What should I do if I have contracted the coronavirus?
In case of symptoms, you should stay at home regardless of the COVID-19 test result. Avoid contact with other people, follow hygiene rules, and use contactless delivery to order everything you need. You can get the first health advice from the family doctor's helpline 1220 (+372 634 6630). Also read the home care guide prepared by family doctors. Contact your family doctor for a certificate of incapacity for work or a certificate for care leave.
Testing
Testing is not mandatory. COVID-19 testing may be considered in case of symptoms. If you wish to record the positive result in the health information system, contact your family doctor. For people in the risk group, the test result could be useful to plan future COVID-19 vaccinations.
If you want to do PCR-test or require the EU COVID-19 recovery certificate, you can turn to paid PCR-testing at a suitable service provider.
- Fever
- Runny nose
- Cough
- Headache
- Muscle/joint pain
- Weakness
- Sore throat
- Loss of taste or smell
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain
- Loss of speech or mobility.
If I have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and
- my symptoms are mild or moderate: stay home, monitor your condition, and self-isolate.
- My symptoms are severe(fever > 38 °C, cough): stay at home and call the family doctor’s helpline 1220 or your family doctor.
- My health is critical (difficulty breathing and need emergency help): call the emergency number 112.
If I suspect I may have contracted COVID-19
- Stay at home until recovery with any symptoms. You must not go to work or school or visit shops or go anywhere else if you are sick!
- Avoid contact with other people, follow hygiene rules, and use contactless delivery if possible to order everything you need.
- Contact your family doctor for further instructions and a certificate for sick leave or a certificate for care leave.
- Take a coronavirus test.
Last updated: 07.12.2023
