Self-isolation on one's own responsibility
Measures to slow the spread and protect those at risk
As of Friday, April 1, 2022, there is no longer officially prescribed isolation for Covid 19 disease. Nevertheless, the virus continues to circulate in the population: many people become infected with the virus every day.
Therefore, individuals with symptoms of the disease are still encouraged to take personal responsibility and isolate themselves to avoid infection.
Do you have symptoms of illness suggestive of coronavirus?
These symptoms are common with infection with the coronavirus (in alphabetical order):
- Fever, feeling of fever
- Sore throat
- Cough (usually dry)
- Shortness of breath
- Muscle pain
- Sudden loss of sense of smell and/or taste
Rarer symptoms include conjunctivitis, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, rhinitis.
If you have one or more of the above symptoms, you may be sick with coronavirus.
We recommend that you stay home and isolate yourself according to the information on the fact sheet COVID-19: Information on Self-Responsible Self-Isolation to isolate.
Should their symptoms worsen during isolation, please contact your family doctor or the emergency medical service +423 230 30 30.
Note in case of pregnancy: in case of symptoms such as fever, you should consult your gynecologist by telephone as usual.
Have you had close contact with a person who tested positive?
You do not need to take any special measures. However, always continue to follow the usual behavioral and hygienic rules.
Protection against recurrence of SARS-CoV-2
Please note that you can get sick again with COVID-19 despite having been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and even after vaccination
However, the risk of severe disease progression with hospitalization and death is reduced, especially in persons over 65 years of age, as well as in particularly vulnerable persons with chronic diseases and in pregnant women after vaccination.
Vaccination can reduce both the likelihood of occurrence of post-COVID and the severity of post-COVID, even after infection has occurred and in the presence of pre-existing post-COVID symptoms.
If you are still unvaccinated, you should consider getting vaccinated for these reasons, despite having had the disease.
Let your family doctor advise you in this regard.