<p>On a pilot basis, the Chhattisgarh government has allowed asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to undergo treatment in isolation at home, a health official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>In a letter to all district collectors on Friday, the state's Health Secretary Niharika Barik Singh said the district administration can allow `C' (asymptomatic) category Covid-19 patients to remain in home isolation, he said.</p>.<p>The health department also released a detailed set of conditions and guidelines which will have to be fulfilled before putting any patient in home isolation, he said.</p>.<p>Initially, 285 coronavirus positive patients across 28 districts -- 50 of them from Raipur district -- will be allowed to undergo treatment at home.</p>.<p>A 24X7 call center and control room will be set up in every district to monitor the treatment of these patients.</p>.<p>Before allowing home isolation and treatment, a district administration team will inspect the house.</p>.<p>A house where a patient is to be kept should be at least a 3BHK (bedroom-hall-kitchen) one with sufficient cross-ventilation and separate toilet-bathrooms.</p>.<p>But a Covid-19 patient suffering from serious ailments such as heart disease or cancer or those who are living alone shall not be put in home-isolation.</p>.<p>A red sticker with required information will be pasted on the front of a house where a Covid-19 patient has been isolated.</p>.<p>If the patient develops breathing trouble, constant pain in the chest or head or any other complication, he or she will be immediately shifted to a Covid-19 hospital. A rapid action team will be on stand-by for this purpose.</p>.<p>If the patient/family members violate the isolation- protocol they will be shifted to Covid Care Center and will face action under the Epidemic Diseases Act, the official said.</p>.<p>As of Friday, Chhattisgarh had reported 9,192 coronavirus cases, including 2,908 active patients and 54 deaths.</p>
<p>On a pilot basis, the Chhattisgarh government has allowed asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to undergo treatment in isolation at home, a health official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>In a letter to all district collectors on Friday, the state's Health Secretary Niharika Barik Singh said the district administration can allow `C' (asymptomatic) category Covid-19 patients to remain in home isolation, he said.</p>.<p>The health department also released a detailed set of conditions and guidelines which will have to be fulfilled before putting any patient in home isolation, he said.</p>.<p>Initially, 285 coronavirus positive patients across 28 districts -- 50 of them from Raipur district -- will be allowed to undergo treatment at home.</p>.<p>A 24X7 call center and control room will be set up in every district to monitor the treatment of these patients.</p>.<p>Before allowing home isolation and treatment, a district administration team will inspect the house.</p>.<p>A house where a patient is to be kept should be at least a 3BHK (bedroom-hall-kitchen) one with sufficient cross-ventilation and separate toilet-bathrooms.</p>.<p>But a Covid-19 patient suffering from serious ailments such as heart disease or cancer or those who are living alone shall not be put in home-isolation.</p>.<p>A red sticker with required information will be pasted on the front of a house where a Covid-19 patient has been isolated.</p>.<p>If the patient develops breathing trouble, constant pain in the chest or head or any other complication, he or she will be immediately shifted to a Covid-19 hospital. A rapid action team will be on stand-by for this purpose.</p>.<p>If the patient/family members violate the isolation- protocol they will be shifted to Covid Care Center and will face action under the Epidemic Diseases Act, the official said.</p>.<p>As of Friday, Chhattisgarh had reported 9,192 coronavirus cases, including 2,908 active patients and 54 deaths.</p>