If you test positive for COVID-19, you will need to isolate, even if you don't have any symptoms.
CALCULATING ISOLATION
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HOW TO ISOLATE
- Stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home. You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days.
- Wear a high-quality mask if you must be around others in your home.
- Consider a free COVID-19 Treatment Telehealth Appointment. Free antiviral treatments are available to help prevent you from becoming seriously ill, hospitalized, or dying. You must be able to take this treatment within five days of your symptoms starting.
- Due to this short amount of time, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services offers telehealth services to quickly connect with a clinician who can determine if you are eligible for this treatment and prescribe it.
- If you test positive for COVID-19, use this service as soon as possible, even if your symptoms are mild.
- These antiviral treatments are free and available at over 600 pharmacies in the state. Insurance is not required.
- Learn more and call (833) 273-6330 to get started.
ENDING ISOLATION
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Take precautions through Day 10, regardless of whether you had symptoms:
- Wear a high-quality mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. People who cannot wear a mask, including children under 2, are strongly encouraged to isolate for 10 days. You may be able to remove your mask sooner with two negative rapid tests that you take 48 hours apart.
- Do not travel until a full 10 days after your symptoms started or the date your positive test was taken if you had no symptoms.
- Avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.