COVID-19 positive patients and the patients with normal serious symptoms are allowed to be discharged from the hospital without taking a swab test after ten days as they are not infected to others after that period, said Professor Dr Myint Han, a retired director general who is giving technical support.
“According to later results we found, we are using symptom-based strategy and not test-based strategy. The virus from the COVID-19 positive patients and the patients with normal serious symptoms cannot be infected to others after ten days. The virus from the patients with serious symptoms cannot be infected to others after 20 days. But the patients need to wear masks and don’t go outside for one week during home quarantine. They need to use separate things such as bed sheets and pillows at home. And they need to stay away from others at home. They need to get fresh air in the house and wash their hands before using things,” he said.
A total of 1,435 patients are allowed to be discharged from the hospitals in regions and states and COVID-19 treatment centers in Yangon in a single day. 543 of them are discharged from the hospitals and the rest of them are from COVID-19 treatment centers. A total of 1,524 people who had contact with positive patients and tested negative are kept in home quarantine. Among them, 133 are in hotel quarantine, 122 in facility quarantine, 1,131 in community based facility quarantine and 138 in Anosmia centers, according to a statement from Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) on November 2.
A total of 2,330 patients are allowed to be discharged from the hospital between October 6 and November 1 from military hospitals and Tatmadaw COVID-19 treatment centers and a total of 37,954 patients are discharged from the hospital till November 2, it said.
Union Minister for Health and Sports said on October 26 that the existence of COVID-19 is depended on cooperation from the public.
Yangon Region topped the infection rate in Myanmar in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the health authorities issued “Stay at home” order in Yangon Region except Co Co Kyun Township starting from September 20.
Average daily mortality rate is over 20 and around 30 since October 1.
