CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Close contact is defined as being within 2 meters or 6 feet from a person infected with COVID-19 for a prolonged time. This includes living with, visiting, or sharing a closed space with the infected person. Even being coughed upon by a person with COVID-9 infection can qualify you as a close contact.

Detailed explanation-2: -What should I do? If you were exposed to COVID-19 and develop symptoms (even mild ones), you should stay home and away from others and get tested for COVID-19 with a viral test, regardless of vaccination status.

Detailed explanation-3: -Isolation should continue for at least 10 days after symptom onset (day 0 is the day symptoms appeared, and day 1 is the next full day thereafter). Some people with severe illness (e.g., requiring hospitalization, intensive care, or ventilation support) may remain infectious beyond 10 days.

Detailed explanation-4: -Limiting our contact with people will slow down virus transmission and flatten the epidemic curve so that we can reduce the number of cases occurring at the peak of the epidemic.