As a community worker you may be asked to prepare a line list of all people who have traveled to other countries or other states inside India in last 14 days:
- Share their names with your Medical Officer at PHC but not with others
- Teach them Home Quarantine for next 14 days
- Tell them to monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19
- Tell them to inform you if symptoms develop and call the COVID 19 Helpline
Instructions for the person being Home Quarantined
- Stay in a separate room at home, if possible with an attached/separate toilet. Try to maintain a distance of at least 1 meter from others
- Wear a mask at all times. If masks are not available, take a clean cotton cloth , fold it into a double layer and tie it on your face to cover your nose and mouth
- Use separate dishes, towels, bedding etc. which should be cleaned separately
- The surfaces such as floor, table tops, chairs, door handles etc. should be cleaned at least once a day
- Make sure that only one assigned family member is the caretaker
Instructions for the caretaker of the Home Quarantined person:
- Keep a distance of one meter when entering the room
- Wear a mask or cover your face with double layered cotton cloth
- Wash your hands after coming out of the room
How to use masks (or cloth covering the nose and mouth)
- Wash your hands before putting on the mask
- Make sure that it covers both mouth and nose and is not loose.
- Do not touch the mask from the front, touch only from the sides.
- Make sure to wash your hands after changing the mask
- Change the mask every 6-8 hours or when it becomes moist
- If using disposable masks, have a dustbin with cover and a plastic bag lining to throw the masks in.
- If using cloth masks, wash them at least daily
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