Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds and sanitise them often
Wear masks and gloves when stepping out
Wear masks and gloves inside your homes if you are ill or are taking care of a sick person
Maintain general health precautions by:
avoiding contact with objects that may have been touched by others
cleaning and disinfecting surfaces like countertops, door handles, furniture, toys, phones, laptops, remotes and anything else you use regularly, several times a day
Follow the precautionary measures at your workplace
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Call health authorities if needed.
What you should not do
Shake hands or hug and kiss to greet someone
Touch your face unnecessarily; particularly your eyes, nose and mouth
Quarantine is a precautionary measure taken to stop the spread of a contagious disease. The UAE Government advises quarantining to those who may have been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19. Violating home quarantine procedures is an act punishable by law.
Quarantine is a precautionary measure taken to stop the spread of a contagious disease. It involves restricting the movement of healthy people who may have been exposed to a communicable disease. People would be confined to a house or a hotel and be away from others for a certain period of time, usually 14 days in the case of COVID-19, in order to ensure that they are free of the disease.
What is the difference between isolation and quarantine?
Isolation is the separation of ill persons who have a communicable disease from those who are healthy, so that they do not infect others.
The UAE Government advises quarantining to those who may have been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19. Quarantined people must download the ALHOSN app. They must monitor their health, follow the directions from the health authorities and contact a doctor if they show symptoms.
Watch this video on tips about home-quarantining- WHO
Quarantine rules in Abu Dhabi
From 15 August 2021, the following quarantine guidelines will be applied to those who might come in contact with a COVID-19 positive case.
Those who are vaccinated against COVID-19
If you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and come in contact with a positive case, you must quarantine for 7 days and take a PCR test on day 6. If the PCR test result is negative, you can remove the wristband and end the quarantine on day 7.
Those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19
If you are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and come in contact with a positive case, you must quarantine for 10 days and take a PCR test on day 9. If the PCR test result is negative, you can remove the wristband and end the quarantine on day 10.
Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee, in collaboration with @DoHSocial and @adphc_ae, has updated the home quarantine guidelines for those in contact with a positive case, to protect the health and safety of all community members. pic.twitter.com/r8kTrDLkRq
The duration of quarantine for COVID-19 has been reduced from 14 days to 10 days with effect from 5 January 2021. It is applicable to:
COVID-19 patients who did not develop any symptoms since they tested positive
those with mild cases of COVID-19, who have fully recovered from their symptoms without the use of fever-reducing medications
those who came in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, but did not develop any symptoms.
However, for patients of COVID-19 who were hospitalised due to either moderate, severe or critical symptoms, the duration of quarantine is 7 days after they get well and are discharged from the hospital.
If they develop symptoms during this period, they should revisit the healthcare facility for follow up.
