Medical · Infectious disease and pandemics · medical-34

Plan a sick room and one caregiver

An infectious illness can spread through a household quickly. A sick room plan keeps others well and protects the people you need to run the estate.

How

Choose a room where a sick person can stay with the door closed. Open windows for fresh air when it is safe (WHO).
Ideally one healthy person, not at high risk, gives all the care.
The sick person and the carer wear medical masks whenever they share a space.
The carer washes hands before and after every contact. Everyone cleans their hands often.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and items the sick person touches at least once a day. Give them their own dishes and cutlery.
Seek urgent care for trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion or loss of speech or movement. In young children: high fever, fast breathing, floppiness, poor feeding or blue lips. If no help can reach you: follow your no-help plan (medical-33).