Home Isolation

Pune hospitals struggle to cope with spike in COVID-19 cases; data entry responsibilities add to burden

Although around 100 private hospitals in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are treating COVID-19 patients, shortages of beds remain

COVID-19 crisis: How Delhi model, if implemented well, can help curb pandemic's spread in rural areas

The aggressive testing, home isolation, plasma therapy, increasing the capacity of beds in the hospitals and putting out information about every measure and real picture of the Delhi government are the key elements of its model.

Health ministry allows home isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, bars elderly with comorbidities

According to the revised COVID-19 norms, the health ministry has made allowances for asymptomatic patients to quarantine at home as long as they have the requisite self-isolation facilities.

Delhi govt issues revised order on home isolation; facility to be offered to patients with mild symptoms and without co-morbidities

The development came after two meetings between the Delhi government and Lietenant Governor Anil Baijal.