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Ira Shah [MD, DCH (Gold Medalist), FCPS, DNB]
Consultant Pediatrician, Mumbai
Address for Correspondence: 1/B Saguna, 271/B St. Francis Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Email: info@pediatriconcall.com
In the hospital
Isolation facility need to have negative pressure, air control (10-12 air changes per hour), double door entry and dedicated staff. If dedicated isolation room is not available, then patients can be kept in a well ventilated isolation ward with beds kept (at least) one metre apart.
At home
• Infected person should stay home for seven days; preferably isolate himself / herself in a well ventilated room. Avoid common areas frequented by other family members of the family.
• If the living space is small and more than one person need to sleep in a room, ensure that the head end of patient and others sleeping in that room are in opposite direction
• Infected person should a wear mask all the time.
For further details:
www.who.int
www.cdc.gov
www.mohfw.nic.in
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