Assam: Hailakandi asymptomatic patients can now stay in home isolation

SILCHAR: Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in Hailakandi district can stay under home isolation provided they adhere to certain health protocols.


DC (Hailakandi) Megh Nidhi Dahal said this while interacting with a cross section of people through video conference here on Monday. Dahal made it clear that the administration, as per the standing instructions of the state government, would allow home isolation of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients provided they fulfilled certain conditions.

Explaining in details the conditions, Dahal said asymptomatic patients have to give an undertaking that they will look after their health vitals at periodic intervals such as oxygen saturation level through Oximeter, blood pressure level, maintain isolation from rest of the members of the family, especially persons with co-morbidities, use separate room and toilet and arrange conveyance in case of any health emergency.

The DC added that though the administration has no problems in referring asymptomatic persons to home isolation provided they fulfilled certain conditions as laid down, it would insist them to move to Covid Care Centres (CCCs) and isolation wards of hospitals where they would be given medical care.

The DC said the administration would now no longer enforce closure of any shop or establishment for a longer period of time in the event of any shopkeeper or employee tests positive but would ensure that the shop or establishment gets opened within 72 hours if rest of the employees’ swab samples are found negative under RT-PCR following Rapid Antigen Test and after proper sanitisation of the premises.

Making an impassioned plea to everyone to come forward voluntarily to get their swab tested at the 19 Covid screening and testing centres set up across the district, Dahal said the key to preventing further transmission of the highly contagious disease is to identify a corona patient and immediately put him or her under isolation.

“Early detection of cases through RAT and putting infected persons under isolation is the only way to prevent the disease from spreading further in the community. And towards this end, we seek the support and cooperation of all segments of society to make Hailakandi free from Covid-19 and to avert a total lockdown,” the DC added.

Dahal said the administration has formed around 45 teams of doctors and paramedics who will visit different parts of the district to collect swab samples. He added that the target for swab testing under RAT has been set at 2,000 per day. ANMs, GNMs and other health workers would be trained for collecting swabs, he said.

The DC further added that the administration would ensure that health status of persons under home isolation is being monitored twice a day between 8am and 8pm.