6 special notes for families with Covid-19 patients isolated and treated at home

The Ministry of Health has also just issued a Handbook on implementing the tasks of mobile medical stations. It includes instructions for people with Covid-19 or family members to prepare for F0 quarantine at home.

Prepare for F0 to be isolated and treated at home

According to the Ministry of Health, families and peopleinfected with Covid-19It is necessary to save the phone numbers of the epidemic prevention and control hotline; the person assigned to support health monitoring of infected people and other phone numbers that can be contacted when necessary.

The family must choose a separate room and bathroom for the person infected with Covid-19 to use or choose a suitable location to prevent infection for family members. At the same time, the family must identify a suitable family member to take care of F0 (if necessary).

In addition, F0 and their family members need to prepare the following minimum items: Disposable medical masks (at least enough for the whole family for 2 weeks); medical gloves (at least enough for caregivers for 2 weeks); thermometer, blood pressure monitor; infectious waste bin with lid and plastic bags to line the inside of the bin.

Also according to this instruction, families should prepare personal items for F0. These include toothbrushes, towels, face towels, bathtubs, washing machines, eating utensils, soap (for bathing and washing), washing machines (if available), and drying equipment for personal clothes.

Notification when there is a case of home quarantine. Photo: Document

You must also prepare the medications currently used for family members: high blood pressure, diabetes, gout... with quantities that can be used for at least 30 days; Medications and prescriptions from the doctor for the infected person (if any).

When one family member is infected with Covid-19, it means that other family members may also be infected. Therefore, family members need to quarantine at home to avoid infecting the community.

How Covid-19 patients can monitor their health at home

Daily health monitoring of F0 is essential to promptly detect severe cases for timely treatment and transfer to hospital for treatment.

F0 monitoring can be undertaken by F0, family members, commune-level health stations or mobile health stations or Covid-19 care teams in the community. Signs that need to be monitored daily include:

Respiration rate, pulse, temperature, blood oxygen saturation - SpO2 (if measurable) and blood pressure (if measurable).

Symptoms: Fatigue, cough, coughing up phlegm, chills/chills, conjunctivitis (red eyes), loss of taste or smell, diarrhea (loose stools/stools); coughing up blood, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, persistent chest pain, confusion, loss of alertness.

Other symptoms include: sore throat, headache, dizziness, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, muscle aches...

When seeing one of the signs of worsening, F0 or family should immediately contact the medical staff assigned to monitor F0's health or the commune-level health station, mobile health station, or emergency transportation center./.