The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 9th January 2022 has published the revised discharge policy for COVID-19 Patients. The Discharge criteria for severe cases will be based on clinical recovery at the discretion of the treating medical officer.
As per the revised policy mild cases admitted to a COVID Care Facility or under home isolation will undergo regular health monitoring. The patient shall be discharged after at least 7 days have passed from testing positive and with no fever for 3 successive days.
Patients on oxygen whose signs and symptoms do not resolve, and demand of oxygen therapy continues shall be discharged as per the advice of the treating medical officer only after resolution of clinical symptoms, ability to maintain prescribed oxygen saturation for 3 successive days without oxygen support and has a stable comorbidities.
Further, the patients post discharge are advised to self-monitor their health for further 7 days and shall continue wearing masks. Post discharge, if the patient develops any symptoms of fever, cough or breathing difficulty or she/she continues to experience residual/sustained symptoms, he/she shall contact the treating doctor for further clinical guidance or contact the State/District control room helpline or 1075.
