--- title: What To Do If Your Roommate Gets COVID description: We all know the protocol to take if we have COVID, but what happens when your roommate catches it? Read for all the answers! image: https://blog.hignellrentals.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/roommate%20has%20covid_1767083759.jpg --- ![What To Do If Your Roommate Gets COVID](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/roommate%20has%20covid_1767083759.jpg) [Apartment LivingApartment Living](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/tag/apartment-living), [CleaningCleaning](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/tag/cleaning), [Rental LivingRental Living](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/tag/rental-living) --- # What To Do If Your Roommate Gets COVID By  [ Hignell Rentals Team Written by Hignell Rentals Team ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/author/hignell-rentals-team)    |    Jan 29, 2021 12:00:00 AM Share this Blog [![Share on facebook](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/facebook-icon.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on twitter](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/twitter-icon.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on instagram](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/instagram-icon.svg) ](http://www.instagram.com/share.php?u=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram) [![Share on linkedin](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/linkedin-icon.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on whatsapp](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/whatsapp-icon.svg) ](https://web.whatsapp.com) ![roommate has covid](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/roommate%20has%20covid_1767083759.jpg?width=300&name=roommate%20has%20covid_1767083759.jpg)You’re doing all you can to not get COVID. You keep your distance when you go out. You wear your mask every time you come in contact with someone you don’t live with. When you hear someone has a “cold” but is still game for hanging out you shut them down. Unfortunately, all your hard work hasn’t stopped your roommate from contracting COVID. Even though you don’t COVID, what does it mean for you? People have said that if someone you live with has COVID you essentially have it as well, but is that true? Is there a way to avoid contracting it as well? Do you have to stay home and be quarantined just like them? How do you navigate shared spaces? The National Public Radio wrote an entire article that answers all the questions above and more! Read below to get your questions answered. ## [How to Stay Healthy When Your Child, Spouse or Roommate has COVID-19](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/16/834424572/how-to-stay-healthy-when-your-child-spouse-or-roommate-has-covid-19) Written by [Maria Godoy](https://www.npr.org/people/348777820/maria-godoy) Posted by [NPR.org](https://www.npr.org/) ### **Physically isolate the person who is sick** If you live in a place with more than one room, identify a room or area – like a bedroom – where the sick person can be isolated from the rest of the household, including pets. (The CDC says that while there's no evidence that pets can transmit the virus to humans, there have been [reports of pets becoming infected](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html) after close contact with people who have COVID-19.) Ideally, the "sick room" will have a door that can be kept shut when the sick person is inside — which should really be most of the time. ### **Limit your physical interactions — but not your emotional ones** Even as you try to limit your face-to-face interactions with the sick person, remember, we all need human contact. Try visiting via text or video options like Facetime instead. Old-fashioned phone calls work too. Whenever you *are* in the same room together, the CDC recommends that the [sick person wear a cloth face covering](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html), even in their own home. In practice, however, Adalja notes that "it can be uncomfortable for someone who's sick to wear a mask all the time in their own house" — hence, another reason to limit those interactions. ### **Consider yourself quarantined, too** Bender Ignacio says if one person in the household is sick, everyone else in the household should consider themselves as possibly having asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic infection, even if they feel fine. That means you should quarantine yourselves at home, too, she says, and ask a friend or neighbor to help with essential errands like grocery shopping — so you don't run the risk of exposing other people in the store. ### [[Continue to original article to read more about each topic above and the other 6 topics]](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/16/834424572/how-to-stay-healthy-when-your-child-spouse-or-roommate-has-covid-19) ## How To Clean After COVID Once everyone in the house has recovered from COVID, how do you make sure you’ve purged  the infection from your home? Answer: You need to clean everything, then disinfect. Did you know that cleaning and disinfecting are two different things?  Disinfecting is a form of cleaning, but cleaning doesn’t mean you’re disinfecting. [Cleaning](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk00b25Uwqzr92P2z5Ew_k73bpsFboQ%3A1611866382841&ei=DiETYMrpMszD0PEPjfu8iAs&q=definition+of+clean&oq=definition+of+clean&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIJCCMQJxBGEPkBMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAOgcIABCwAxBDOgcIABAUEIcCUNBRWMRUYPdWaAFwAHgAgAFoiAGMApIBAzIuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjKqLKZvr_uAhXMITQIHY09D7EQ4dUDCAw&uact=5) is the act of, “making (something or someone) free of dirt, marks, or mess, especially by washing, wiping, or brushing.” While [disinfecting](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk02BIB_d_eH0Xzj7HXJZwdN1_chg4w%3A1611866424946&ei=OCETYPSJOb_B0PEPuI-ogAs&q=definition+of+disinfecting&oq=definition+of+disinfecting&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIHCAAQRhD5ATICCAAyCAgAEBYQChAeMggIABAWEAoQHjIICAAQFhAKEB4yCAgAEBYQChAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB46BwgjELADECc6BwgAELADEEM6BAgAEEM6CggAELEDEBQQhwI6BQgAELEDOggIABCxAxCDAToHCAAQFBCHAjoMCAAQFBCHAhBGEPkBOgQIABANOgYIABANEB46CAgAEA0QChAeOggIABANEAUQHjoJCAAQDRBGEPkBOgoIABANEAUQChAeUNG6BFifhAVg5YUFaAlwAngAgAF0iAH1CpIBAzguNpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj0hbytvr_uAhW_IDQIHbgHCrAQ4dUDCAw&uact=5) is the act of, “cleaning (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria.” [Click here](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/how-to-clean-your-apartment-if-someone-has-covid) to read the list of items you need to clean and the supplies to use!   Share this Blog [![Share on facebook](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/facebook-icon.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) [![Share on twitter](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/twitter-icon.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on instagram](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/instagram-icon.svg) ](http://www.instagram.com/share.php?u=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram) [![Share on linkedin](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/linkedin-icon.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-do-if-your-roommate-gets-covid&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on whatsapp](https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/4172253/OneTheme/social-icons/whatsapp-icon.svg) ](https://web.whatsapp.com) [** Previous Post Previous Post ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/1661-forest-avenue-clubhouse-remodeled) [** View all posts ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/) [Next Post ** Next Post ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/working-from-home-effectively-and-efficiently) ## Recent Posts [![How to Rent an Apartment in Chico or Redding, CA-featured-image](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/How%20to%20Rent%20an%20Apartment%20in%20Chico%20or%20Redding%2c%20CA.jpg) ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/how-to-rent-an-apartment) ### [How to Rent an Apartment in Chico or Redding, CA Click to view How to Rent an Apartment in Chico or Redding, CA](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/how-to-rent-an-apartment) [Learn More ** Click to view blog post ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/how-to-rent-an-apartment) [![What to Look for When Renting an Apartment: Your Apartment Comparison Checklist-featured-image](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/What%20to%20Look%20for%20When%20Renting%20an%20Apartment%20Your%20Apartment%20Comparison%20Checklist.png) ](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-look-for-when-renting-an-apartment-comparison-checklist) ### [What to Look for When Renting an Apartment: Your Apartment Comparison Checklist Click to view What to Look for When Renting an Apartment: Your Apartment Comparison Checklist](https://blog.hignellrentals.com/what-to-look-for-when-renting-an-apartment-comparison-checklist) Knowing what to look for when renting an apartment can make the difference between moving forward with... 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