At present, the local cluster epidemic in my country is characterized by the characteristics of "many points, wide areas, and frequent occurrence", and the prevention and control situation is still severe and complex. Since we come into contact with many people every day in our study, work and life, we may have had contact with people infected with COVID-19 and become close contacts with . Hubei disease control experts tell you what close contacts are. What should I do if I unfortunately become close contacts?
1. What is a close contact?
2 days before the symptoms of suspected cases and confirmed cases appear, or 2 days before the sampling of specimens for asymptomatic infected persons, and people who have close contact with them but have not taken effective protection.
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Co-resident living people.
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Direct caregivers or provide diagnosis, treatment and nursing services.
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Medical staff, family members or other people who have close contact with the case.
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Medical staff who implement aerosol diagnosis and treatment activities in the same space.
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All people who have close contact in the same venue as office, conference room, workshop, team, dormitory, classroom, etc.
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People who share bathrooms, ride elevators, eat together (tables/neighbors/frequently pass), entertain together, and provide catering and entertainment services in closed or poor ventilation environments.
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Carry on the same vehicle and have close contact (within 1 meter), including caring staff and peers on the vehicle (family, colleagues, friends, etc.).
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persons exposed to the environment and items contaminated by cases or asymptomatic infected persons.
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On-site investigators evaluated other people who believed that they met the criteria for determining close contacts.
2. What should I do if I become a close contact?
If you receive a call and are told to be a close contact, don’t worry. Report to the community or district or county disease control and prepare for isolation.
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If you are at home, please keep a distance from your family immediately, wear a mask and enter a separate room, prepare to change clothes and daily necessities, and wait for professionals to come to transfer.
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If you are in a unit or other public place, please wear a mask immediately, use your mobile phone or maintain a long distance, inform the staff of the unit and public place, cooperate with the staff to temporarily isolate and wait for transportation. If there is no temporary isolation point in the unit or public place, you can wear a mask and wait outdoors away from the crowd.
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If you are taking public transportation such as buses, subways, etc., please wear a mask immediately, inform the staff on the bus (such as flight attendants, drivers, etc.), or get off the bus as soon as possible, inform the staff at the site, cooperate with temporary isolation, and wait for the transfer.
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works with flow-based . Through mobile Alipay, WeChat, credit cards and other consumption record information, remember the places and people you come to after contacting the case as detailed and accurate as possible, and do not conceal or miss the report.
Close contacts take the management measures of "7-day centralized isolation medical observation + 3-day home health monitoring". The isolation management period for close contacts is calculated from the last exposure of cases and asymptomatic infections. Do not go out during home health monitoring. If you are seeking medical treatment, you must take personal protection when going out and try to avoid taking public transportation.
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Source: Hubei Disease Control
Edited and published by: You Xiaomei
Review: Fang Lirong
Final review: Nie Hang
Produced by: Jiupaitong
Report: 0724-2297655
