Seven-page guidelines state that patients should seek medical attention if severe signs or symptoms occur
People above 60 years of age and those with co-morbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung/liver/kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease etc. will be allowed home isolation. COVID-19 Only after proper evaluation by the treating medical officers, The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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The ministry issued revised guidelines for home isolation, which are applicable to those who clinically assessed and assigned as mild/asymptomatic cases, They say that people suffering from immunocompromised conditions (HIV, transplant recipients, cancer therapy etc.) are not recommended for home isolation and will be allowed home isolation only after proper evaluation by the treating medical authorities.
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For the caregiver, the ministry notes that this should ideally be someone who has completed their immunization program and is available to provide care on a 24 x 7 basis. “A communication link between the caregiver and a medical officer is a prerequisite for the entire period of home isolation.”
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“Further, a designated control room contact number at the district/sub-district level will be provided to the family for obtaining appropriate guidance for testing, clinical management related guidance, assignment of hospital beds, if required. In such cases their residence should have the necessary facility for self-isolation and quarantine of family contacts,” the ministry states.
The seven-page revised guidelines state that patients should seek medical help if they have severe signs or symptoms – unresolved high-grade fever (greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 3 days), difficulty breathing, oxygen saturation Plunge in (SpO2 93% at least 3 readings within 1 hour on room air) or respiratory rate >24/min, persistent chest pain/pressure, mental confusion or inability to excite and severe fatigue and myalgia.
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The patient under home isolation will be discharged and the isolation will end after at least 7 days of testing positive and no fever for three consecutive days and they will continue to wear masks. “There is no need to retire after the period of home isolation is over. Asymptomatic contacts of infected persons need not undergo COVID-19 test,” it adds.
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