You generally need to be in close contact with a sick person to get infected. Close contact includes:
· Living in the same household as a sick person with COVID-19,
· Caring for a sick person with COVID-19,
· Being within 6 feet of a sick person with COVID-19 for about 10 minutes,
OR
· Being in direct contact with secretions from a sick person with COVID-19 (e.g., being coughed on, kissing, sharing utensils, etc.)
If you have not been in close contact with a sick person with COVID-19, you are at low risk for infection. You can continue to go to work and school, but should monitor your health for 14 days since the contact and stay away from others if you get sick.