“Very mild/ presymptomatic patients having the requisite facility at his/her residence for self-isolation will have the option for home isolation,” it said
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday said that very mild or presymptomatic Covid-19 patients will have the option to opt for home isolation, given that his/ her residence has the facility to do so.
As per existing guidelines, during the containment phase, the patients should be identified as very mild, mild, moderate or severe and accordingly admitted to Covid Care Centre or dedicated Covid hospital. “However, very mild/ presymptomatic patients having the requisite facility at his/her residence for self-isolation will have the option for home isolation,” the government said in a statement.
Who can go for home isolation?
Those who have been clinically assigned as a very mild case/ pre-symptomatic case by the treating medical officer. However, they need to fill in an undertaking on self-isolation agreement before doing so.
- They should have the required facility for self-isolation at home and also for quarantining the family contacts
- A caregiver should be appointed on 24 x7 basis, who will have to maintain communication with the hospital for the entire duration of home isolation.
- The caregiver and all close contacts of such cases should take Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis as per protocol
- The Arogya Setu App should remain active at all times
- The patient will have to monitor his health and regularly inform the District Surveillance Officer of his health status for further follow up by the surveillance teams.
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