New Corona discharge criteria 4 days shortened to "10 days" onset June 21, 21:52, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

The number of days required for hospitalized patients infected with the new coronavirus to be discharged is reviewed. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has shortened the standard of discharge to date by 4 days and decided to allow discharge if 10 days have passed since the onset of symptoms.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set the standards for the discharge of inpatients infected with the novel coronavirus that 14 days have passed since the onset of symptoms, and 72 hours have passed since the symptoms became less severe. Was a condition.

However, WHO = World Health Organization decided to shorten the standard of discharge to 10 days in Japan as well, after reducing the standard of discharge of people with symptoms from 14 days to 14 days. ..

In addition, the discharge criteria for infected persons who do not have symptoms have been revised, and as a new criterion, 6 days have passed since the date of collecting the samples of PCR tests that confirmed infection, and two PCR tests have been performed at intervals of 24 hours or more. Discharge was admitted even if negatives were confirmed consecutively.