![]() ![]() Wear personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves – for their own protection.Īvoid leaving children with confirmed, or suspected, COVID-19 with their grandparents.Įlderly people are at very high risk of serious disease from COVID-19.However, while caring for their child, parents should: Parents can continue to take care of the child. If a child tests positive for COVID-19 and their parents are negative Take the best possible sanitization measures.However, while doing so she must continue to: If no other childcare options are available, and the mother is not too sick or hospitalized, she can take care of her children. If a mother is COVID-19 positive, but her child/children are negative Let children stay with their mother, unless their mother is too sick to care for them or is hospitalized.įor infant children, mothers should continue breastfeeding as much as is possible and feasible. If a mother and her child/children are COVID-19 positive Here’s how to manage different situations in the home, depending on who in the family has COVID-19: ![]() If anyone in the family has COVID-19, the doctor will advise you all to isolate at home. How do we manage different COVID-19 situations in the family at home? More information on what to do if someone around you tests positive for COVID-19 can be found here. ![]() While your family member is isolating, interact with them from outside the room via a doorway, and always wear a mask. No-one should enter the room where your family member is isolating (adults or children). Your family member with COVID-19 needs to isolate immediately, in a separate room from the rest of the family (if possible),and seek medical advice. ![]() How do I protect my children if a family member tests positive for COVID-19? Discuss, demonstrate, and reiterate the importance of COVID-19 Appropriate Behavior (CAB) with your children.Avoid attending public functions, avoid social gatherings, and avoid group play.Get vaccinated – everyone above 18 years of age is eligible.Continually wash hands with soap, or use a 70 per cent sanitizer, making sure the whole surface of the hands is covered.Children above two years of age can also wear a mask. Wear masks when you are outside, and make sure the face mask is covering your nose.Always maintain a physical distance and stay home as much as possible, unless going for medical treatment or urgent supplies.The best way to protect children is to continue to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviors: At present, the vaccines are approved for use in adults only. Only recently, a few vaccines are available, which mainly protect against disease. There are no medicines or pills proven to prevent coronavirus infection in any person. How can I prevent my child from getting a COVID-19 infection? It’s also important to be aware how children are feeling each day. We still need to be cautious and continue to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviors strictly. One feature of the new wave is that now entire households are becoming infected with the virus, more so than in the first wave. However, we have not seen a sudden spike in the overall percentage of children affected by COVID-19 in India. Why are more children in India testing positive for COVID-19 during the second wave?Īs the number of people across India testing positive for the COVID-19 has increased, the number of children contracting the virus has also increased. It’s possible for anyone, of any age, to contract COVID-19 - including children. ![]()
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