Following the guidelines issued by the Centre, the State government has issued the Standard Operating Procedure for asymptomatic patients willing to undergo home quarantine instead of the government COVID Care Centre.
The DHS order states that the SOPs have been issued based on guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dated 02/07/2020.
* As per the SOP asymptomatic person desiring to be under home isolation will make a request to the Collector/Dy.Collector concerned to permit him/her to be in home isolation through email on the official email ID.
* The undertaking on self isolation as per the annexure will be enclosed with the application.
“ On receipt of the application along with the undertaking the Collector/Dy.Collector shall forward to the Medical Officer concerned, in whose jurisdiction the said person is residing.
* The Medical Officer shall ascertain the health status of the person and return the application to the Collector/Dy.Collector with recommendation for home isolation if found eligible.
* On receiving the recommendation of the Medical Officer the Collector/Dy.Collector shall permit the person to be under home isolation with the condition to update the health status to the local health officer as advised by the Health Department.
- The permission will be communicated to the Village Panchayat/Municipality concerned.
- On receipt of this information, the Village Panchayat/Municipality shall paste a sticker in the house mentioning that the family is under home isolation.