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At the tail end of 2019, if someone had talked about self-isolation, you'd wonder what they were talking about, and home isolation. Now, these terms are just within our vocabulary now. We all know that if something happens and someone gets coronavirus COVID-19, they are going to self-isolate - or even if they suspect it. Now to start off, it was where people were coming in from countries like China, and then it expanded over to Italy and then Spain and now it is going to be a much much wider thing. Now the idea of self-isolation is so that you can take yourself away from other people to try and slow down the spread of the infection. Different groups get isolated, it could be someone that has come from another country, it could be someone that is suspected of having any type of cough or cold or any type of respiratory problem like a fever, but also high-risk groups for protection. Currently, there are people who are being isolated because they are over the age of 70 or in a high-risk medical group. So this means that people could potentially be stuck at home all on their own with no outside contact for a number of weeks or even months. There is lots of talk about how long this could go on for. So what we are going to do now is have a look at a few little things which can help, and some of the rules with it. So the first thing we need to do is if you do have other people in your home, try and keep away from them. So if one person is infected, if there is a way you can isolate that person to a bedroom and maybe get them to use a separate toilet, you can do so. It is not always practical but also try and keep away from people. The general guidance is around about 2 metres. or 3 steps away from other people in your home. Also, if you have got people delivering goods to your door, they can leave it on the doorstep and you can go and get it. One thing that a lot of the delivery companies are doing is not making you sign for stuff because then you are sharing a pen and also you are sharing the little electronic device where you put your signature down. So, any boxes or bits and pieces that you have, you must also make sure that you use alcohol hand gel or clean your hands as soon as possible. It is now a time where you need to call on your friends and family to help. So if you have got people that can help, they can get food for you, they can look after you. There are lots of things like video conferencing and chats and things, so you can still keep in contact. Look out for somebody. If you have got somebody who is elderly and at risk, then keep an eye out for them. You know you don't necessarily need to talk to them, you can from a distance quite easily. If you are in self-isolation, then it is important that you eat correctly and that you drink. You need to keep yourself and you need to make sure that you carry on taking your medications. So, if you are on regular medications, you can have the medications delivered or you can ask somebody to get them for you. Make sure you have got enough medications. Plan ahead a few days, so that you have always got enough food and drink, and also try and get out if you can within your garden if you have one. But the key thing is, is DO NOT have visitors. I know at these times it is tempting to go and see your grandmother or aunt or friend if you think they need company, but, you could actually be unwittingly bringing the infection into their home and then causing the problem even worse. So, we need to be supporting, we need to be kind to people, and we need to make sure that any that is isolated is looked after as best they can. It could well come in many countries and in many towns, it could well be that everyone has to self-isolate and everyone has to stay off the streets. So we need to start being vigilant and we need to start planning now. And finally, we see on the news how people are bulk buying and panic buying and the supermarket shelves are empty. These are the people who can get to the supermarkets, who are booking all of these slots, who are taking all the food. Now what we need to be concerned about are the more vulnerable people. The people who have, without coronavirus, rely on home-delivery services to get their food because they are unable to get to the supermarkets. Now, there is enough food to go around, but the food supermarkets will always plan based on what the demand is based on historical data. So if everyone clears the shelves, the vulnerable are not going to be able to get their food. So we do need to make sure that we are being realistic over this. If you can get to supermarkets, then don't take up home delivery slots that could be used by somebody else. It is important for us all to work as a community, and to ensure that there is enough food to go around, particularly for the vulnerable, the people in home-isolation, who really need it the most.
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