Try to isolate the sick person in a separate section of your home. If this is not possible, try and keep the sick person at least 2 meters in distance from others.
If you are caring for the sick person
- If the sick person is not wearing a mask, then you should cover your mouth and nose when caring for him/her by using a mask or scarf.
- Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the ill person.
- Keep the environment clean with readily available household cleaning agents
WHEN SHOULD SOMEONE WHO IS ILL AT HOME BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Most people can be cared for at home.
There are some people who need to be taken to hospital immediately if they are ill and have any of the following conditions:
- The person has a chronic health condition
- A woman is pregnant
- The person has shortness of breath while resting, difficult or painful breathing, or wheezing,
- The person is coughing up blood,
- The person has a fever after 5 days,
- The person feels better and then gets a new fever or the cough worsens, or
- The person is extremely drowsy, confused, or develops a severe headache.
Children should immediately be taken to hospital if they:
- Have a chronic health condition
- Have shortness of breath while resting, difficult or painful breathing, or wheezing,
- Have a temperature over 39°C,
- Are vomiting for more than four hours, or
- Are hard to wake up, unusually quiet, or unresponsive