The patient must be alert to the resumption of flu-like symptoms, and avoid transmission of the virus by the hands or by the respiratory tract. For this, he is advised to wear a mask, to wash his hands regularly with soap or with a hydroalcoholic solution, and to cover his mouth when he sneezes.
The patient is also supposed to isolate himself from the people with whom he lives, even to sleep. He limits contact with those around him, avoiding kissing and shaking hands with them, especially infants.
The patient must also wash his hands several times a day using a soap whose use is reserved for him. He changes his mask after sneezing, coughing, or blowing his nose.
When coughing or sneezing without wearing a mask, the patient uses a disposable tissue, which he then throws in a trash can. If he doesn’t have one, he uses his hand or arm to shield.
It is advisable to wash your hands before touching your mask, and to change it every four hours.
The patient must also avoid mixing his personal effects with those of others, such as cutlery, towels, toothbrush for example. He cleans surfaces he has touched and shared with others, such as doorknobs, toilet flushes, remote controls, soap and hot water for household products.