As Saudi Arabia approaches 210,000 confirmed cases of the new Corona virus, whether active or recovered, the numbers confirm that there is one person among every 170 people who have been infected with the virus, which reaffirms the importance of following more effective isolation or quarantine measures to reduce its prevalence between Single-family or one-share housing.
Yesterday, the Saudi Health Authority recorded 3580 new cases of Corona virus, and recorded 1,980 cases of recovery, while the new deaths reached 58. The total number of cases since five months is approaching 210 thousand cases, with steady and continuous recording of continuous recovery cases exceeding 70%, Of the total injuries.
Although the active cases are more than 60 thousand cases, the majority of them do not require hospitalization, and only home isolation and follow-up of their cases remotely through direct contact from the specialized doctors or digital applications that follow the cases or smart wristbands, and the home is evaluated before isolating the patient at home from a team Public health in the region, governorate, or health gathering to find out if the house is suitable for home insulation or not.
Medical isolation differs from quarantine, since isolation is a separation for the injured person or has symptoms of injury, while the quarantine is for those suspected of exposure to the source of infection and they have no symptoms, such as those who have confirmed the condition and have no symptoms, and the quarantine or isolation is in a designated facility or Hospital or home, depending on health condition assessment, requirements are met.
At the press conference on the developments of the new “Corona virus” (COVID – 19), Dr. Abdullah Asiri, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Preventive Health, spoke about the protocol of house isolation and home quarantine, indicating the difference between isolation and home quarantine, in terms of the beginning and end of quarantine and quarantine periods. Dr. Asiri gave an example of this, saying that if the father in the family becomes infected with the virus, he will be isolated and the period of his isolation will end on the tenth day, while those in contact with him from the family members will remain in the stone until day 14, and if symptoms appear on one of the contacts on any day of On stone days, it enters the isolation phase and lasts 10 days starting from the first day that symptoms appear.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Al-Abdi Al-Ali, a health spokesman, pointed out the developments of the pandemic: “We record critical cases with numbers fluctuating between 2000 and 2500, and the height from last week is limited, most cases are stable, and two-thirds of hypnotized cases suffer from chronic diseases, half of them over 60 years old.”
He also stressed that more than half a million people were served in “sure” centers and “reassuring” clinics, adding: “Whenever there is a need to expand (clinics will be) that, and it does not only serve the residents of the nearby neighborhood.”
He stressed, “If 10 people meet, one of whom is committed to healthy behaviors and the rest are in contact, he will probably hand over the preventive measures against transmission, and the rest of the contacts, the possibility of their infection more, and varies according to the contact of each person.”
It is noteworthy that the criteria for domestic isolation for positive cases included that the cases are in a good condition to receive care at home without the need to sleep in the hospital for medical reasons, and provide them with the necessary instructions, brochures and instructions during their stay in the house isolation, in addition to downloading the application “Tatman” and registering in it as well as the application of “Our agency” »People with symptoms are also provided with smart bracelets, make sure to wear them, sync them, and sign their pledge.
SOURCE : SAUDI24
