Operating Guidelines for Home

Isolation Amidst COVID-19 Scenario

13th July 2020

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Content

01 Introduction

02 Who all can be Home Isolated?

03 Eligibility for Home Isolation

04 Requirement of Medical attention

05 When to discontinue Home Isolation

06 Instructions for care givers

Instructions for patients

07

08 Guidelines for Use of Face Covers

09 WHO Protocols for the Use of Hand Wash and Hand Rub

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 Introduction

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Introduction

 These operating guidelines have been prepared using the Best Practices followed for Home Isolation, various orders and
notifications from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) ,Central & State Government, World Health
Organization (WHO),etc. from time to time

 An appeal is being made to all the residents of Pimpri Chinchwad to adopt these guidelines and help Pimpri Chinchwad
Municipal Corporation in safeguarding your families and the residents of our city in general from this current Pandemic of
COVID-19

 The guidelines provided herein are not exhaustive and PCMC may include such other appropriate measures to ensure
compliance with advisories issued by the appropriate authorities such as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI), Government of Maharashtra (GoM), etc.

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 Who all can be Home
Isolated?

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Who all can be Home Isolated ?
The testing of Symptomatic Patients/ High Risk/Low Risk Contacts is done if the result is:
Group A -
Asymptomatic
Complete Blood Count
(CBC), Renal Function
Test (RFT), Random
Blood Glucose (RBG),
Liver Function Test
(LFT), ECG, will be
checked
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Group B – Mild Group C –Mild
symptoms without Moderate to Severe
symptoms with
comorbidity* symptoms
comorbidity*
Complete Blood Will be treated at COVID Will be treated at
Care Centre Dedicated COVID
Count (CBC), Renal
(CCC)/Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH)
Function Test (RFT),
Random Blood Health Center (DCHC)
Glucose (RBG), *Co-morbidity:
Liver Function Test • Patients>60 years of age
(LFT), ECG, Chest • Patients suffering from conditions
X-Ray and SpO2 such as Hypertension, Diabetes,
levels of the patient Lung / Liver / Kidney diseases
will be checked • Patients with immunocompromised
status (HIV, Cancer, etc.)
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Who all can be Home Isolated ?
If found within normal limits

The surveillance team will

verify whether eligible for
Home Isolation

Does the
Patient can YES patient meet NO Will continue treatment at
undergo 10 eligibility for COVID Care Centre (CCC) /
days Home Home Dedicated COVID Health
Isolation Isolation ? Center (DCHC)
followed by 7
days Home Eligibility criteria for Home Isolation:
Quarantine
 The patient should have a separate room
 The room must have attached/separate washroom
 There should be a caretaker available 24x7
Please Note:
Group A patient should daily monitor temperature
Group B patient should daily monitor temperature and oxygen saturation (SpO2) level
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 Eligibility for Home
Isolation

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Eligibility for Home Isolation

The patient should be Facility of self-isolation at

clinically assigned as a home and for quarantining
Group A- Asymptomatic or the family members such as
Group B- Mild symptoms separate room and attached
without comorbidity washroom for patient

Aarogya Setu App

24x7 caretaker should be
there. Communication Download Aarogya Setu
between caregiver and and PCMC Smart Sarathi
hospital is prerequisite App
condition

Patient must fill an Caretaker assigned should

undertaking on self- be in age group of 18 to 50
PCMC Smart Sarathi isolation and follow the years and should not have
Mobile Application guidelines any comorbid condition

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Medical attention

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*Requirement of medical attention
Patient and Care giver will keep monitoring the patient’s health. Immediate medical attention must be sought
if any of the following signs or symptoms develop:

↑ in Dry Cough Nasal Congestion Sore Throat

Dip in oxygen
↑ in Temperature Vomiting and
saturation
above 99◦ F Diarrhea
(SpO2<94%)

Persistent pain in the

Difficulty in breathing
chest

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 When to discontinue
Home Isolation

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When to discontinue Home Isolation

Period of Home Isolation of patient ends after 10 days of symptom

onset and no fever for 3 days

Thereafter the patient will be advised for home quarantine and will be
asked to self-monitor his/her health for further 7 days

There is “no need of testing” after the Home Isolation period is

over

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 Instructions for care
givers

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Instructions for care givers
Mask : The care taker must wear a triple layer medical mask
appropriately when in the same room with the ill person. Front
portion of the mask should not be touched

Hand hygiene must be ensured using soap and water or Hand

Rub following contact with the patient

Triple layer mask

After using soap and water for washing hands , use of
disposable paper towels to dry hands is desirable

Exposure to patient : Avoid direct contact with body fluids of

the patient, particularly oral or respiratory secretions

Avoid exposure to potentially contaminant items (e.g.: Drying of hands using disposable
avoid sharing cigarettes, utensils, drinks, used towels and bed paper towel
linen, etc.)

Monitoring of The care-taker and all close contact should self monitor their
temperature health with daily temperature monitoring and report to
Home Isolation helpline SWASTHYA (020-67331140) promptly
if they develop any alarming signs or symptoms*
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 Instructions for
patients

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Instructions for patients
• Patient must use triple
layer mask all the time.
• Mask should be
discarded after 8 hours or
if it becomes damp.
• Mask should be
disinfected with 1%
Sodium Hypochlorite
solution before discarding.
• Patient should take • Clean surfaces in the room
adequate rest. that are touched often
• Patient must drink lot of (tables, doorknobs,
fluids to maintain adequate handles, etc.) with 1%
hydration. hypochlorite solution.
• Patient should not share
personal items with
anyone.
• Patient must strictly follow
physician’s instructions
about medication.

Mask 1 Self-Care &

2 Cleaning 3
Hygiene

Patient must stay in the identified room and away from other people in home, especially elders and those with co-morbid
conditions like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, diabetes, etc

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 Guidelines for Use of
Face Covers

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Guidelines for Use of Face Covers

DOs DONTs

Wash hands thoroughly before Do not reverse face cover after

wearing it use

Clean your hands with 65% or

more alcohol-based hand Do not share face cover with
sanitizers or with soap and water anyone
for 20 seconds after using it

Wash face cover every day after Do not keep used gloves, face
use cover in pocket

Cover nose and mouth with

Do not leave used mask within
handkerchief /tissue while
reach of others
sneezing and coughing

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 WHO Protocols for the
Use of Hand Wash and
Hand Rub

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Protocols for Handwash

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Protocols for Hand Rub

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 Shravan Hardikar, IAS
Municipal Commissioner
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pune, Maharashtra, India

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