How to self-isolate if you get COVID-19

You’ve probably been hearing a lot of common sense advice about coronavirus, such as ‘wash your hands properly’, ‘don’t take a train and sneeze everywhere’, ‘wear a mask if you’re ill’, ‘call the GP instead of visiting in person’, ‘self-isolate at home’ and definitely ‘don’t touch your face’.But what does self-solation actually look like?And what happens if your patients live with family or live in a sharehouse? Does everyone in the house have to self-isolate? How do they prevent the infection spreading within the house?In this episode, Dr Charlotte Hespe, a GP based in Sydney and the current chair of the RACGP NSW and ACT faculties, provides a few sensible suggestions.If you’re looking for more information, the Australian Department of Health has also published some guidance on how to self-isolate.This podcast was recorded on Friday 6 March. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.