Who will bear the quarantine costs during the epidemic? How to calculate the quarantine costs during the epidemic?

We all know that the new coronavirus is a relatively tricky new virus. It has a long incubation period, generally about 3-14 days. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, basically all people who go out of town will need to be quarantined for a period of time after returning, and some people will even be forced to be quarantined. So who will pay for the quarantine during the epidemic? Let's take a closer look!

Who will pay for the quarantine period?

According to Article 41 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, during the quarantine period, the people's government implementing the quarantine measures shall provide living security for the quarantined persons; if the quarantined persons have a work unit, the unit shall not stop paying their work remuneration during the quarantine period. The lawyer believes that although the new coronavirus pneumonia is included in the Class B infectious disease, this does not mean that no one will bear the food and accommodation expenses of the returning workers during the quarantine period.

Currently, there are two types of 14-day quarantine: one is government-mandated quarantine, and the other is self-mandated quarantine. If it is government-mandated quarantine, many regions provide subsidies or tax exemptions for hotels that provide quarantine services, and encourage hotels to charge quarantine fees at a rate lower than the daily price. Of course, there are also some regions where the government fully bears the expenses incurred during this period. The specific details are subject to local regulations.

If you are in self-isolation, generally speaking, you will have to pay for the expenses during this period. Of course, self-isolation does not cost anything. In the current special period, we should actively cooperate with the relevant arrangements of the local government to defeat the epidemic as soon as possible and return to normal life.

If the health administrative departments and other relevant departments, disease prevention and control institutions and medical institutions violate the law by implementing administrative management or prevention and control measures and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of units and individuals, the relevant units and individuals may apply for administrative reconsideration or initiate litigation in accordance with the law.

What situations require home quarantine during the epidemic?

1. Coming from, passing through, or having been to Hubei Province, etc.

2. Close contact with patients with fever and respiratory symptoms from Hubei Province.

3. Close contact with suspected or confirmed patients infected with the new coronavirus.

4. Other specific situations (as the epidemic develops, the scope of people who need to be quarantined may be adjusted, subject to the latest government documents)

Dietary tips for people in home self-isolation

People in self-isolation at home have limited range of activities, reduced activity, and greater psychological pressure. They are prone to irregular eating habits such as single food, eating too little or too much. Community workers are the main managers and should consider the dietary nutrition issues of people in self-isolation at home:

1. Community workers should include dietary nutrition content in prevention and control publicity, and refer to the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" to guide people under home quarantine to prepare daily meals, and strive to achieve food diversity, regular and quantitative meals, reasonable distribution of energy and nutrients, and balanced nutrition. Strive to consume high-quality protein-rich foods every day, including fish, poultry, meat, eggs, milk, beans and nuts; eat more fresh vegetables and fruits every day. Actively drink water, no less than 1500ml per day.

2. People under home quarantine should actively engage in indoor physical activities to maintain their body functions.

3. Nutrient supplements may be taken under the guidance of a registered dietitian.

What should I pay attention to during home quarantine?

1. Strengthen indoor ventilation to ensure sufficient fresh air input.

2. Patients with fever must wear medical surgical masks when leaving the isolation room.

3. Wash your hands or disinfect your hands before and after eating, after going to the toilet, and before and after entering and leaving the isolation room (if there are obvious stains on your hands, wash your hands with running water first and then disinfect your hands).

4. When coughing or sneezing, you need to wear a medical mask, or cover your mouth and mouth with a tissue or bent elbow, and clean your hands immediately after coughing or sneezing.

5. Towels and tableware should be used one set per person, and patients should eat alone to avoid cross infection.

6. Discarded masks used by patients with fever should be placed in covered trash cans. The community health service center will collect them and dispose of them according to the requirements for medical waste.

7. Community health service centers guide families to disinfect surfaces (including home desktops, countertops, floors, etc.) with 1000-2000 mg/L effective chlorine-containing disinfectants every day, and rinse with clean water after disinfection. 8. During the medical observation period, if the condition of a fever patient worsens, he/she should be reported immediately to the local township health center or community health service center, and immediately transferred to the fever clinic of a designated medical institution to enter the fever patient consultation process.