COVID-19 Update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding people to self-quarantine if you might have been exposed to COVID-19. Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others and helps prevent the spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus without feeling symptoms. People in quarantine should stay home, separate themselves from others, monitor their health, and follow directions from their state or local health department.

Anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should quarantine. This includes people who previously had COVID-19 and people who have taken a serologic (antibody) test and have antibodies to the virus. What counts as close contact?

• You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes.
• You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19.
• You had direct physical contact with the person (touched, hugged, or kissed them).
• You shared eating or drinking utensils.
• They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you. 

As a reminder, the Executive Order issued by Governor Greg Abbott July 2 requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces remains in effect.

For more COVID-19 updates, please visit www.addisontexas.net/covid19.