Guidelines for management of co-infection of COVID-19 with other seasonal epidemic prone diseases

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued Guidelines for management of co-infection of COVID-19 with other seasonal epidemic prone diseases. The scope of this document is to provide clear guidelines on prevention and treatment of co-infections of COVID with diseases like Dengue, Malaria, Seasonal Influenza (H1N1), Leptospirosis, Chikungunya etc.

As per the World Health Organization (WHO) case definition, a COVID case may present with:

1. Acute onset of fever AND cough; OR
2. Acute onset of ANY THREE OR MORE of the following signs or symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, coryza, dyspnoea, anorexia/nausea/ vomiting, diarrhoea, altered mental status.