Adherence to the standard treatment protocol by all health facilities throughout the country, as well as daily monitoring of positive cases in home isolation, has led to progressively improving recoveries from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country, said the Union Ministry of Health.
Total recoveries in India have exceeded 2.7 million, with the current recovery rate reaching 76.47 percent.
“An important feature of Covid-19 case management in India is the increasing rate of recovered patients. A greater number of patients are recovering and are discharged from hospitals and home isolation (in the case of mild and moderate cases). These recoveries are being achieved thanks to adherence to the “National Standard Treatment Protocol” by all health facilities throughout the country, as well as by regular daily monitoring of positive cases in home isolation, “said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
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In addition to implementing the standard treatment protocol, the ministry also attributes improved numbers to the holistic and strategic policy of aggressively testing, comprehensive monitoring, and efficient treatment in supervised home isolation, facility isolation, and in hospitals dedicated to Covid-19.
To ensure that there is no shortage of trained physicians to serve intensive care units, the Ministry of Health has appointed the Institute of Medical Sciences of India (AIIMS), Delhi, to provide training for critical care experts working mainly in hospitals peripherals.
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AIIMS, Delhi, through its teleconsultation sessions every Tuesday and Friday, is developing the clinical treatment capabilities and skills of physicians in the states. With better ambulance services ensuring reduced response time, a focus on standard of care, and the use of non-invasive oxygen, steroids, and anticoagulants, not only has the recovery rate improved, but the fatality rate (CFR) has improved. it has also been low compared to the global average.
India’s case fatality rate, which is the percentage of deaths out of the total positive cases diagnosed, is steadily declining and currently stands at 1.81 percent.
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