Will open windows increase the chance of infection?
Actually, good vatilation helps to reduce the amount of viruses that may exist in doors and helps to renew the indoor air. ‘Diluted’ outdoor air is almost impossible to bring viruses indoors.
If your family members are suspected acute respiratory infection patients, open the window but keep the door closed during ventilation. Do not use central ventilation system to avoid the air in the sick people’s room entering the clean areas.
Under what conditions home is isolation is necessary?
For the moment, there are 3 types of people who need home isolation.
Suspected COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms
People who are diagnosed by doctors as suspected COVID-19 with mild symptoms and recommended clearly to have home observation.
Close contact ( Close contacts are those who have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or a highly suspected case. )
A close contact is any of the following conditions and may need home isolation. Please see a doctor or contact local health department ASAP if you are:
- Living, studying or working with confirmed patients or having any other forms of close contact;
- Having treated, nursed or visited confirmed patients without effective protective measures;
- Having been in hospitalized in the same room with confirmed patients.
- Having been using the same means of transportation and had close contact with the confirmed patients.
People who are considered necessary to be isolated by the local health department.
- If you have a fever ( body temperature above 100.5 F ) with any of the following conditions, please go to the hospital ASAP;
- Shortness of breath, obvious chest tightness and asthma;
- Have been in close contact with confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia patients;
- Patients with pre-existing heart, brain, liver, and kidney disease such as high blood pressure, heart problems, etc..
- If you have a fever ( body temperature above 100.5 F ) with any of the following conditions, please go to the hospital ASAP;
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