Assam government issues revised discharge protocols for covid patients
The revised discharged protocol is ranged with the guidelines on the 3 tire COVID facilities and the categorization of the patient based on clinical severity as per the Revised Protocol for Management of COVID-19 vide Government Notification.
???? FOR COVID-19 POSITIVE AND ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS :
● These patients are ordered to be isolated and treated at the covid care centre.
● These patients with RAT/RTPCR test report who continue to remain asymptomatic in isolation can be discharged in the 7th day from his 1st positive sample.
(A)• No fever and no symptoms for at least 3 consecutive days before discharge.
(B)• At least 3(three) days without oxygen support.
● At the time of discharge, the patient shall be advised home isolation for 10 days.
???? FOR COVID-19 AND SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS :
● All COVID-19 positive symptomatic patients shall be isolated and treated at dedicated COVID Hospital.
● The patients shall undergo regular temperature and oxygen saturation (SP02) monitoring.
● The patients can be discharged only after 7 days, if No fever and no symptoms for at least 3 consecutive days before discharge.
●Maintain oxygen saturation (SP02) above 94% in room air for at least 3(three) days without oxygen support.
???? FOR THE PATIENTS OF, ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 CASES ON HOME ISOLATION :
●Those COVID-19 cases who have opted for home isolation shall intimate to the concerned person of the District Administration for deemed to be discharged on the seventh day from the day of first positive test. No repeat testing is required for those patients. However, they have to be on home isolation for another 10 days (under active surveillance for 3 days and passive surveillance for 7 days).
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