This story is from September 18, 2020

Haryana constitutes 'district home isolation monitoring teams' for Covid patients

Haryana constitutes 'district home isolation monitoring teams' for Covid patients
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CHANDIGARH: In order to strengthen the home isolation care of Covid-19 patients across the state, the Haryana health department has issued new guidelines, wherein emphasis has been laid on in-person visits by ‘District Home Isolation Monitoring Team’ on every alternate day.
Confirming this, Rajeev Arora, additional chief secretary (Health) Haryana, said that around 60 to 70 % of the corona infected persons are in home isolation thus we need to augment the home isolation policy so that the patients are provided appropriate care and treatment.
He said that the asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, who are in home isolation, usually are unable to follow the guidelines like staying in separate room, a separate toilet, a care giver to look after the needs of the patient. Subsequently, the ‘District Home Isolation Monitoring Team’ will visit the patient on alternate days to monitor if the guidelines are being followed.
Sharing the details of the new policy issued, chief executive officer, Ayushman Bharat Haryana Health Protection Authority, Ashok Kumar Meena said that the concerned teams can check the number of patients on home isolation from the ICMR portal and make visits on alternate days. A flex banner mentioning ‘District Home Isolation Monitoring Team’ along with the name of the district to be displayed on the vehicle of each field team. Each field team will consist of one AMO, one ANM and one ASHA worker. He added that the teams will also check if separate washrooms are being used, if the patient is co-morbid other than the vital parameters. The information regarding the condition of the patient has to be shared with the concerned Nodal Officers at block-level and district-level.
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Ajay Sura

Ajay Sura is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India Chandigarh. He covers news concerning the State of Haryana, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Defence & Military Affairs. He likes to analyse political developments and decoding judicial pronouncements. His hobbies include travelling, mountaineering and trekking.

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