First of all, home observation mainly refers to medical observation that lives in one's own home by means of isolation; Home isolation refers to all people who have a history of home contact with diagnosed patients and need to be isolated at home for a certain period of time.
2. Different activity standards
Generally speaking, home observation belongs to a kind of self-enclosed observation, which is not limited to activities, but has a certain range of activities; Home isolation is to completely isolate suspected cases from the outside world, and full-time personnel can only enter after disinfection, so as to control hospital infection.
3. Different degrees
The degree of home observation is relatively light, and most areas, especially low-risk areas, mainly adopt home observation; And home isolation is some close contacts. The incidence of suspected COVID-19-infected people who have been in and out of high-risk areas is high.