Guidelines for Isolation or Shifting

This page describes the guidelines for isolation or shifting of patients.

Scenario	Remarks
Asymptomatic Travellers/ Primary Contacts with isolation facility at home*	Ensure Mandatory Home Isolation for 14 days.	Look for symptoms daily, Address their medical, Non-medical & Psychological needs.
Asymptomatic Travellers/ Primary Contacts without isolation facility at home*	Mandatory isolation for 14 days at COVID CARE CENTRE.	Look for symptoms daily, Address their medical, Non-medical & Psychological needs. All shifting to be done in coordination with District Control Room
Any traveller/primary contact who developed mild symptoms -Category A (Mild Symptoms with No-comorbidity) during initial 14 days & with isolation facility at home*	Mandatory Isolation at home extended for a total of 28 days.	Closely follow up symptoms by Medical Officer and Reclassify every 12 hours; Arrange video consultation at Tele Health Help Line
Any traveller/primary contact who developed symptoms during quarantine period (Category A- mild symptoms with No Co-morbidity) & without isolation facility at home*	Shift to Isolation Facility at Taluk Hospitals in designated Ambulances	All shifting to be done in coordination with shifting facility and with green signal from Tele Health Help Line
Any Traveller/primary Contact in Category B	Shift to Isolation Facility at Taluk Hospital in designated Ambulance	All shifting to be done in coordination with shifting facility and with green signal from Tele Health Help Line
Any Traveller/Primary Contact in Category C	Shift to Isolation Facility at GMC Kalamasserry	All shifting to be done in co-ordination with GMC Kalamasserry

Isolation Facility at House (Only if ALL the following are feasible)

1. Single bath attached room inside house dedicated for person to be in isolation.

2. One healthy person (without any morbidity/ 18-60 years) at house to hand over food/ basic needs

3. Facility for not interacting with Elderly/people with Co-morbidity (chronic illness like heart or kidney diseases.