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NEW DELHI: Patients who have been clinically diagnosed as very mild or pre-symptomatic cases of Covid-19 are first required to isolate themselves at home in order to break the chain of transmission. The ministry of health and family welfare on Monday issued additional guidelines for such patients with mild symptoms.
Who needs to and is allowed to isolate at home?
The person should be clinically assigned as a very mild case/ pre-symptomatic case by the treating medical officer.
Such cases should have the requisite facility at their residence for self-isolation and also for quarantining the family contacts.
A caregiver should be available to provide care on 24×7 basis. A communication link be