Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by Private Institutions in India

Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons

by Private Institutions

In the wake of the prevailing COVID-19 situation and in order to

strengthen the containment measures, it is of utmost importance that each and every case (suspects/confirmed) of COVID-19 is isolated and provided appropriate treatment and their contacts are traced at the earliest to break the chain of transmission. It is important that support and cooperation of private sector is enlisted, in this regard.

Therefore, it  shall be mandatory for all hospitals (Government and Private), Medical officers in Government health institutions and registered Private Medical Practitioners including AYUSH Practitioners, to notify such person(s) with COVID-19 affected person (as defined in the attached annexure) to concerned district surveillance unit.  All practitioners shall also get the self-declaration forms  (enclosed), who,  within their  knowledge, are  having travel history of COVID-19 affected countries as per the extant guidelines and are falling under the case definition of COVID-19 (Suspect/Case)

In case the person has any such history in the last 14 days and is symptomatic as per case definition of COVID-19, the person must be isolated in the hospital and will be tested for COVID-19 as per protocol.

Information of all such cases should be given to the State helpline number (list enclosed) and also to national helpline 1075.  Email may also be sent at ncov2019@gov.in.

S.No.	State	Helpline numbers
1	Andhra Pradesh	0866-2410978
2	Arunachal Pradesh	9536055743
3	Assam	6913347770
4	Bihar	104
5	Chhattisgarh	077122-35091
6	Goa	104
7	Gujarat	104
8	Haryana	8558893911
9	Himachal Pradesh	104
10	Jharkhand	104
11	Karnataka	104
12	Kerala	0471-2552056
13	Madhya Pradesh	0755-2527177
14	Maharashtra	020-26127394
15	Manipur	3852411668
16	Meghalaya	108
17	Mizoram	102
18	Nagaland	7005539653
19	Odisha	9439994859
20	Punjab	104
21	Rajasthan	0141-2225624
22	Sikkim	104
23	Tamil Nadu	044-29510500
24	Telangana	104
25	Tripura	0381-2315879
26	Uttar Pradesh	18001805145
27	Uttarakhand	104
28	West Bengal	3323412600
S. No	Name of Union Territory (UT)	Helpline numbers
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	03192-232102
2	Chandigarh	9779558282
3	D & N Haveli	104
	Daman & Diu	104
4	Delhi	011-22307145
5	Jammu	1912520982
	Kashmir	0194-2440383
6	Ladakh	01982-256462
7	Lakshdweep	04896-263742
8	Puducherry	104

Annexure-I

COVID-19 Case Definitions

Suspect Case:

A patient with acute respiratory illness (fever and at least one sign/

symptom of respiratory disease (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND a  history of  travel  to  of  residence in  a  country/area or  territory reporting local transmission (See NCDC website for updated list) of COVID-19 disease during the 14 days prior to symptom onset;

OR

A patient / Health care worker with any acute respiratory illness AND having been in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the last 14 days prior to onset of symptoms;

OR

A patient with severe acute respiratory infection (fever and at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (e.g., cough, shortness breath) AND requiring hospitalization AND with no other etiology that fully explains the clinical presentation;

OR

A case for whom testing for COVID-19 is inconclusive

Laboratory Confirmed case: A person with laboratory confirmation of

COVID-19 infection, irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms.