A recent report of the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare stated that 80 per cent of coronavirus patients are asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms. Considering this, the central government has issued fresh guidelines governing home isolation for COVID-19 patients.
State governments have followed the suit with Uttar Pradesh being the latest to allow home isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients under certain conditions. This has resulted in an increase in the number of queries for the Home Isolation Programme (HIP) being offered by HealthCare atHome (HCAH).
COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms do not require to go for hospital-based treatments and in this regard, the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research say that persons clinically categorised as having very mild or pre-symptomatic (COVID-19) will have the option of home isolation provided they have the requisite facility at their residence.
We have developed a customised Home Isolation Programme (HIP) under two caps — ‘COVID Essentials’ and ‘COVID Advanced.’ The former is meant ‘for low-risk individuals’ and the latter ‘for high-risk individuals. Home isolation is feasible and affordable for everyone. And, this will also decrease the burden on hospitals”, said Mr Vivek Srivastava, Co-Founder & CEO, HealthCare atHome (HCAH).
As the number of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients has been increasing gradually, it seems that 90% of the patients will be treated through home isolation care considering its affordability and feasibility. To this end, HealthCare atHome (HCAH) is the first company, which has developed a meticulously designed Home Isolation Programme (HIP).
“We have been receiving overwhelming responses from patients amidst the COVID-19 panic as they are approaching us considering the feasibility of Home Isolation Programme (HIP). In the last three months, the number of queries for our Home Isolation Programme (HIP) has increased significantly as we are receiving 250-300 queries per day. So far, we have treated over four thousand patients through our HIP. To start the HIP, first, we do an onboarding call with the patients and their family members by trained COVID-19 experts on how to implement HIP protocols. We provide complete training and education ‘On how to live in Home Isolation’ with IEC material. Caregivers are also available round the clock”, said Dr Gaurav Thukral, COO, HealthCare atHOME (HCAH).
