Centre Releases Revised Guidelines For Covid Home Isolation. Details Here

Asymptomatic patients, according to the revised guidelines,are those who are not experiencing any symptoms and having oxygen saturation of more than 94 per cent.

The Union Health ministry on Thursday issued the revised guidelines for home isolation of asymptomatic Covid cases, in which it advised against procuring or administering Remdesivir injections (key anti-viral drug) at home. Asymptomatic patients, according to the revised guidelines, are those who are not experiencing any symptoms and having oxygen saturation of more than 94 per cent.  While patients aged above 60 years and those with co-morbid conditions shall only be allowed home isolation after proper evaluation by the treating medical officer, immuno compromised patients (included HIV, transplant recipients, cancer therapy) are not eligible for home isolation, as per the new guidelines. Patients should have oxygen saturation of more than 94 per cent, it said. In case of drop in oxygen saturation levels or shortness of breath, the person should require hospital admission and seek immediate consultation with the treating physician, it said. The guidelines also recommend warm-water gargles and take steam inhalation twice a day.