If a Family Returns from Abroad During the Corona Virus Covid-19 Outbreak, Do These 7 Things

Kapanlagi.com - The ongoing corona virus pandemic has caused anxiety for many people. Despite being advised to stay at home, some people choose to go back to their hometown. If a family returns from abroad during the corona virus outbreak, what will you do?

If a family returns from abroad during the corona virus outbreak, the family members must undergo self-quarantine. Self-quarantine is done by staying at home for 14 days. As family members, there are several things you can do while your family member is undergoing self-quarantine.

Here are some tips that can be done if a family returns from abroad during the corona virus Covid-19 outbreak:

1. Keep Your Distance

The first thing to do is to keep your distance. Even if the person is a family member, such as a parent, sibling, or even a child. Because you never know if your family member has been infected with the corona virus or not.

Moreover, there is information stating that in various recent cases, there are people who have been infected with the corona virus but do not show symptoms.

Therefore, it is possible for someone who appears healthy to act as a carrier or carrier of the virus. Thus, it is possible to transmit it to other family members.

So, if there are family members returning from a red zone of the corona virus, it is advisable to continue to keep your distance or practice social distancing. This needs to be done for at least 14 days until the self-quarantine period ends.

2. Washing Dirty Clothes that are Brought

The next thing you should do if a family member returns from abroad during the COVID-19 corona virus outbreak is to wash all the dirty clothes they brought.

As you know, the COVID-19 corona virus can survive on various objects for a certain period of time, including clothes. Therefore, it is advisable to immediately wash all the dirty clothes brought while staying in the city or abroad.

When washing the clothes, it is also advisable not to do it carelessly. You can follow the methods in the article entitled "The Right Way to Wash Clothes to Kill Germs and Viruses".

3. Provide a Special Room

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The next tip is to provide a special room for family members who have just returned from the red zone city or area. Give them the most comfortable room in your house. The goal is to make them feel comfortable and at ease during the 14-day self-quarantine period.

In addition, the room used should also be enclosed and rarely used for passing through. This is to minimize physical contact with other family members during the self-quarantine period.

4. Providing Nutritious Food

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During self-quarantine, make sure your family members get a nutritious food intake. Increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

This nutritious food intake will greatly affect the immune system, as well as stamina and mood during self-quarantine. Because as you know, staying alone in isolation in a room is certainly not easy.

5. Provide Supplements

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If there are family members returning from abroad during the corona virus outbreak, in addition to nutritious food, it is advisable to also provide various nutritional supplements such as vitamins to your family members who have returned from abroad.

In addition to vitamins, you can also provide various types of food or drinks that are beneficial to health, such as honey or traditional herbal remedies like ginger, turmeric, temulawak, and so on.

6. Distinguishing Eating Utensils and Bathing Utensils

One important thing that seems to be overlooked when a family member returns from abroad during the coronavirus outbreak is separating eating utensils and bathing utensils. Provide separate eating utensils and bathing utensils for your family members.

Even if there are more than one bathroom in your house, you can provide one of them to be used exclusively by your family member. This is once again to reduce physical contact among family members.

7. Monitor Their Health Condition

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The seventh thing that must be done if a family member returns from abroad during the coronavirus outbreak is to continuously monitor their health condition.

Especially the health condition of family members who have just returned from a city or a red zone area of the coronavirus covid-19. Especially regarding body temperature which is one of the symptoms of being infected with the coronavirus covid-19.

Also, be aware of other medical symptoms that indicate someone is infected with the coronavirus covid-19. If your family member experiences symptoms of being infected with the coronavirus covid-19, immediately contact the authorized medical personnel in the area where you live.

So, those are the 7 tips that you can do if a family member returns from abroad during the coronavirus covid-19 outbreak. Do it for the well-being of your family.

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