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People who live in the same household as someone with coronavirus are at the highest risk of becoming infected because they're most likely to have prolonged close contact. People who stayed overnight in the household of someone with coronavirus while they were infectious are also at high risk. If you're a household or overnight contact, it can take up to 10 days for your infection to develop.
It's possible to pass on coronavirus to others, even if you have no symptoms. If you develop symptoms of a respiratory infection, stay at home and avoid contact with other people. Follow the guidance for people with symptoms. If you're a contact of someone with coronavirus but do not live with them or did not stay in their household overnight, you're at lower risk of becoming infected.
If you're eligible for free NHS tests and you cannot place an order online, phone The helpline is free from mobiles and landlines.
It's open every day from 7am to 11pm. They have a translation service. SignVideo a free online British Sign Language interpreter service is also available.
If you, or someone you care for, would like to apply for the Self Isolation Support Grant, you should check if you're eligible and book a test or call If you have any questions about coronavirus that you can't answer online, you can phone You can also ask the webchat team. The helpline is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Source: Scottish Government - Opens in new browser window. Last updated: 30 May Symptoms Stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have symptoms of a respiratory infection such as coronavirus and have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to go to work or carry out normal activities.
Symptoms of coronavirus, flu and common respiratory infections include: continuous cough high temperature, fever or chills loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell shortness of breath unexplained tiredness, lack of energy muscle aches or pains that are not due to exercise not wanting to eat or not feeling hungry headache that's unusual or longer lasting than usual sore throat, stuffy or runny nose diarrhoea feeling sick or being sick How to help your symptoms.
Urgent advice: Speak to your GP if:. In an emergency phone People who are at higher risk from coronavirus and other respiratory infections include: older people those who are pregnant those who are unvaccinated people of any age whose immune system means they're at higher risk of serious illness people of any age with certain long-term conditions Read guidance for people who have been informed by the NHS that they're at highest risk The risk of becoming seriously unwell from coronavirus and other respiratory infections is very low for most children and young people.
What to do if you have symptoms and have not taken a coronavirus test. Do this until you no longer have a high temperature if you had one or until you feel better. You may wish to ask friends, family or neighbours to get food and other essentials for you. When to stay at home Children and young people with mild symptoms who are otherwise well, can continue to attend their education setting.
If you're worried about your child, especially if they're under 2 years, seek medical help. You can reduce the chance of passing on your infection by: wearing a well-fitting face covering made with multiple layers or a surgical face mask avoiding crowded places such as public transport, large social gatherings, or anywhere that is enclosed or poorly ventilated exercising outdoors in places where you will not have close contact with other people covering your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze washing your hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds or using hand sanitiser after coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose, and before you eat or handle food avoiding touching your face.
There are things you can do to help prevent the spread: keep your distance from people you live with in shared areas wear a well-fitting face covering made with multiple layers or a surgical face mask, especially if you live with someone with a weakened immune system ventilate rooms you have been in by opening windows and leaving them open for at least 10 minutes after you have left the room wash your hands regularly and cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing regularly clean frequently touched surfaces, such as door handles and remote controls, and shared areas such as kitchens and bathrooms Tell anyone that does need to come into your home that you have symptoms so they can protect themselves.
What to do if you have a positive coronavirus test result Most people in Scotland no longer need to test for coronavirus. If you're going into hospital, you should access testing through that service. If you leave your home during the 5 days after your positive test result, you can reduce the chance of passing on your infection by: wearing a well-fitting face covering made with multiple layers or a surgical face mask avoiding crowded places such as public transport, large social gatherings, or anywhere that is enclosed or poorly ventilated exercising outdoors in places where you will not have close contact with other people covering your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze washing your hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitiser after coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose, and before you eat or handle food avoiding touching your face.
There are things you can do to help prevent the spread: keep your distance from people you live with in shared areas wear a well-fitting face covering made with multiple layers or a surgical face mask, especially if you live with someone with a weakened immune system ventilate rooms you have been in by opening windows and leaving them open for at least 10 minutes after you have left the room wash your hands regularly and cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing regularly clean frequently touched surfaces, like door handles and remote controls, and shared areas such as kitchens and bathrooms Tell anyone that does need to come into your home that you've tested positive so they can protect themselves.
What to do if you're a close contact People who live in the same household as someone with coronavirus are at the highest risk of becoming infected because they're most likely to have prolonged close contact. You can reduce the risk to other people by: avoiding contact with anyone you know who is at higher risk , especially individuals with a weakened immune system limiting close contact with other people outside your household, especially in crowded, enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces wearing a well-fitting face covering made with multiple layers or a surgical face mask if you do need to have close contact with other people, or you're in a crowded place washing your hands regularly with soap and water or using hand sanitiser.
Further support Testing helpline If you're eligible for free NHS tests and you cannot place an order online, phone You can also register results for other household members. If you can't report your result online, phone the free coronavirus testing helpline on Social care staff should phone Home Campaigns Campaigns.
Thank you for taking a lateral flow device LFD test. If you work in healthcare, social care or the NHS You should report your result through the NHS Scotland portal if you work in: healthcare social care the NHS You should then take a screenshot as proof of your negative test result.
You will be asked for some details about yourself and when you first experienced symptoms; from this it tells you when you were likely to have been infectious. You'll then be asked to think back to places you were during that time, and people you were 2 metres or closer to for at least 15 minutes, or you were within 1 metre of for any amount of time. So, help protect yourself, your family, friends and community, and Scotland; complete the contact tracing form if you are asked to.
If you are isolating, and don't have support nearby or need financial support, call the freephone national assistance helpline on The Test and Protect service will then request that you don't leave home and will offer you a PCR test. We use cookies on this site to analyse traffic and optimise the user experience. Ok Cookie Information.
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