    face covering before emergency medical services arrive.

    What’s the difference between isolation and quarantine?


     Isolation is what you do if you have COVID-19 symptoms, or have tested positive. Isolation means you
    stay home and away from others (including household members) for the recommended period of time to
    avoid spreading illness.
     Quarantine is what you do if you have been exposed to COVID-19. Quarantine means you stay home and
    away from others for the recommended period of time in case you are infected and are contagious.
    Quarantine becomes isolation if you later test positive for COVID-19 or develop symptoms.
    More information is available for your household members, intimate partners, and caregivers.

    More COVID-19 Information and Resources


    Stay up-to-date on the current COVID-19 situation in Washington, Governor Inslee’s proclamations, symptoms,
    how it spreads, and how and when people should get tested. See our Frequently Asked Questions for more
    information.
    The risk of COVID-19 is not connected to race, ethnicity or nationality. Stigma will not help to fight the illness.
    Share accurate information with others to keep rumors and misinformation from spreading.

    Questions about COVID-19? Call our hotline at 1-800-525-0127 and press #. For interpretative
    services, say your language when the call is answered. Hotline hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Friday
    and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. For questions about your health, COVID-19 testing, or testing
    results, contact your health care provider.

    To request this document in another format, call 1-800-525-0127. Deaf or hard of hearing customers,
    please call 711 (Washington Relay) or email civil.rights@doh.wa.gov.

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