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The National Center for Public Health has issued a new policy on how to treat coronavirus patients, suspected cases and close contacts, Infostart said. According to a document noted by Cecília Müller, medical director, and Miklós Kásler, minister of Human Resources, since Monday the GP can classify a person with symptoms of coronavirus infection without a PCR test: that is, cough, fever or shortness of breath, possibly lack of taste. or a disorder occurs.
A PCR test is only required if the patient has symptoms suggestive of coronavirus and in addition
- have been in an area infected with coronavirus for the past 14 days,
- or have been closely associated with a confirmed or suspected infection in the previous 14 days,
- or you need outpatient or hospital care,
- or a healthcare professional involved in direct patient care,
- or have been a resident or employee of a residential institution where people at risk are cared for in the previous 14 days.
Anyone who is classified as infected by their GP based on their symptoms, but who does not undergo the test, can only receive instructions from a doctor to isolate them at home, but will not put them under official home quarantine .
Patients are divided into three groups:
- a suspected case is someone who coughs, has a fever, has difficulty breathing or has suddenly lost their sense of smell, taste, or is suspected by your doctor of being infected,
- A probable case is one that, in addition to the above criteria, has been in close contact with an infected person in the previous two weeks, or a resident or employee of a residential institution where an epidemic or radiological anomaly characteristic of the disease is occurring. infection.
- and a confirmed case is one in which SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in a clinical sample.
A new rule is that the PCR test is only mandatory for people who have been in close contact with an infected person during contact investigation if they are cared for or work in a healthcare system or long-term care facilities. For contacts, the new duration of epidemiological surveillance is 10 days and cannot be replaced by two negative PCR tests.
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