Prevention and Control for People Under Home Quarantine

Home quarantine is a scientific way and an important means to contain the virus from spreading. The Guidelines on Medical Observation at Home for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Trial), released by the NHC on February 5, detailed the measures for people under home quarantine and their family members/roommates, and staff conducting follow-up visits to them.

According to its suggestions, people under home quarantine and medical observation should do the following:

* Stay in a well-ventilated room, and keep windows open for ventilation but door closed; 

* Open the window of their room for ventilation before opening the door that connects to where family members or roommates live;

* Avoid leaving the room, and wear a surgical mask, wash or sanitize hands before going out, if they must; 

* Minimize contacts with family members or roommates, keep a distance of at least one meter from them, and try to be in the downwind direction; 

* Not use the central air-conditioning; 

* Get adequate rest and nutrition, and eat and drink in their own room; 

* Timeshare bathrooms, and after usage, keep the bathroom ventilated, and use alcohol and other disinfectants to sterilize all the surfaces of objects that are subject to physical contacts; 

* Practice the Cough Etiquette: covering mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing; no spitting; and putting the used tissues and masks into special waste receptacles with covers;

* Clean and disinfect immediately all objects they have used; 

* Follow the notice for medical observation at home to measure body temperature every morning and afternoon or anytime when they have a fever; 

* Contact staff at the quarantine center if they develop acute respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, and panting.

If family members, roommates, staff of property management, cleaning and security, and other people need to come into contact with the people under medical observation at home, they are recommended to correctly wear and remove protective suits.

居家隔離人員防控

居家隔離是科學防控的必要手段,也是阻止病毒傳播蔓延的重要方法之一。為指導居家隔離醫學觀察的人員做好個人防護,預防和控制感染,國家衛生健康委在2020年2月5日印發的《新冠肺炎防控中居家隔離醫學觀察感染防控指引(試行)》中,對居家隔離醫學觀察隨訪者、居家隔離醫學觀察人員及其家庭成員或室友等相關人員的感染防控措施作出詳細介紹。

根據該防控指引,居家隔離醫學觀察人員感染防控應注意:可選擇家庭中通風較好的房間隔離,多開窗通風,保持房門隨時關閉,在打開與其他家庭成員或室友相通的房門時先開窗通風;不隨意離開隔離房間,必須離開隔離房間時,先戴好外科口罩,洗手或手消毒后再出門;盡可能減少與其他家庭成員或室友接觸,保持1米以上距離并盡量處于下風向;避免使用中央空調;保持充足休息和充足營養,最好在隔離房間內進食、飲水,分時段共用衛生間,用后通風并用酒精等消毒劑對身體接觸的物體表面清潔消毒;講究咳嗽禮儀,咳嗽時用紙巾遮蓋口鼻,不隨地吐痰,紙巾及口罩用后丟入專門的帶蓋垃圾桶內;用過的物品及時清潔消毒;按居家隔離醫學觀察通知,每日上下午測量體溫,自覺發熱時隨時測量并記錄,出現發熱、咳嗽、氣促等急性呼吸道癥狀時,及時聯系隔離點觀察人員。

此外,居家隔離醫學觀察人員的家庭成員、室友、物業保潔人員、保安人員等需接觸居家隔離觀察對象時,也應注意防控,正確穿戴和摘脫防護用品。