How to Practise Home Quarantine Amid COVID-19 Outbreak? Indian Health Ministry Issues Relevant Tips Which One Should Follow to Avoid Spread of Coronavirus
In the case of home quarantine, the person is advised to stay within a well-ventilated single room, preferably with an attached toilet. If a person has to share the same room, then a preferred distance of 1 m needs to be kept.
New Delhi, March 13: There is widespread fear across the globe as the number of infected people due to COVID-19 continues to rise. The Indian Health Ministry in a tweet shared the information- Know when to practise home quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak. The short video clip mentioned that home quarantine needs to be followed under the following circumstances- For e.g. if a person living in the same household as COVID-19 case. Also if a person has direct contact with a COVID-19 case or was in a closed environment with a COVID-19 case or had a face to face contact with a coronavirus patient at a distance of within 1 m including air travel.
In the case of home quarantine, the person is advised to stay within a well-ventilated single room, preferably with an attached toilet. If a person has to share the same room with someone else, then a preferred distance of 1 m needs to be kept between the two. These people should stay away from children, pregnant women, elderly people and persons with co-morbidities within the household. The person who is under home quarantine should restrict his or her movement within the house and under no circumstances, they should be attending a wedding or a family gathering. Coronavirus In India: Google Employee in Bengaluru Tests Positive for COVID-19, All Staff Asked to Work From Home.
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Earlier in the day, Google, the global software giant confirmed that an employee in one of its Bengaluru offices has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). In an official statement, the company informed that the employee was in one of Google's offices for a few hours before he developed any symptoms of the deadly virus. The infected person has been quarantined since then. India recorded the first coronavirus death on Thursday, where a 76-year-old man in Bengaluru passed away after he returned from Saudi Arabia.
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