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New Delhi : novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases increased to 4, 421 in India on April 7, 2020, evening, though the number of new cases came down considerably on the day. The Coronavirus death toll increased to 117 on April 7, according to a PIB release. The number of patients cured/discharged after recovery is 326, a significant development.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued guidelines for cluster containment and outbreak containment. Technology-led initiatives for undertaking surveillance, monitoring quarantine facilities, tracking the health of suspected patients and their contacts placed under home quarantine, providing up-to-date information to citizens, making predictive analytics using Heat Maps, with real-time tracking of ambulances and disinfection services, virtual training to doctors and healthcare professionals and tele-counselling are being conducted across various Districts, according to a PIB release.
The Ministry has published an updated training resource material and video material for COVID-19 management. This is available at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/.
A Guidance Document on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed cases of COVID-19 has also been issued, which may be accessed at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/FinalGuidanceonMangaementofCovidcasesversion2.pdf.
Three types of facilities shall be set up for various categories of COVID-19 cases as a mechanism for triaging and decisions making for identification of the appropriate COVID-19 dedicated facility for providing care to COVID-19 patients:
1. COVID Care Center (CCC) :
- Mild or very mild cases or COVID suspect cases.
- Makeshift facilities. These may be set up in hostels, hotels, schools, stadiums, lodges etc., both public and private.
- If need be, existing quarantine facilities could also be converted into COVID Care Centres
- Necessarily be mapped to one or more Dedicated COVID Health Centres and at least one Dedicated COVID Hospital for referral purpose.
2. Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC):
- Shall offer care for all cases that have been clinically assigned as moderate
- These should either be a full hospital or a separate block in a hospital with preferably separate entry/exit/zoning.
- These hospitals would have beds with assured Oxygen support.
3. Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH):
- Shall offer comprehensive care primarily for those who have been clinically assigned as severe.
- Should either be a full hospital or a separate block in a hospital with preferably separate entry\exit.
- Fully equipped ICUs, Ventilators, and beds with assured Oxygen support.