{"id":21758,"date":"2020-07-08T21:29:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T21:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=21758"},"modified":"2022-01-06T09:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T07:09:37","slug":"quarantine-when-and-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/parenting\/covid-19-kids-families\/quarantine-when-and-how-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarantine: When and how to do it"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of lockdown, we took the words isolation and quarantine lightly. Like we would never have to do this. And, besides, wasn’t being in lockdown isolating already?<\/span><\/p>\n

We all know someone who has tested positive and has had to self isolate.<\/span>Self isolation is if you have Covid (confirmed) and self quarantine is if you have had a high risk exposure and thus MAY be infectious\/or still develop symptoms. So someone who has tested positive should self isolate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While the restrictions on our movement may be less, we have to be responsible and act in the safety of all. That means using masks<\/a>, physical distancing, washing and sanitising our hands – and quarantining for 14 days if we have been in high risk contact.<\/span><\/p>\n

What? Quarantine? Staying home for\u00a0 Two Weeks?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Yup. It\u2019s hard, especially after coming through 100+ hard days of lockdown, but it is essential.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have been in high risk contact within a few days prior to a person being confirmed COVID positive, there is a good chance you will have contracted the virus yourself. And the only way NOT to pass it on (despite masks, sanitizer and physical distancing) is to self-quarantine at home. In fact, in some cases even if you have tested negative, you will be asked to quarantine.<\/span><\/p>\n

1) What is a high risk contact?<\/span><\/h3>\n