WHAT IF I HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID?

If you find out you have been exposed to COVID, it can be scary and stressful. It is important to monitor your symptoms and test as soon as possible. Mask up and limit interactions with others who are at high risk of severe illness until you get a negative COVID test result. Stay home and away from others if you develop any symptoms of illness. Find more information in the guidance from the Washington State Department of Health.

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1. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATION
2. WHAT IS A CORONAVIRUS?
3. WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS?
4. WHERE DID THIS VIRUS COME FROM AND HOW IS IT SPREAD?
5. WHAT IF I HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID?
6. HOW MANY COVID-19 CASES ARE THERE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY?
7. ISN’T THIS VIRUS BASICALLY JUST THE FLU?
8. DO PEOPLE NEED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS/MASKS?
9. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS?
10. WHAT IS SOCIAL/PHYSICAL DISTANCING?
11. DOES THE HEALTH OFFICER REALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT ACTIVITIES?
12. WHO SHOULD BE TESTED?
13. WHAT IF I CAN’T GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY PROVIDER?
14. HOW LONG IS SOMEONE CONTAGIOUS?
15. IS THERE A VACCINE FOR CORONAVIRUS?
16. HOW IS THIS VIRUS TREATED?
17. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I GET SICK?
18. WHAT EARLY TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE?
19. WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT THE SPREAD?
20. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED OR AT HIGHER RISK?
21. WHY ISN’T THERE A LIST OF EXPOSURE LOCATIONS?
22. IS IT SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD?
23. IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY?