If you have been tested for COVID-19, follow the steps below to monitor your health and avoid spreading the disease to others:

Monitor Your Health

• ALL patients with symptoms, or who have come in close contact with someone who has tested positive, should isolate while awaiting results (regardless of symptoms).

• Stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home to the extent possible. Use a separate bathroom, if available. Household members can consider staying in a separate location, if available, to decrease their risk of exposure.

• Where possible, ask others such as friends or family, to get food or necessities for you.

• Get plenty of rest, stay hydrated and, if needed, take medication to reduce your fever.

• If your symptoms get worse and you need to seek healthcare, call ahead and tell the provider that you have been tested for COVID-19. This will help the healthcare provider’s office take steps to keep other people from getting infected or exposed.

Practice Healthy Habits

• Cover your cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for ≥ 20 seconds, or use alcohol-based hand rub if soap and water are not available.

• Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces regularly, including your phone.

Learn More

• Guidance may change as we learn more. Please check http://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov for the most up to date guidance about COVID-19.