The Director-General of Health Services today (27) issued revised guidelines on laboratory testing strategy for Covid-19, integrated home-based isolation and management of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients and discharge criteria from treatment facilities.
The communiqué states that if a Covid-19 patient admitted to a treatment facility has improved from mild/moderate symptoms and fever free for 48 hours without antipyretics can be released from isolation after 7 days from the date of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) or PCR positivity (or from the date of onset of symptoms).
Meanwhile, patients under a home-based management system can be released from home isolation after 7 days from the date of RAT/PCR positivity (or from the date of onset of symptoms), if they have improved from mild/moderate symptoms and fever-free for 48 hours without antipyretics.
Exit PCR test or RAT is not required for them to be discharged from medical care.
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