In Manipur, the State government has introduced home isolation of very mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and allowed those eligible and willing patients with instructions to follow the guidelines of home isolation.<br />''<br />''The State Chief Secretary had issued an Order last evening on introduction of home isolation and Standard of Procedure (SoP) to be followed during the 14 days home isolation.<br />''<br />''A press release issued by State COVID-19 Spokesperson Dr. Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang &nbsp;this evening said that the eligibility of home isolation will be decided by a &nbsp;team constituted by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and pregnant women and minors (below 10 years) who are asymptomatic will be given priority.<br />''<br />''The State Health Department will provide Oximeter and other consumable items like masks, gloves and hydrochloride solutions to those under home isolation. A medical team will monitor their health status by phone daily. The cases and family members will be tested by RT-PCR at the end of home isolation.<br />
News On AIR | August 17, 2020 7:31 AM
Manipur introduces home isolation for very mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases