If you are at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 because of your age or because you have a serious long-term health problem, it is extra important for you to take actions to reduce your risk of getting sick with the disease.
Get Your Home Ready Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Take everyday preventive actions: Protect Yourself Take extra measures to put distance between yourself and other people to further reduce your risk of being exposed to this new virus.
If a COVID-19 outbreak happens in your community, it could last for a long time. (An outbreak is when a large number of people suddenly get sick.) Depending on how severe the outbreak is, public health officials may recommend community actions to reduce