New corona Revise discharge criteria for symptom improvement Give priority to severely ill patients
As the number of people infected with the new coronavirus surges, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revised the criteria for allowing people with improved symptoms to be discharged, in order to prioritize treatment of severely ill patients.
Specifically, the time required to receive the first virus test after symptoms have subsided has been reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours. On the other hand, if the first test is negative, the time until the second test is performed will be extended from the previous 12 hours to 24 hours.
Two consecutive negatives indicate that the patient will be discharged. This standard has been set according to the latest opinion of the World Health Organization (WHO).
In addition, this standard applies not only to hospital discharges from medical institutions, but also to the removal of accommodation at home or home for people who do not have mild or symptomatic symptoms.
However, if there is a possibility that the treatment of these people will interfere with the treatment of severely ill people, the treatment can be canceled without testing if there is no significant change in symptoms for 14 days after starting treatment It has been with.