Isolate if you have Covid like symptoms, don’t wait for test result: AIIMS chief

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 26

AIIMS New Delhi chief Randeep Guleria on Monday said anyone awaiting their Covid report but feeling sick with Covid-like symptoms must isolate themselves immediately to prevent transmission of infection and should not wait for the Covid test report to do so.

Guleria also said even if someone’s RTPCR report result is negative but they are experiencing classical Covid symptoms, they should consider themselves Covid positive and get related treatment.

“Isolate if you have COVID like symptoms. Do not wait for the test result. Also, you should see a doctor only if your oxygen saturation falls below 94 saturation. You do not need to use oxygen to increase the saturation from 94 to 99. Saturation of 94 is just fine,” Guleria said, appealing to mild patients not to get admitted to hospitals thereby blocking critical resources like beds and oxygen.

Others might need resources more than those who have mild infection which 85 pc will have and only 15 pc will have moderate to severe disease, said Guleria.