How Americans self-isolate at home 3
Those are the recommendations written by Roni Caryn Rabin, health editor of the New York Times, in a post on March 8, guiding thousands of Americans who are having to self-isolate at home due to the risk of nCoV infection.
According to Rabin, self-isolation is different from self-isolation.
In many US states, citizens are required to self-isolate at home if they have recently returned from China or Iran, or have symptoms of fever or dry cough, have been to another country or been on a cruise ship, or are sick without
Kate Mannle, who recently traveled to South Korea, is self-isolating at home in Seattle, Washington state after having a cough and fever.
Many people still choose to self-isolate even when they are not sick, because they worry that they may have been exposed to the disease and do not want to endanger others.
This may sound like a vacation, a great time to indulge in shows on Netflix or sleep in, but in reality isolating yourself from family and friends is not easy.
Isolation at home can cause discomfort for about two weeks, the incubation period of the virus.
Isolation.
Wear the mask.
Hygiene.
Even if you don’t have a cough or runny nose, you should still wash your hands regularly and avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
Sterilize.
Countertops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, phones, keyboards, tablets and bedside tables are high-touch surfaces that require frequent cleaning with detergent.
Monitor.
People living in the same house can go to work or school, but they also need to have enough groceries, medicine, care for the quarantined person, and keep the place clean.
Family members or people living with you should monitor the patient’s symptoms and call medical services if the condition worsens.
When near a sick person, members living in the same household should wear masks and gloves if they have to come into contact with that person’s body fluids.
Elderly people in the home and people with a history of chronic illness are at risk of serious complications, even death, if infected with nCoV.
In China, 70-80% of infections occur within families, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Family members should monitor their own health and call their doctor if they experience symptoms of nCoV infection such as cough, fever or difficulty breathing.
Alexander Lee self-quarantined in a rented room in upstate New York after returning from China.
Unresolved issues
No one is paying you to self-quarantine.
Not everyone can work remotely.
Many Americans have a poor life, only living on salary.
`We must have social interventions to encourage and support quarantine, or we will lose this war,` said Arthur Caplan, professor of bioethics at Langone Medical Center at the
People who do not have health insurance, insurance that pays little or do not have a family doctor will be reluctant to go to the doctor when they have symptoms, because they are afraid of the expense.
`I don’t see the federal government being prepared for these issues,` Professor Caplan said.
Lawrence Gostin, a law professor at Georgetown University and director of the Center for National and Global Health Law, which partners with WHO, said providing support for people who self-isolate is extremely important.
`We should have a social agreement like this: If you get sick, whether you have nCoV or not, you should isolate yourself from society. That’s your responsibility in this agreement, you do it
