A new set of guidelines for COVID discharge was issued by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control-19 patients in treatment centres. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this at a COVID Presidential Task Force-19 briefings Thursday in Abuja. He said before being discharged COVID-19 patients would no longer require a negative test result. The NCDC 's discharge requirement, which had included two consecutive negative tests, was revised to one negative test last month. However, Ihekweazu clarified that keeping COVID-19 patients in treatment centers until they tested negative-had become unnecessary with new knowledge about the duration of the virus. He said , “ The two critical groups of patients are symptomatic and asymptomatic . For symptomatic patients, they may now be discharged at least 10 days after symptom onset and at least three days without symptom. “So , if you ’ re symptomatic , you can be discharged if you ’ ve had three days without symptoms in addition to at least 10 days of symptoms . If your symptoms stay longer, we will wait for longer while managing you supportively. “If you ’ re asymptomatic , you can be discharged 14 days after your first positive test , with confidence that you can go home and you ’ re no longer infective and you ’ re not putting anyone else at risk . So , we no longer have to wait for a negative test to discharge. ” The NCDC DG indicated that due to their attachment to the previous protocols, medical professionals ignored the new guidelines, adding that science showed that 10 days without symptoms were enough to discharge patients. On post- discharge management , he noted that only asymptomatic patients would be discharged. Ihekweazu said , “We are not suggesting that people are discharged while they are still symptomatic , so we are talking about discharging people that are asymptomatic and have recovered.” According to Ihekweazu, the reviewed guidelines are in line with the findings of the World Health Organisation, based on new research. #ncdc #coronanigeria #covid19 #coronavirus https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDD6HDhXF_/?igshid=18xu2qw2gpz73
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