How to Self-Isolate

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Stay home

• Do not go to work, school or other public places.
• Stay home unless you need to get tested or require emergency medical care.
• Do not use public transportation, taxis or rideshares.

Avoid contact with others

• No visitors unless essential (e.g., care providers)
• Stay away from seniors and people with chronic medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, lung problems, immune deficiency).
• As much as possible, stay in a separate room away from other people in your home and use a separate bathroom if you have one.
• Make sure that shared rooms have good airflow (e.g., open windows).
• If these steps are not possible, keep a distance of at least 2 metres from others at all times.

Wash your hands

• Wash your hands often with soap and water.
• Dry your hands with a paper towel or with cloth towel that no one else will share.
• Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.

Cover your coughs and sneezes

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand.
• Throw used tissues in a lined wastebasket, and wash your hands.
• Lining the wastebasket with a plastic bag makes waste disposal safer.
• Clean your hands after emptying the wastebasket.