Guidelines for Management of COVID – 19 – Karnataka

The Karnataka Government has issued Guidelines for Management of COVID – 19. The guidelines provide following directions for quarantine:

1. The person shall be clinically assigned as asymptomatic/mild case through telephonic triage or by the health staff/medical officer/ physician. Such cases should have the requisite facility at their residence for self-isolation and also for quarantining the family contacts.
2. A caregiver should be available to provide care on a 24 X 7 basis. A regular communication link between
   the caregiver and hospital is a prerequisite for the entire duration of home isolation/ home care.
3. The person shall provide a signed undertaking for self isolation/home care and follow guidelines of home isolation/home care. The person shall agree to monitor his/her health and regularly inform their health status to the telemonitoring team/ medical officer/physician/ family doctor and District Surveillance Officer (DSO) for further follow up by the surveillance teams.
4. Home isolation/home care shall not be applicable for pregnant women 2 weeks before expected date of delivery (EDD).