The Corona Virus Control and Control Center in Dubai has specified procedures and specifications for the quarantine of residents returning to the emirate, including home or institutional quarantine, and three requirements to end the isolation period, consisting of completing 14 days from the date of examination, improvement of symptoms, and the patient's freedom from any symptoms of heat for three Days, without antipyretic drugs.
A member of the operations team at the Corona Virus Control and Control Center, Mai Al-Dosari, told «Emirates Today» that once a resident outside the country obtains an entry permit and books the return flight, he is officially informed of the conditions and controls of the quarantine, which he will be subject to after entering the country .
She noted that once the traveler arrives at the airport, a medical examination is performed, a PCR examination is performed for him, and he is obliged to download the smart application COVID19 DXB, to be followed through him throughout the quarantine period if the examination result is positive, confirming that the examination result appears within 48 hours as a maximum .
She added: «Home isolation is applied to stable cases, who do not show symptoms, or their symptoms are simple, and in the event that the patient does not want home isolation, institutional isolation can be made available under conditions that are: Individuals bear the cost of staying in institutional isolation, while ensuring The government costs the institutional isolation of humanitarian cases. ”
Al-Dosari emphasized that the most important conditions and requirements of the home quarantine, which apply either to the returning residents from abroad or to the "Corona" patients inside the state, are the necessity of having a separate room with a private bathroom, the stability of the health condition of the patient and those living with him at home, and the availability of effective means of communication to communicate with Patient, having complete knowledge and knowledge of home residents about methods of infection prevention, and the availability of first aid containing a thermometer.
The person with “Corona” during the isolation period must adhere to the controls that are necessary to isolate himself from those residing with him at home, download the smart application COVID19 DXB, register in it, sign a declaration and pledge regarding strict adherence to the rules and conditions of home isolation, monitor symptoms, and measure temperature Always, read the patient and his / her home at home for all the instructions provided.
During the isolation period, the patient should use tools that are used once when eating, throw them directly upon completion, as well as use separate bags to collect clothes, and another to collect waste and residues that may be contagious, in addition to washing hands constantly, and covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing , It is also preferable to use the container with the automatic opening without touching the potentially infectious waste.
The Control and Control Center identified requirements that must be adhered to by the patient’s family during the isolation period, namely the necessity of staying in separate rooms, observing the symptoms that may occur to them, and using the medical mask when there are other people or when attending the health care team, with the need to wash hands for a period Not less than 20 seconds at least, especially before and after preparing food, before eating, after using the bathroom, and after taking off medical gloves, and whenever the hands appear dirty, it is preferable to use paper towels to dry hands.
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The injured family
The center of control of the injured family called to avoid touching the eyes and mouth with unclean hands, wearing the medical mask and gloves properly when present with the patient in the same room, with the need to adhere to physical distance, and that the number of health care providers be limited, and not be one of the groups most vulnerable to complications from the virus .