WHY ISN’T THERE A LIST OF EXPOSURE LOCATIONS?

Coronaviruses like COVID-19 spread primarily among close contacts. They are spread through respiratory droplets when people cough or sneeze, or by touching a surface where the virus has been and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. This is different from an airborne virus like measles, where we would release locations of general exposure.

If a situation arises where we know there was an exposure and we cannot identify the close contacts through disease investigation and contact tracing, public health may issue a notice for people who were at a specific event to quarantine at home and seek testing.

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1. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATION
2. WHAT IS A CORONAVIRUS?
3. WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS?
4. WHERE DID THIS VIRUS COME FROM AND HOW IS IT SPREAD?
5. WHAT IF I HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID?
6. HOW MANY COVID-19 CASES ARE THERE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY?
7. ISN’T THIS VIRUS BASICALLY JUST THE FLU?
8. DO PEOPLE NEED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS/MASKS?
9. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS?
10. WHAT IS SOCIAL/PHYSICAL DISTANCING?
11. DOES THE HEALTH OFFICER REALLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT ACTIVITIES?
12. WHO SHOULD BE TESTED?
13. WHAT IF I CAN’T GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY PROVIDER?
14. HOW LONG IS SOMEONE CONTAGIOUS?
15. IS THERE A VACCINE FOR CORONAVIRUS?
16. HOW IS THIS VIRUS TREATED?
17. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I GET SICK?
18. WHAT EARLY TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE?
19. WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT THE SPREAD?
20. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED OR AT HIGHER RISK?
21. WHY ISN’T THERE A LIST OF EXPOSURE LOCATIONS?
22. IS IT SAFE TO DONATE BLOOD?
23. IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY?