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- Asymptomatic patients usually recover with minimal intervention: MoHFW
- Patients should always use a triple-layer medical mask: MoHFW
- No need to repeat the test once the period of home isolation is over: MoHFW
New Delhi: As the surge fueled by the Omicron variant has resulted in more than 90,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 56% more than the 58,097 cases the day before, the Department of Health and Welfare -being family (MoHFW) on Wednesday released revised guidelines setting out home isolation rules for mild and asymptomatic cases clarifying the criteria, the precautions that should be followed by these patients and their families and the signs to watch for and when to see a doctor. doctor.
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Here are the main highlights of the new guidelines:
- The home isolation period for mild / asymptomatic COVID-19 patients has been reduced from 10 to seven days. Patients will be released and end their isolation after at least seven days after testing positive. The period of home isolation will end when the patient does not have a fever for three consecutive days after going negative.
- The patient should be clinically classified as mild / asymptomatic by the attending physician.
- Asymptomatic contacts of infected individuals do not need to undergo a Covid test and monitor their health in home quarantine.
- A designated contact number for the control room at the district / sub-district level should be provided to the family. He will provide appropriate advice to undertake testing, clinical management, hospital bed allocation.
- There is no need to retest once the period of home isolation is over, suggests the new directive.
- Such cases should have the necessary facilities at their residence for self-isolation and for quarantining family contacts.
- A fully immunized caregiver should be available to provide 24/7 patient care.
- Patients over the age of 60 will only be allowed to be isolated at home after an appropriate assessment by the attending physician. The same will be the case for patients with comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, heart / kidney / lung / liver disease.
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World
29.76.48.051Case
25,78,42,128active
3.43.41.009Restored
54 64 914Death
The coronavirus has spread to 196 countries. The total number of confirmed cases worldwide is 29.76.48.051 and 54 64 914 is dead; 25,78,42,128 are active cases and 3.43.41.009 recovered on January 6, 2022 at 3:39 a.m.
India
3 51 09 286 90 928Case
2.85.401 71,397active
3.43.41.009 19,206Restored
4 82 876 325Death
In India there are 3 51 09 286 confirmed cases, including 4 82 876 death. The number of active cases is 2.85.401 and 3.43.41.009 recovered on January 6, 2022 at 2:30 a.m.
Status details
State | Case | active | Restored | Death |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra |
67,57,032 26,538 |
91 204 21,199 |
65,24,247 5 331 |
1.41.581 8 |
Kerala |
52 63 415 4,801 |
23,607 2,730 |
51,90,913 1,813 |
48 895 258 |
Karnataka |
30 17 572 4,246 |
17,443 3 882 |
29 61 772 362 |
38,357 2 |
Tamil Nadu |
27 60 449 4,862 |
16,577 4 165 |
27.07.058 688 |
36 814 9 |
Andhra Pradesh |
20 78 376 434 |
1,848 332 |
20.62.029 102 |
14 499 |
Uttar pradesh |
17,16,132 2,036 |
5 158 1 985 |
16.88.058 51 |
22 916 |
West Bengal |
16 78 323 14,022 |
33,042 7,567 |
16 25 454 6,438 |
19,827 17 |
Delhi |
14 74 366 10 665 |
23,307 8,418 |
14 25 938 2 239 |
25 121 8 |
Odisha |
10.57.876 1216 |
3,896 1,076 |
10,45,514 138 |
8 466 2 |
Chhattisgarh |
10.12 128 1,615 |
4,562 1,585 |
9 93 961 29 |
13,605 1 |
Rajasthan |
9.60,453 1,883 |
5,016 1,833 |
9.46.470 48 |
8 967 2 |
Gujarat |
8 40 643 3 350 |
10,994 3,113 |
8 19 523 236 |
10.126 1 |
Madhya Pradesh |
7,95,363 594 |
1,544 515 |
7,83,284 78 |
10,535 1 |
Haryana |
7.79.018 2 176 |
6 059 2,000 |
7 62 893 176 |
10 066 |
Bihar |
7.30.425 1,659 |
3,698 1475 |
7 14 631 184 |
12,096 |
Telangana |
6 85 543 1,520 |
6 168 1310 |
6.75.341 209 |
4,034 1 |
Assam |
6,22,488 591 |
3 326 391 |
6 12 988 196 |
6 174 4 |
Punjab |
6.08.723 1796 |
4,434 1,748 |
5.87.632 44 |
16 657 4 |
Jharkhand |
3 61 518 3,553 |
10 990 3 309 |
3 45 379 244 |
5 149 |
Uttarakhand |
3.46.468 505 |
1000 346 |
3 38 048 159 |
7 420 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
3 42 419 418 |
1,819 278 |
3.36.070 140 |
4,530 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2,29,787 374 |
1216 357 |
2 24 691 16 |
3,880 1 |
Goa |
1 83 795 1002 |
3,718 955 |
1 76 551 46 |
3,526 1 |
Mizoram |
1,43,193 502 |
2,572 410 |
1 40 067 91 |
554 1 |
Pondicherry |
1 29 692 73 |
278 64 |
1 27 533 9 |
1,881 |
Manipur |
1 25 905 27 |
268 11 |
1,23,629 14 |
2,008 2 |
Tripura |
85,297 83 |
278 77 |
84 190 6 |
829 |
Meghalaya |
84 931 50 |
145 48 |
83,301 2 |
1,485 |
Chandigarh |
66,493 229 |
665 165 |
64,748 63 |
1,080 1 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
55,407 32 |
75 30 |
55,050 2 |
282 |
Sikkim |
32 543 13 |
65 8 |
32,069 5 |
409 |
Nagaland |
32,216 6 |
64 2 |
31,450 4 |
702 |
Ladakh |
22 349 28 |
257 8 |
21 871 35 |
221 1 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
10,705 4 |
14 4 |
10 687 |
4 |
Lakshadweep |
10,419 |
3 0 |
10 365 |
51 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
7 824 25 |
91 17 |
7,604 8 |
129 |