Category: Covid Guidelines – Official
D.O.-Letter-to-CSs-State-Health-Secys-Covishield-Revised-Dose-Interval-13-May-2021Download Covid-19 Vaccination n India has completed 117 days during which we havebeen able to vaccinate 17.7 crore beneficiaries of which 3.9 crore beneficiaries havecompleted the two doses schedule of vaccination as per the recommended interval of 4 weeks for Covaxin and 6-8 weeks for Covishield. This has been possible due to the proactive involvement of all States and UTs.In view of the emerging scientific evidences, the interval between two doses of a specified COVID-19 vaccine i.e. COVISHIELD, has been revisited by Covid Working Group of The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and subsequently by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) in its meeting...
Read MoreTreatment for symptomatic after swab collection and before receipt of RT-PCR test
With reference to the above subject and reference, technical advisory committee discussed that in the cmTent epidemiological scenario of COVID-19 in the state, the test positivity is about 30% and also there may be time lag for receipt of the report following swab collection. Hence it was recommended to start the treatment to the persons who are symptomatic and also to those who are in high risk and primary contacts in the house hold immediately. Private labs / Private hospitals are directed to give prescription through their doctors and all the public health institutions to hand over the medicines to the needy as follows Tab Ivermectin 12 mg - 1-0-0 for 3 days (on empty stomach)Tab Vitamin - C 500 mg - 1-1-1 for 3 days.Tab Zinc 50 mg - ...
Read MoreBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Office of the Chief Commissioner, Head Office, Annex-1, Bangalore-02 No. CCon1./PSR/55 /2021-22 Date: 11.05.2021 COVID URGENT Office Order The following Guidelines for all types of CCC's / Triage and Tertiary Care Centres are as follows. These guidelines shall be followed in1n1ediately and the action taken shall be reported to this office without fail. There shall be a Triage center in all the MLA constituencies of Bangalore. The Triage centers shall have a set o.f Doctors in three shifts that is 24/7. The Triage centers shall have all the Medical equipment's and medication required. The Doctors in the Triage center shall be in touch with the...
Read MoreGuidelines on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in workplace
1. Background Offices and other workplaces are relatively close setting, with shared spaces like (corridors, elevators & stairs, parking places, cafeteria, meeting rooms and conference halls etc.) and thus COVID-19 infection can spread relatively fast among officials, staffs and visitors. Thus there is a need to prevent importation of infection in workplace settings and to respond in a timely and effective manner in case suspect case of COVID-19 is detected in these settings, so as to limit the spread of infection. 2. Scope This document outlines the preventive and response measures to be observed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in workplace settings. The document is divided into the following sub- sections basic prevent...
Read MoreRevised guidelines for Home Isolation of mild /asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
28th April 2021 Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Revised guidelines for Home Isolation of mild /asymptomatic COVID-19 cases Background The guidelines are in supersession to the guidelines issued on the subject on 2nd July, 2020. As per the guidelines, the patients who are clinically assigned to be mild /asymptomatic are recommended for home isolation. 2. Asymptomatic cases; mild cases of COVID-19 The asymptomatic cases are laboratory confirmed cases not experiencing any symptoms and having oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94%. Clinically assigned mild cases are patients with upper respiratory tract symptoms (&/or fever) without shortness of breath and having oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94%. ...
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