Wear a mask around others until 10 full days have passed since you were exposed. Watch for symptoms. Get a test 5 full days after exposure or as soon as you feel sick: ncdhhs.gov/GetTested.
If you have TESTED POSITIVE for Covid-19, STAY HOME. Stay home and stay away from others at home and in the community for at least 5 full days from the day your symptoms started or from your test date if you do not have symptoms.
If you have symptoms, remain in isolation for the 5 days and until you have been fever-free for 24 hours (without medicine) and your symptoms are getting better.
Wear a mask around others until 10 full days have passed since your symptoms began (or since your test date if you do not have symptoms). Masks can be removed earlier than day 10, following two negative antigen tests conducted after the 5 day isolation period and 48 hours apart.
If you have SYMPTOMS of COVID-19 and have not yet gotten tested, you should get tested immediately: covid19.ncdhhs.gov/FindTests. Follow the instructions above to ISOLATE while you await your results.
Questions about quarantine or isolation? Call the NC Public Health Outreach Team at 844-628-7223 or call your local health department www.ncdhhs.gov/LHD
Questions about COVID-19 treatment? Call 1-800-232-0233 or visit covid19.ncdhhs.gov/treatment.
Questions about COVID-19 vaccines? Call 1-800-CDC-INFO or visit myspot.nc.gov.
Questions about COVID-19 testing, including at-home options? Call 1-800-232-0233 or visit covid19.ncdhhs.gov/FindTests.
Need food support while in quarantine or isolation? Call or text 2-1-1 for food resources or visit ncdhhs.gov/SNAC for a list of resources.
Need mental health or emotional support? Call, text or chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free and confidential emotional support, counseling referrals, and community resources available 24/7.
For other needs: Call 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162 for resources and assistance with food, housing, paying your energy bills, parenting, substance use treatment, as well as specific resources for older adults, people with disabilities and more.
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