Quarantine Instructions

Pamphlet for Quarantine (click to expand)

Quarantine Instructions:

  • Never leave home except to receive medical care.
  • Remain in a separate isolated well ventilated room, away from others. Avoid ANY contact with high risk individuals.
  • If contact with others is unavoidable, wear a cloth face covering or a facemask and always remain at least 2 meters away from them. . After use, disposable facemasks and gloves should be properly discarded without reuse, preferably in a closed container.
  • Do not share any personal household items with other people in your home. Used utensils, bed linen and clothes should be washed with soap and water.
  • Use a separate bathroom if possible. If using a separate bathroom is not possible, the bathroom should be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected before others can use it.
  • Practice proper cough etiquette: Cover your coughs and/or sneezing with a tissue. Dispose of used tissues in a separate trash can. Wash your hands when done.
  • Make sure you wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds at a time. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, covering all surfaces of your hands and rubbing them together until they feel dry.
  • Clean high-touch surfaces in your isolation area. High-touch surfaces include phones, remote controls, counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, keyboards, tablets, and bedside tables.
  • Remain in contact with your healthcare provider.
  • Monitor your symptoms:
    • Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever and cough. Trouble breathing is a more serious symptom.

Instructions for caretakers of patients:

  • Monitor the patient for worsening symptoms. Monitor body temperature using a thermometer twice a day. Remain in contact with and provide updates to their healthcare provider and in case of an emergency call the Lebanese Red Cross (140.) Emergency warning signs include:

    • Trouble breathing
    • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
    • New confusion or inability to arouse
    • Bluish lips or face

  • Make sure the sick person drinks a lot of fluids to stay hydrated and rests at home.

  • Have them remain in a separate isolated well ventilated room, away from others.

  • Have them use a separate bathroom. If using a separate bathroom is not possible, the bathroom should be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected before others can use it.

  • Avoid having any unnecessary visitors.

  • Do not share any personal household items with them. Used utensils, bed linen and clothes should be washed with soap and water.

  • Make sure they wear a cloth face covering or a facemask and always remain at least 2 meters away from them. If they are unable to wear a covering, wear it yourself. After use, disposable facemasks and gloves should be properly discarded without reuse, preferably in a closed container.

  • Make sure you wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds at a time especially after interacting with the sick person. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, covering all surfaces of your hands and rubbing them together until they feel dry.

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

  • Every day, clean all surfaces that are touched often, like counters, tabletops, and doorknobs using household cleaning sprays or wipes.

  • Wash laundry thoroughly. Wear disposable gloves when handling and keep the soiled items away from your body while laundering. Wash your hands immediately after removing gloves.