'There will be no need for testing prior to discharge. At the time of discharge, the patient will be advised to follow the home isolation for further 7 days,' the revised guidelines said.
Indicating that covid-19 positive cases having mild symptoms can be managed without hospitalisation, the government on Saturday revised the discharge policy for covid-19 patients.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that mild, very mild and pre-symptomatic cases admitted to a covid care facility will undergo regular temperature and pulse oximetry monitoring and the patient can be discharged after 10 days of symptom onset and no fever for three days in such cases. “There will be no need for testing prior to discharge.