What Should I Do If I Get Symptoms? 

• Stay home except to get medical care. People who are mildly ill with COVID-19 are able to recover at home.
• Call ahead before visiting your doctor or hospital and tell them you have or may have COVID-19.
• Practice home isolation. You should stay in a specific “sick room” away from other people in your home. Use a separate bathroom, if available.
• Wear a facemask when around other people and before entering a healthcare provider’s office.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw used tissues in a lined trashcan.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; going to the bathroom; and before eating or preparing food.
• If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol, covering all surfaces of your hands and rubbing them together until they feel dry.
• Do not share household items, including dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels, or bedding with other people in your home.
• Clean high-touch surfaces in your “sick room” and bathroom every day. Let someone else clean and disinfect surfaces in common areas, but not your bedroom and bathroom.

NATIONAL AND STATE RESOURCES: 

CDC.gov

Vermont Department of Health

New York Department of Health

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

IN THIS SECTION: 

COVID Home

Hotline and Other Numbers

FAQs

Vaccine Info

How Does it Spread? 

What's my Risk? 

Handling COVID Stress

What if I Have Symptoms? 

Testing

Visitor Guidance

MORE INFORMATION: 

Using Telemedicine

Open, Ready, Safe

Making Essential Trips

Masks 101

Pick-Up and Delivery Services

Physical Fitness

Housecleaning

COVID-19 Scams