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The Department of Health and the Department of Diseases and Infectious Emergencies of the Piedmont Region have sent a note to health companies, general practitioners and free-choice pediatricians that updates and strengthens the indications for the use of antigenic and molecular tests in care to symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with Covid-19.
In particular, some priorities are recommended for primary care physicians and pediatricians:
– in the presence of a positive person, immediately issue, by uploading to the Covid-19 platform of the Piedmont region, the isolation measure and, based on the information collected, organize the quarantine of close contacts also through measures cohort or group;
– ensure antigenic or molecular diagnostic tests to symptomatic subjects;
– guarantee molecular diagnostic tests to close contacts of positive subjects living with fragile subjects;
– Ensure diagnostic tests for the revocation of isolation measures with privileged channels for health workers, subjects who perform public utility functions and work activities not subject to suspension or intelligent work.
Asymptomatic subjects are quarantined (currently 14 days) without swab. The asymptomatic subject in close contact with a confirmed case that frequents or cohabits with fragile subjects needs a molecular swab to enter quarantine, which if negative will cause the quarantine to end on time, if positive it will go to isolation by default with separation for preserve fragile subjects.
