Uttar Pradesh Government issues new discharge policy for Covid19 patients
Uttar Pradesh Government issues new discharge policy for patients who have recovered from COVID19. Asymptomatic patients staying in home isolation will be considered recovered if they show no symptoms for 10 days, but they will have to stay in home isolation for 7 more days after these 10 days.
Mild asymptomatic patients admitted in COVID facility will be discharged 10 days after their initial testing or 7 days after being admitted (whichever comes later) if they show no symptoms. After being discharged they’ll have to be in mandatory home isolation for 8 days.
Samples of mild symptomatic will be collected through TrueNat on 8th day of first sample. If negative they’ll be discharged 10 days after first sample/10 days after show of symptoms/3 days without fever(whichever is later)&have to be in 7-day home isolation from that date.
Follow samples of patients with moderate & severe symptoms will be collected 3 days after they show no symptoms or 12 days after the collection of their first sample (whichever is later). If negative,they’ll be discharged&will have to stay in home isolation for next 7 days.