With several citizens testing positive for the coronavirus, in this article, we have tried to answer what all measures should one be taking in case the individual tests positive for COVID-19 and is home quarantined.
• Stay away from senior citizens in the house, pregnant women, children and people with other ailments.
• Personal Hygiene - Follow hygiene, and take medications on time. Do not take any medicine without a doctor's advice.
• Limit your activities at home. Use a face mask at home.
• Don't mix with people by mistake, do not go out of the house.
• Everything used by the patient should be kept aside. Keep their dinner plate separate.
• Wash patient's clothes, dishes, cups, bedsheets, towels separately.
• While feeding the patient, use masks and gloves. Dispose of it properly after one use.
• Only one person in the family should take care of the patient.
• If the patient is experiencing mild symptoms, check to see if the symptoms are getting worse.
• The patient's room should be cleaned daily with 1 per cent sodium hypochlorite solution, toilet. Other surfaces should be cleaned with bleach solution.
Contact a doctor immediately if you notice these symptoms:
• If the patient faces difficulty breathing.
• If the pulse oximeter finger is used to check the level of oxygen in the body and it shows less than 95.
• If the temperature above 100.40 Fahrenheit (38 C) for 24 hours.
• Fatigue after six minutes of walking.
• Feeling of constant chest pain or pressure.
• Loss of sensation in face or limbs.
• Feeling confused, having trouble speaking.
• Blue scars on face or lips.
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