COVID-19

=== Self-isolation ===
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[[Self-isolation]] at home has been recommended for those diagnosed with COVID‑19 and those who suspect they have been infected. Health agencies have issued detailed instructions for proper self-isolation.<ref name="pmid33012884">{{#invoke:cite journal||vauthors=Patiño-Lugo DF, Vélez M, Velásquez Salazar P, Vera-Giraldo CY, Vélez V, Marín IC, Ramírez PA, Quintero SP, Castrillón Martínez E, Pineda Higuita DA, Henandez G|date=June 2020|title=Non-pharmaceutical interventions for containment, mitigation and suppression of COVID-19 infection|journal=Colombia Medica|volume=51|issue=2|pages=e4266|doi=10.25100/cm.v51i2.4266|pmc=7518730 |pmid=33012884}}</ref> Many governments have mandated or recommended self-quarantine for entire populations. The strongest self-quarantine instructions have been issued to those in high-risk groups.<ref name="lZR3i">{{#invoke:Cite web||title=COVID-19 Informational Resources for High-Risk Groups {{!}} Keeping Education ACTIVE {{!}} Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease|url=https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/resources/covid-19-informational-resources-high-risk-groups|access-date=31 May 2020|website=fightchronicdisease.org}}</ref> Those who may have been exposed to someone with COVID‑19 and those who have recently travelled to a country or region with the widespread transmission have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days from the time of last possible exposure.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web||url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html |title=Quarantine and Isolation |date=29 July 2021 |publisher=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) |access-date=12 August 2021 }}</ref>