Health 10 Things You Can Do to Manage your COVID-19 Symptoms at Home Poster

CS 325556-A   |   07/16/2021	
Accessible version:	 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html	
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MANAGE YOUR	 	
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS AT HOME 	| COVID-19 |	
If you have possible or confirmed COVID-19	
1. 	Stay home	 except to 	 	
get medical care.	
2. 	Monitor your 
symptoms	 carefully. 	 	
If your symptoms 	 	
get worse, call 	 	
your healthcare 	 	
provider immediately. 	
3. 	Get rest and 	 	
stay hydrated. 	
4. 	If you have a medical 
appointment, 	call the 	
healthcare provider	 	
ahead of time and tell 
them that you have or 
may have COVID-19.	
5. 	For medical emergencies, 
call 911 and 	notify the 	
dispatch personnel 
that you have or may 
have COVID-19.	
6. 	Cover your cough 
and sneezes 	with a 	
tissue or use the inside of 
your elbow.	
7. 	Wash your hands often 
with soap and water for at 
least 20 seconds or clean your 
hands with an alcohol-based 
hand sanitizer that contains at 
least 60% alcohol. 	
8. 	As much as possible, 	stay	 in a 	
specific room and 	away from 	
other people	 in your home. 	
Also, you should use a separate 
bathroom, if available. If you 
need to be around other people 
in or outside of the home, wear 
a mask.	
9. 	Avoid sharing personal 
items 	with other people	 in 	
your household, like dishes, 
towels, and bedding.	
10. 	Clean all surfaces	  	
that are touched often, 	 	
like counters, tabletops, 	 	
and doorknobs. Use 
household cleaning sprays 	 	
or wipes according to 	 	
the label instructions.  	
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