Health Promotion Bureau of Sri Lanka Ministry of Health issued guidelines for people who are under home quarantine.
The persons who have either associated or suspected of associating a COVID-19 person but do not show symptoms must undergo self-quarantine at home.
If the associate is a first-level contact of a COVID-19 patient the entire family must undergo home quarantine.
- However, the family members do not need to undergo home quarantine in the following circumstances: Family members of the persons who undergo home quarantine following recovery from COVID-19
- Family members of the persons who undergo home quarantine after completing quarantine at a quarantine centre after returning from abroad
The person must be subject to home quarantine for 14 days since the last day the suspected association happened. However, the number of days may increase under instructions of the health officials if a family member is diagnosed positive for COVID-19.
The persons under home quarantine must not leave home in any circumstances. Visitors must not be received.
The house needs to be well-ventilated.
The residents of the house must keep a one-meter distance from each other.
The residents must wear masks when talking to each other.
Do not touch the face, mouth, nose or eyes with contaminated hands.
Everyone must wash hands often with soap and water at least for 20 seconds. When you do not have handwashing facilities, clean hands with sanitizer.
If possible, measure the temperature of all the members of the household twice a day.
Keep the elderly persons and patients with chronic illnesses away from the others of the household.
Patients with chronic diseases must continue taking medicine regularly.
