New guidelines for isolating oneself in the residence due to corona infection!
Posted on: 01/May/2021 7:24:00 AM
There is no need for the patients mildly affected with coronavirus to rush to the hospital! They can isolate themselves in their houses.
The Central Ministry/Department for Health has released a new set of guidelines for the patients isolating themselves in their residences!
The important guidelines:
- If the fever/cough persists even after 7 days, consult a doctor and take a minimum quantum of steroid medicines.
- For patients above 60 years of age, affected with high blood pressure, diabetes, a long history of liver/lung complaints, NEED TO ISOLATE THEMSELVES ONLY AFTER DOCTOR’S ADVICE. In case of encountering low oxygen level or breathing problems admit to the hospital immediately!
- Isolated patients MUST GARGLE WITH HOT WATER OR INHALE STEAM TWICE IN A DAY!
- In case the fever does not subside even after taking 650 mg paracetamol tablet 4 times a day, consult the doctor. The doctor may recommend taking 2 tablets of Nafracan 250 mg daily.
- If cough/fever persists more than 5 days, patients may inhale butonacite medicine twice a day for 5 to 7 days.
- Take tablets such as Remdicivir ONLY AS PER DOCTOR’S ADVICE!
- The persons attending to the isolated patient must take Hydrochloroquin tables!
- Isolated patients must stay in a well-ventilated room! They MUST ALWAYS WEAR 3-LAYERED FACE MASKS! N-95 MASKS ARE ALSO BEST FORT THE PATIENT AS WELL AS THE CARETAKER!
- NOTE THAT THESE PATIENTS - HIV Patients, patients who have undergone transplantations, AND CANCER PATIENTS – WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDED TO ISOLATE THEMSELVES IN THEIR HOUSES! They may be permitted to do so only based on the doctor’s advice!
- Patients must take good rest and take a lot of liquid intakes!
- In case the condition of the isolated patients worsens, inform the doctor immediately!
- The patients who have isolated themselves can come out after 10 days of isolation and those who did not fever for 3 days after10 days’ isolation after corona sample test can come out of isolation. There is no need for any corona tests at the end of isolation!
