Depending on a person’s exposure and/or symptoms of COVID-19, they may be advised to self-monitor for symptoms and/or self-isolate.
To
self-monitor for symptoms means to record your temperature twice daily as well as monitor your general well being to see if/when other symptoms develop (cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing).
To
self-isolate means staying home and keeping away from other people. This means not attending all activities/gatherings outside of the home, including work, school, university, health care and long-term care facilities, faith-based facilities (e.g., churches, mosques, etc.), grocery stores, restaurants and shopping malls.
Fact sheet: Isolation for Symptomatic Individuals Recovering at HomeSelf-Isolation (Quarantine) & Self-Monitoring For Returning Travellers and Contacts of Cases
How to care for a person with COVID-19 at home