Isolation

The aim of isolation at home is to prevent infection spreading to people outside the home and to any other residents in the household.

: You should isolate – even if you are fully vaccinated – if:

You have COVID-19 symptoms and are awaiting the result of a test.

You have tested positive for COVID-19 but are well enough to stay at home.
: You must not leave your home unless it is necessary, e.g. related to a test.

You can of course go for walk outside but you must keep to a safe distance from other people.

Avoid physical contact with other people and the people you live with.

You must as much as possible stay in a separate room.

Use as much as possible access to a separate toilet and bathing facilities.

Stay at home if there is no increased risk of complicated illness in any of the people that you live with.

Get consent from the other household members to isolate in the home.

Pay attention to your symptoms becoming worse.
: Avoid visitors

Wear a face mask if in exceptional circumstances you must move around in the same room where there are other members of the household.

Cough or sneeze into a handkerchief or your elbow.

Wash your hands frequently.

Always wash your hands:

After coughing/sneezing

After using a handkerchief.

After using the toilet.

Before meals.

Pay attention for any signs of symptoms of illness developing.
: It is recommended that the bathroom/shower, kitchen and room(s) that the sick person uses is cleaned on a daily basis using ordinary cleaning agents. If there is a shared bathroom and shower, the infected person must clean it themself.

It is recommended that doorhandles, taps and other contact points are cleaned regularly.

Towels, bed linen and underwear should be washed at min. 80 °C. Other clothing should be washed at min. 60 °C.

Any people who help with cleaning should not enter the home.
: Waste may be bagged and handled as normally.

After contact with waste, wash hands and use hand sanitisers.

Dispose of waste with assistance by agreement.