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Are you quarantining correctly?
For people that have been exposed to someone with known #covid19 or with symptoms and are awaiting a test result— you need to be quarantining *as if you have #covid19*
This doesn’t just mean stay home. It means stay away from people *at home*
For people that have been exposed to someone with known #covid19 or with symptoms and are awaiting a test result— you need to be quarantining *as if you have #covid19*
This doesn’t just mean stay home. It means stay away from people *at home*
2/ With incubation anywhere from 3-14 days (median ~5), one single negative test is not enough evidence that you are “safe”
I’m not sure this message has been clear. And I fear that many people think their home is “safe”, yet we have been seeing home based clustering since April
I’m not sure this message has been clear. And I fear that many people think their home is “safe”, yet we have been seeing home based clustering since April
3/ If you’re not staying in a separate room and masking any time you are outside of that room, you are introducing possible viral spread if in fact you are infected.
This has been a problem for many of my patients that didn’t have multiple rooms or spaces to quarantine in
This has been a problem for many of my patients that didn’t have multiple rooms or spaces to quarantine in
4/ And remember again: no symptoms does NOT mean no #covid19. This virus spreads to other people before you show any symptoms.
Moreover, as we know now, a number of people may not show any symptoms at all.
So the absence of symptoms does NOT give you a free pass out.
Moreover, as we know now, a number of people may not show any symptoms at all.
So the absence of symptoms does NOT give you a free pass out.
5/ We have inadvertently created some sense that our homes are safe or that inviting others to our homes is safer than going out somewhere
That’s not always true
And spread within the home is quick. See this CDC report; 75% of secondary infxn w/in 5 days https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6944e1.htm
That’s not always true
And spread within the home is quick. See this CDC report; 75% of secondary infxn w/in 5 days https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6944e1.htm
6/ I saw this happen during our #covid19 surge in Boston over and over and over and over. My patients couldn’t safely isolate. They infected family members. I wrote about it in April— it is happening again. This isn’t a surprise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/21/isolate-home-coronavirus-quarantine/
7/ CDC says this right on their website but the language here is not enough
“If possible, stay away from others”— this should be in caps locks underlined bolded LARGE FONT, without the “if possible”
Because if not possible, our gov should be helping us!
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html
“If possible, stay away from others”— this should be in caps locks underlined bolded LARGE FONT, without the “if possible”
Because if not possible, our gov should be helping us!
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html
