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The ideal is to stay isolated in a space that is not shared with anyone.
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All COVID-19 patients must be kept in isolation to avoid spreading the coronavirus. This is the general recommendation for all those infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have not developed a severe picture of the disease.
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Ideally, the patient would have a space large enough to pass there between 10 and 14 days, or the time required depending on the evolution of the symptoms (if you have a high fever, feel hot or chills, have a cold or have nausea or diarrhea, the isolation period may be longer, according to the British National Health Service ).
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But the reality is that the vast majority live in shared spaces without access, for example, to their own bathroom. We explain succinctly in four graphs how to do if there is an isolated person with covid-19 inside your house.
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Sick room
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The door to the room where the sick person sleeps must be kept closed. It is important open the window to let the air circulate. Your meals must be made in there, and all the garbage you generate (tissues, masks, etc.) must be thrown into a container with a plastic bag and closed.
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If it is not possible keep the patient in a separate room and must share the room with another person, place the beds at least two meters apart, and if you can, a physical barrier around the bed of the patient such as a shower curtain, a large cardboard , etc.
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If you only have one bed, you should sleep so that the position of the head of one is level with the feet of the other.
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Distance from others
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Ideally, we should not enter the sick room and if we do, in case of being Absolutely necessaryBoth must wear a mask, and the person entering must wear disposable gloves to handle the patient’s things.
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Meals and all other implements you need must be left at the door for you to collect once we are away.
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Bathroom
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The ideal is not to share the bathroom with the sick person. If this is not possible, it is best for the infected person to use the shared bathroom once the others have done so and then clean with gloves all the surfaces you have touched.
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If we need to use the bathroom after the infected person has used it, it is best to allow as much time as possible.
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The patient must use his own towel.
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If the person with covid-19 has their own bathroom but is not in a position to clean it, we can do it using a mask and disposable gloves, but only if it is absolutely necessary.
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The objects that the infected person touches
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It is important not to share objects with the sick person.
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Therefore, we must separate plates, cutlery, glasses etc. for your exclusive use.
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Once you use them, we must wash them with detergent and hot water using disposable gloves. After doing so, we must thoroughly wash our hands with soap for at least 20 seconds.
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As for your dirty clothes or sheets, we must handle them with gloves and never shake them. Can be wash in hot water next to the clothes of the rest of the members of the house, and must dry up With a hot dryer, if possible.
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When finished, always wash your hands.
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