Patients with very mild Covid-19 symptoms will have have isolation option: Health Ministry

Health Ministry has issued guidelines for home isolation of people who either have very mild COVID 19 symptoms or are in the pre-symptomatic phase. Such patients with requisite self-isolation facility at their residence will now have the option for home isolation.

 

In order to be eligible for home isolation, patients must have a care giver at home to provide care on 24 x7 basis. A communication link between the caregiver and hospital is a prerequisite for the entire duration of home isolation.

 

The care giver and all close contacts of such cases should take Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis as per protocol and as prescribed by the treating medical officer. They also need to download the Arogya Setu App on mobile.

 

The



patients must agree to monitor their health and regularly inform health status to the District Surveillance Officer for further follow up by the surveillance teams. They are also required to fill in an undertaking on self-isolation and follow home quarantine guidelines.

 

Immediate medical attention must be sought if serious signs or symptoms develop. These include difficulty in breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, mental confusion or inability to arouse, or developing bluish discolorations of lips or face.

 

The home isolation will end when symptoms are clinically resolved and the surveillance medical officer certifies the patient to be free of infection after laboratory testing.