You can no longer be contagious with COVID-19 only if you adhere strictly to COVID protocols and take the vaccination. The virus can spread from an infected person through sneezing, coughing, or shortness of breath. You can be infected with the virus if you are near someone who has COVID-19 by touching a contaminated surface. The virus can spread more easily indoors and in crowded places.
AFC Urgent Care Paramus provides COVID-19 testing to all patients in need. If you have been exposed to someone with symptoms, or are experiencing symptoms yourself, get tested today.
Guidelines for Contagiousness
Wear a face mask
You should wear a mask if you are in public. You should wear the facemask at least at a distance of at least 6 feet apart. This is very important if you are with people who are not living with you or people you don't know.
Get Vaccinated
There are approved COVID vaccines that can protect you from COVID-19. Once you are fully vaccinated, you can be sure of a better immune response.
Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.
If it happens you find yourself invited into a restaurant, bar, or fitness center, you are at high risk for COVID-19. Avoid spaces that are not following COVID-19 protocols of social distancing and spaces that do not offer fresh air from outside as much as possible.
Wash your hands constantly.
To avoid COVID-19, wash your hands regularly with soap, water, and disinfectant for at least 30 seconds after being in a public place. At this time, it helps to wash your hands:
- Before eating and after eating,
- Before touching and after touching your face
- Before eating or preparing food
- After picking your mask with your hand
- Before and after caring for someone sick
- After caring for someone sick
- Before and After touching animals or pets
Monitor your health daily
Make sure you are ever ready for symptoms. Don't joke with your health. Watch for COVID-19 symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, and fever. Most significantly, if your work is a must, running errands or sitting with others. Make sure you take your temperature if any symptoms develop.
It is essential if you are running essential errands, going into the office or workplace, and in settings where it may not be easy to keep a physical distance of 6 feet.
Symptoms of COVID-19
- A High Temperature: This means you feel a scorching touch at every part of your body that you didn't need a thermometer to measure.
- A Continuous Cough: This means your cough lasts longer than usual or the depth of the cough.
- A loss to your sense of smell or taste: If there is a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste, this is one of the symptoms of COVID-19. In this sense, many victims of COVID19 tend to taste sweet things and call them bitter.
But some emergence symptoms require urgency to COVID-19 center. If you experience any of these, call a doctor or hospital.
- If you have trouble breathing
- If you experience severe pain and pressure in your chest
- Having a hard time staying awake
Quarantine Guidelines.
If you feel sick, stay at home.
The moment you start experiencing the symptoms of COVID-19 like having headaches, severe cough, and running nose, make sure you avoid public places. Try to stay in a separate room from others and tell them not to touch what you are touching, though it is just a symptom yet to be confirmed. But prevention is better and cheaper than cure.
Call the doctor or COVID-19 center if you have trouble breathing.
If you are experiencing trouble breathing, calling the doctor will be the best option to take. If you don't know any center, call your regular doctor to give you a direction of where you can go for testing and treatment.
Follow your doctor's advice and keep up with COVID-19 protocols.
This is the most important guideline you should note, and you mustn't joke with. Follow your doctor and health care authorities' guidelines of using a facemask, social distancing, and washing hands often. By doing this, you will get the adequate care you need and information on preventing the virus from spreading.
