Updated: September 13, 2020 12:21:35 pm
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the country, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued a new ‘Post-Covid-19 Management Protocol’ for patients who have recovered from the deadly infection. (Express file photo of Amit Mehra)
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the country, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued a new ‘Post-Covid-19 Management Protocol’ for patients who have recovered from the deadly infection. The ministry’s recommendations include daily yoga practice, morning or evening walks, and a spoonful of chyawanprash with warm water or milk.
In addition to the medication recommended by allopathic doctors, the Ministry of Health also encouraged the use of various herbal remedies, such as ‘Ayush Kwath’, ‘Samshamani vati’, ‘mulethi powder’ and warm milk with haldi.
Sharing the extensive list of suggestions, the Health Ministry tweeted: “A holistic approach is required for the follow-up care and well-being of all patients in recovery after Covid.”
Publications of the Ministry of Health # COVID-19 Management protocol.
A holistic approach is required for the follow-up care and well-being of all
Recovering COVID patients.
https://t.co/uqwwxHOfa3 pic.twitter.com/CRbTPbahYf– Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 13, 2020
India has seen its largest increase in new cases registered per day for over a month. On Sunday, the country reported 94,732 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 47,54,357. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries amounted to 37,02,595.
Here are the ministry’s suggestions for post-Covid follow-up care
At the individual level
- Continue with the use of a mask, hand and respiratory hygiene and practice physical distancing.
- Drink an adequate amount of warm water.
- Take AYUSH medicine that promotes immunity
- Regular housework can be done if health permits. Professional work should be resumed in a staggered manner.
- A mild to moderate form of exercise, such as Yogasana, Pranayama, and Meditation, breathing exercises, and daily walks in the morning or evening, as long as health permits.
- Balanced and nutritious diet
- Adequate sleep and rest
- Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Take regular medication for Covid and also for the management of comorbidities, as recommended by the doctors.
- Monitor temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, pulse, etc. at home
- For persistent dry cough / sore throat, gargle with saline and inhale steam.
- Look for warning signs like a high fever, shortness of breath, weakness, or unexplained chest pain.
At the community level
- Recovered patients should share their positive experiences using social media, community leaders, opinion leaders, and religious leaders to raise awareness, dispel myths and stigmas.
- Support community self-help groups, civil society organizations and qualified professionals for the recovery and rehabilitation process.
- Seek psychosocial support from your peers, community health workers, counselor. If necessary, find a mental health support service.
- Participate in group sessions of yoga, meditation, etc., taking all due precautions such as physical distancing.
In sanitary facilities
- The first follow-up visit should be within 7 days of discharge, preferably at the hospital where you received the treatment.
- Subsequent treatment may be with the nearest qualified medical center / allopathic physician / AYUSH from other systems of medicine.
- Patients in home isolation should visit the nearest health center if they complain of persistent symptoms.
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