These Are The Requirements For COVID-19 Patients To Be Declared Free Of Self-isolation

Illustration of a COVID-19 patient (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Clinical practitioners, health observer educators and COVID-19 volunteers, dr. Muhamad Fajri Adda'i said that COVID-19 patients could release the isolation period or be said to be "cured" if it had been 10 days plus 3 days the symptoms disappeared.

The doctor, who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Gajah Mada University, said the determination of the number of days of isolation was the latest guideline used by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Meanwhile, COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms can say a longer time.

"The question is, if the symptoms have disappeared for 5 days, and if the PCR is negative, they must remain in quarantine? He still has to wait until 10 and then add 3 days, only on the 14th day he can only finish isolation, even though he doesn't use the PCR test anymore," said dr. Fajri to Antara, Saturday.

Health guidelines issued by the CDC also state that to end the isolation period there is no need for a swab test. However, ideally, a COVID-19 patient should consult a doctor, especially those who are self-isolating before being declared COVID-19 free.

"Basically why do not need to be re-checked, because if it's been more than 14 days, the risk of transmission is small. CT value or positive PCR can be up to the next 3 months," said dr. Fajri.

"Unless there are symptoms. For example, on the 10th day, you have recovered. On the 15th day, you have another cough, fever, chills again, it must be checked, you can recheck it as long as there are indications, if it's normal, that's fine," he added.

According to dr. Fajri, the problem is people who can't tell the difference between mild symptoms and disappearing symptoms. Mild symptoms during self-isolation include shortness of breath, body aches, pain, decreased appetite and dizziness.

These health problems are part of the mild symptoms that must be considered and should not be ignored by COVID-19 patients. This will be a guide to determine whether someone can be released from the quarantine period or not.

"That's why it's better to report in order to get good directions, to the Puskesmas or 11 telemedicine yesterday, they were already told that," said dr. Fajri.

dr. Fajri continued, "There are many people who are not honest about saying they have no symptoms or mild symptoms, or actually the symptoms are still there. That's why understanding is important, don't spread it. So finally, I just checked."