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The revised guidelines published by the Ministry of Health reiterated that patients, who are pre-symptomatic or have very mild symptoms, may opt for home insulation if they have the necessary self-isolation facility in their residence to avoid contact with other family members.
- PTI New Delhi
- Last update: May 11, 2020, 3:19 p.m. IST
Coronavirus-infected patients can complete isolation at home after 17 days of symptom onset or sampling date and without fever for 10 days without retesting for Covid-19, according to revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild / pre-symptomatic cases.
The revised guidelines published by the Ministry of Health reiterated that patients, who are pre-symptomatic or have very mild symptoms, may opt for home insulation if they have the necessary self-isolation facility in their residence to avoid contact with other family members.
The treating medical officer should clinically assign the patient as a very mild or pre-symptomatic case and should regularly report his or her health to the district surveillance officer for subsequent monitoring by surveillance teams.
“The patient in home isolation will complete home isolation after 17 days of symptom onset (or sampling date, for pre-symptomatic cases) and fever free for 10 days. No need for testing after the period of home isolation ends. ” the revised guidelines stated.
This is in line with the new discharge policy for Covid-19 cases launched on May 9 by the Ministry of Health, which indicates that patients infected with coronavirus who develop a serious illness or who have compromised immunity will only have to test negative. through the RT-PCR test after resolution of symptoms before they are discharged from a hospital.
Moderate Covid-19 cases and mild and very mild pre-symptomatic cases do not need to be tested before being discharged after resolution of symptoms.
Furthermore, the guidelines reiterated that the caregiver and all close contacts of such cases should take hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medication according to protocol and as prescribed by the treating physician.
In addition, a caregiver must be available to provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A communication link between the caregiver and the hospital is a prerequisite for the entire duration of home isolation.
In addition, the guidelines require the download of the Arogya Setu application on the mobile and must remain active at all times (via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi).
Immediate medical attention should be sought if severe signs or symptoms occur, such as shortness of breath, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, mental confusion, development of bluish discoloration of the lips / face.
The patient also has to commit by declaring to be diagnosed as a confirmed / suspected case of Covid-19, he / she has voluntarily committed to maintaining strict self-isolation at all times during the prescribed period.
The commitment also establishes that the patient may be subject to the prescribed law for any breach of the self-isolation protocol.
The death toll from Covid-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases rose to 67,152 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
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