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People who get COVID-19 can avoid serious symptoms and a trip to the hospital by following these steps to stop the spread and get necessary treatment.

If you think you were exposed to someone who has COVID-19, but you have not tested positive yet, use our COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance Tool to see what steps you need to take now.

1. Get Tested

Get tested as soon as you have COVID-19 symptoms, if you were exposed to someone with COVID-19, recently traveled and before and after gatherings.

• Learn how to get free at-home tests or find free City testing locations.

2. Isolate Immediately

Isolate right away if you have symptoms or test positive. Go home and separate from others. Even if you do not have symptoms, do everything you can to not spread the virus to others:

• Stay isolated for at least five days from when your symptoms began (or if you had no symptoms, your test date). Keep isolating if you have had a fever in the last 24 hours or your symptoms are not improving after five days.
  • COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance Tool
  • Resources to help you isolate

3. Talk to a Provider

Talk to a health care provider after you test positive so they can evaluate you for treatment options. If you do not have a provider, call 212-COVID19 (212-268-4319).

4. Get Treated

Treatment for COVID-19 is available for people 12 and older who test positive for COVID-19. Only a health care provider can prescribe treatment. If your provider decides treatment can help you, they may prescribe a daily pill (taken for five days) or a one-time IV or injection. These treatments can lessen symptoms and help keep you out of the hospital. The daily pills are free and can be delivered to your home within 24 hours.

If you test positive, call your health care provider to ask about treatment options. If you do not have a health care provider, call 212-COVID19 (212-268-4319).

To find a pharmacy near you that has COVID-19 treatments, including locations where you can get tested and a prescription in one visit, see the COVID-19 Treatments Locator.

• COVID-19 Treatments Are Available (PDF)
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• How COVID-19 treatments can help you

5. Take Care of Yourself

Even if you do not feel symptoms, rest. Take your temperature regularly and be alert to changes in symptoms. If you have any medical emergencies, such as trouble breathing, call 911 or go to a hospital.

6. Take Care of Others

You can take steps to prevent infecting people around you.

• Tell people you have been in close contact with — within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period, starting two days before symptoms or test date — about your positive test so they can get tested.
• You can spread the virus for at least five to 10 days after symptoms first appear or after the test date, so always wear a high-grade mask around others during this time.
• Do not leave isolation unless you have no other way to get essential medical care and basic needs, such as groceries.
  • How to avoid infecting others
  • What to Do If You Have COVID-19 (PDF)
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7. Leave Isolation

You can leave isolation if after five days you do not have any symptoms, or if your symptoms have improved and you have not had a fever for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medicine. Keep wearing a mask indoors until it has been 10 days since your symptoms began (or you tested positive).

• If your employer asks for proof you needed to isolate in order to provide sick leave, complete the below form. For more information on COVID-19 sick leave policies, call 855-491-2667.
• New York State Affirmation of Isolation (PDF)

“Long COVID”

Most people who have COVID-19 completely recover, but some have lasting symptoms and health problems.

Post-COVID-19 conditions, also referred to as long COVID or chronic COVID, refers to a wide range of symptoms that develop during or after COVID-19 illness and continue for several weeks or months.

Symptoms can include fatigue, breathing problems, muscle pain and trouble focusing or remembering tasks.

Learn more about post-COVID-19 aftercare at the Resource Center for Long COVID.

If you think you have long COVID, talk to your provider or visit a Post-COVID Care Clinic:

• Post-COVID Care Clinics (PDF)

Additional Resources

• What to Do If You Have COVID-19 (PDF)
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• COVID-19: How to Monitor Your Oxygen Level (PDF)
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• CDC: Treatments Your Health Care Provider Might Recommend if You Are Sick
• CDC: Improving Ventilation in Your Home
• COVID-19: Understanding Quarantine and Isolation (PDF)
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• Flowchart: What To Do if You Test Positive for COVID-19 or Are a Close Contact (PDF)
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