Here are the 4 types of patients affected by Sars-Cov-2. Circular Ministry of Health
What does the circular of the Ministry of Health of 12 October establish
Circular min. Health of 12/10 identifies 4 types of subjects
Four types of subjects and the indications on the relative quarantine and the opportunity to carry out the molecular swab. The procedures are clarified by the circular of last 12 October from the Ministry of Health, which distinguishes asymptomatic cases from asymptomatic contacts.
These are the indications for each group identified.
ASYMPTOMATIC POSITIVE CASES
Asymptomatic people who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 can return to the community after an isolation period of at least 10 days from the onset of positivity, at the end of which a molecular test with a negative result is performed
ASYMPTOMATIC CLOSE CONTACTS
Close contacts of cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed and identified by health authorities, must observe: a quarantine period of 14 days from the last exposure to the case or a quarantine period of 10 days from the last exposure with a negative antigenic or molecular test carried out on the tenth day.
ASYMPTOMATIC POSITIVE CASES
Symptomatic people who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 can return to the community after a period of isolation of at least 10 days from the onset of symptoms (not considering anosmia and ageusia / dysgeusia which may have prolonged persistence over time) accompanied by a test molecular with negative finding performed after at least 3 days without symptoms.
LONG-TERM POSITIVE CASES
People who, although no longer presenting symptoms, continue to test positive for the molecular test for SARS-CoV-2, in the event of absence of symptoms for at least a week, will be able to stop isolation after 21 days from the onset of symptoms. This criterion can be modulated by the health authorities in agreement with clinical experts and microbiologists / virologists, taking into account the immune status of the persons concerned (in immunosuppressed patients the period of contagiousness can be prolonged).
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
In the circular it is also recommended to carry out the molecular test at the end of the quarantine to all people who live or come into regular contact with fragile and / or at risk of complications; provide for differentiated access to the test for children; do not provide for quarantine or the execution of diagnostic tests in close contacts of close contacts of the case (i.e. if there has been no direct contact with the confirmed case), unless the close contact of the case is not subsequently positive for any diagnostic tests or in the event that, based on the judgment of the health authorities, community screening is appropriate.
PROMOTE THE IMMUNI APP
It is also recommended to promote the use of the Immuni App to support contact tracing activities.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/ecco-le-4-tipologie-di-di-pazienti-affetti-da-sars-cov-2-circolare-ministero-della-salute/ on Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:40:45 +0000.