Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild Covid-19 cases

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic COVID-19 cases. According to the official statement, the guidelines are in addition to the guidelines on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed case of COVID-19 issued by MoHFW on April 7. 

Read the full guidelines here: 

On Friday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released its revised policy for the discharge of COVID-19 patients. The new guidelines categories the Coronavirus patients in the country into three categories. "The revised discharge policy is aligned with the guidelines on the 3 tier COVID facilities and the categorization of the patients based on clinical severity," the MoHFW said. 

• Very Mild/ Mild/ Presymptomatic
• Moderate
• Severe

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