If you test positive for COVID-19, contact a health care provider right away to determine if you are eligible for treatment, even if your symptoms are mild right now. It is important that treatment is started within days of when you first develop symptoms.
Stay away from others, track your symptoms and rest. If you must be near others, such as those in your household, wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth. If you test positive for COVID-19, you should inform your health care provider as well as anyone with whom you were recently in close contact.
If you have symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, you should stay home and away from others to help prevent others from becoming sick. Stay home unless you need medical care. Stay away from others. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Call your close contacts.
Many people with COVID-19 get better with rest, fluids and treatment for their symptoms. Medicine you can get without a prescription can help. Some examples are: Fever reducers.