COVID-19 Confirmed or Inconclusive

Your Fred Hutch care team will let you know when you it is safe to stop self-isolating.

• This includes limiting activities outside your home, except for getting medical care. You should also avoid going to public places, including work and school, and using public transportation such as buses, ride-shares or taxis.
  
• If possible, you should a mask or a cloth face covering when you are around other people or pets and before going into a healthcare facility. If you are not able to wear a cloth face covering (for example, because it causes trouble breathing) then people who live with you should not be in the same room with you, or they should wear mask or cloth face covering if they enter your room.
• If you must see your care team and have active symptoms, please call your care team before coming into the clinic. They will provide guidance about whether you should come for your appointment or wait until your symptoms are resolved.

As much as possible, you should stay in a specific room away from other people in your home.

• You should not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels or bedding with other people or pets in your home. After using these items, they should be washed thoroughly with soap and water. If available, you should also use a separate bathroom.
  
• You should also limit contact with pets and other animals while sick. There is no evidence to suggest that pets might spread COVID-19 infection at this time. However, because all animals can carry germs that can make people sick, it’s always a good idea to practice healthy habits around pets and other animals.
• When possible, have another member of your household care for pets. If you must care for your pet, wash your hands before and after you interact with your pet and wear a cloth face covering if possible.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

• If soap and water aren’t readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue (if using a tissue, throw the tissue in the trash). Immediately wash your hands or use hand sanitizer as instructed above.

High touch surfaces include counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, phones, keyboards, tablets, and bedside tables.

• Also, clean any surfaces that may have blood, stool, or body fluids on them.
  
• Use a household cleaning spray or wipe, according to the label instructions. Labels contain instructions for safe and effective use of the cleaning product including safety measures you should take when using the product, such as wearing gloves.