- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (
AIIMS ) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ) have combinedly issued new guidelines for treatment of mild, moderate and severe cases of COVID-19. - In case of mild COVID-19, AIIMS guidelines recommend home isolation and care.
- For full details, check out the list below.
With COVID-19 cases exploding across India and hospitals facing acute shortage of oxygen and other critical requirements, it’s important for you to keep a track of your health, and identify
In case you have a mild case of COVID-19, you can avoid the trip to the hospital and take care of yourself at home. Here’s what the new AIIMS guidelines suggest:
How to identify
A patient is said to have mild COVID-19 in case they have upper respiratory tract symptoms and/or fever without shortness of breath or hypoxia.
Hypoxia means there is a shortage of adequate supply of oxygen at the tissue level. It can be identified by checking SpO2 levels using an oximeter.
SpO2 levels should be between 92% to 98%, anything lower than 92% is considered as hypoxia.
Suggestions
AIIMS guidelines suggest home isolation and care.
MUST DO
- Physical distancing, indoor mask use and strict hand hygiene.
- Symptomatic management (hydration, antipyretics, antitussive, multivitamins).
- Stay in contact with the treating physician.
- Monitor temperature and oxygen saturation (by applying a SpO2 probe to fingers).
- Difficulty in breathing.
- High grade fever/severe cough, particularly if it lasts for more than five days.
- A low threshold to be kept for those with any of the high-risk features.
Note that these therapies are based on low certainty of evidence.
- Tab Ivermectin (200 mcg/kg once a day for 3 days). Avoid in case of pregnant and lactating women.
- Tab HCQ (400 mg twice for 1 day, followed by 400 mg once daily for 4 days) unless contraindicated.
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