What can I do to prevent spreading COVID-19?

If you believe you may have COVID-19 or test positive for COVID-19 and have mild symptoms, the following steps can help prevent the disease from spreading to others:

• Stay home
  • Stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home
  • Restrict any activities outside your home, except for getting medical care
  • Avoid public areas, including work and school
  • Avoid using public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis
• Cover your nose and mouth
  • Wear a facemask if you must be around other people or pets
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and throw away used tissues
• Wash hands
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
  • Wash your hands especially after blowing your nose, coughing, sneezing, going to the bathroom, or before eating or preparing food
  • If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth, and other people with unwashed hands
• Do not share
  • Do not share dishes, cups, eating utensils, towels, or bedding with other people or pets
  • After using personal items, they should be washed thoroughly with soap and water
• Clean and disinfect
  • Clean high touch surfaces such as counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, phones, keyboards, tablets, and bedside tables
  • Clean any surfaces that may come in contact with body fluids, blood, or stool
  • Use a household cleaning spray or wipes
  • Immediately remove and wash clothes or bedding that have body fluids, blood, or stool on them