- Caregivers should stay home and monitor their health for COVID-19 symptoms while caring for the person who is sick.
- Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath but other symptoms may be present as well. Trouble breathing is a more serious warning sign that you need medical attention.
- Caregivers should continue to stay home after care is complete. Caregivers can leave their home 5 days after their last close contact with the person who is sick (based on the time it takes to develop illness), or 5 days after the person who is sick meets the criteria to end home isolation.
- The best way to protect yourself and others is to stay home for 5 days if you think you’ve been exposed to someone who has COVID-19.
- Use CDC’s self-checker tool to help you make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care.