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Learn what to do if you or someone in your home is sick or isolating with COVID-19. Find out how to reduce the risk of infection, provide care, monitor symptoms and seek medical help.
Learn how COVID-19 spreads, how to protect yourself and others, and who is at risk of more severe disease or outcomes. Find out about vaccination, individual and community-based public health measures, and travel advice.
- COVID-19 spreads from an infected person to others through respiratory droplets and aerosols (smaller droplets) created when an infected person: br...
- Evidence indicates that vaccines are effective at preventing serious outcomes due to COVID-19, such as severe illness, hospitalization and death. Y...
- Individual public health measures are actions you can take to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses, like flu. We've previously r...
- As COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada, governments and public health authorities will continue to: make public health decisions to prevent a...
- The risk of getting COVID-19 is evolving daily and varies between and within communities. Risk is dependent on: how many people in the community ar...
- The difference between isolation and quarantine. While isolation and quarantine ultimately have the same goal, isolation is meant for those who are already sick.
- When should you isolate? If you start experiencing common symptoms of COVID-19 or you test positive for the virus, with or without symptoms, isolate immediately.
- When should you quarantine? Your quarantine guidelines depend on your vaccination status. Quarantining if you’re fully vaccinated. If you’re fully vaccinated, the CDC says quarantining isn’t necessary after close contact with a person with COVID-19 as long as you don’t have symptoms.
- What to do if someone in your household has COVID-19. If you live in close quarters and don’t have multiple bathrooms or even a space for a person who is sick to avoid others, James Merlino, MD, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, recommends creating as much air circulation as possible in your home by opening windows (if it’s warm enough outside to do so).
Learn what quarantine (self-isolation) means and when you need to do it if you have been exposed to COVID-19. Find out how to stay safe and prevent the spread of the virus at home for 14 days.
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A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, yet do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis.
Mar 1, 2024 · The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: Stay home when you’re sick, but return to school or work once you’re feeling better and you’ve been...
Dec 21, 2021 · The Public Health Agency of Canada advises Canadians to quarantine if they have no symptoms and have been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with, or may have, COVID-19. Residents should...
