If you have been identified as a contact to someone diagnosed with COVID-19 or have
returned from a country with a level 3 travel advisory for COVID-19, follow these guidelines for self-quarantine for 14 days from your last potential exposure:
- Take your temperature with a thermometer at least two times a day and watch for a cough or difficulty breathing.
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Stay home from school and work.
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Employees: Discuss your work situation with your employer before
returning to work. -
Do not take public transportation, taxis, or ride-shares.
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- Try not to have many visitors to your house during this time. If you have
visitors tell them that you are under COVID-19 self-quarantine. -
Keep your distance from others (about 6 feet or 2 meters).
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If you get sick with fever, cough, shortness of breath, or other signs of
respiratory illness, call the health department at 603-271-4496. -
If you need to seek medical care for other reasons, such as dialysis,
call ahead to your doctor and tell them about your recent travel.
If you have a medical emergency, call 911. Tell them your symptoms and that you are being monitored for COVID-19.
How to self-monitor:
Step 1 Do health checks every morning and every night or anytime you feel like
you might have a fever:
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• Take your temperature and/or that of family members who are being monitored and cannot do so themselves.
• In addition to fever, be alert for any other symptoms of COVID-19, including cough or
shortness of breath.
• Write your temperature and any symptoms in the log.
• Family members who are not being monitored, do not need to record symptoms.
Step 2 If the health department asks you to report your temperature and any
symptoms, follow their instructions.