Stay home when you are sick with respiratory disease symptoms – fever, cough, runny nose, and sneezing. At the present time, these symptoms are more likely due to influenza or other respiratory viruses than to COVID-19-related virus. However, it is best to stay home until you have been FEVER FREE for 24 hours. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw it in the trash can. If a tissue is not readily available, sneeze or cough into your elbow/sleeve.

The best thing we can do is to continue to monitor our health and practice the following enhanced precautions as recommended by the CDC:

• Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick
• Staying home when you are sick
• Covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throwing the tissue in the trash (or coughing/sneezing into your sleeve or elbow)
• Cleaning and disinfecting frequently-touched objects and surfaces

As for Hand Hygiene: Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially:

• After arriving home
• After going to the bathroom
• Before eating
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing