How to Protect Yourself

Wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are unavailable, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Stay at home when you are sick
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently-touched objects and surfaces.
Follow the CDC's guidance regarding travel and risk of exposure.

In evaluating your risk levels and potential exposure, the CDC recommends the following:

Risk Level	Exposure to sick contact with confirmed COVID-19 infection	Management if YOU do not have symptoms
High	Living in the same household as, being an intimate partner of, or providing care in a nonhealthcare setting (such as a home) for a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection without using recommended precautions for home care and home isolation	Quarantine (voluntary or under public health orders) in a location to be determined by public health authorities. No public activities. Daily active monitoring, if possible based on local priorities Controlled travel
Medium	Close contact with a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 -or- On an aircraft, being seated within 6 feet (two meters) of a traveler with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection; this distance correlates approximately with 2 seats in each direction -or- Living in the same household as, an intimate partner of, or caring for a person in a nonhealthcare setting (such as a home) to a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection while consistently using recommended precautions for home care and home isolation	Recommendation to remain at home or in a comparable setting Practice social distancing Active monitoring as determined by local priorities Recommendation to postpone long-distance travel on commercial conveyances
Low	Being in the same indoor environment (e.g., a classroom, a hospital waiting room) as a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 for a prolonged period of time but not meeting the definition of close contact	No restriction on movement Self-observation for new symptoms
No identifiable risk	Interactions with a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection that do not meet any of the high-, medium- or low-risk conditions above, such as walking by the person or being briefly in the same room.	No action needed