RESTRICTIONS STILL IN PLACE
India MoHFW announced SOP on COVID-19 Containment & Management in Peri-urban, Rural & Tribal areas.
MEASURES
- On 16 May, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) announced the SOP on COVID-19 Containment & Management in Peri-urban, Rural & Tribal areas with the aim to outline the containment & clinical management practices to be put in place in these areas with respect to COVID-19 management.
- The SOP consists of:
- Background and scope
- Surveillance, screening, isolation and referral
- Home and community-based isolation
- Planning for health infrastructure for managing COVID at rural level
- Post COVID management
- Community mobilization and behavior change communication
- Mental health support at community level
- Adequate provision of support services and intersectoral coordination
- Undertaking of public health functions by PHC/CHC in COVID containment operations
- Preparedness for rapid coverage with COVID vaccination
- Non-COVID essential healthcare delivery services
- Establishment of COVID-19 specific call centres at district level and utilization of telehealth facilities
- Tribal COVID-19 care and response strategies for tribal areas