How do people who have a fever and cough, suspected of having Covid-19 now go to the doctor?

The Ministry of Health has just issued Guidelines to adjust a number of regulations on screening, threading, testing people suspected of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and accepting treatment for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Covid-19 in medical facilities.

Early detection of infected people Covid-19

Accordingly, in this latest guidance, the Ministry of Health said that in the hospital, people are being treated for diseases if they have Covid-19 will cause many difficulties for treatment, so it is necessary to organize screening, classification, testing, detection and treatment. Covid-19 Soon.

Departments that focus on critically ill and high-risk patients need to minimize the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Hospital leaders need to well organize screening and early detection of people suspected of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, especially in high-risk departments, and focus on first aid and treatment with priority given to reducing related deaths. Covid-19.

According to the Ministry of Health, based on the general guidance of the Ministry of Health, the hospital actively builds, updates and maintains the process of receiving, screening, channeling, examining, testing, treating and transferring patients. infected person Covid-19 in the direction of flexibility, cutting administrative procedures, creating favorable conditions for people to access medical services.

Based on the scope of expertise, human conditions, facilities, infrastructure, and existing structures, the hospital researches and designs a convenient and reasonable process on the principle of minimizing the risk of infection. SARS-CoV-2.

People with fever, cough, suspected infection Covid-19 How to get medical treatment?

The Ministry of Health regulates hospitals, at the gates receiving patients put up signs: “Directions for people with cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of taste and smell“.

Signboards can add other content such as other signs, hotline phone numbers… Signboards have lights to see clearly at night.

There should be a signpost behind the sign leading to the screening area Covid-19 (or go to the infectious disease department/unit of the hospital assigned to screen).

The screening area has transportation facilities such as stretchers and wheelchairs for patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infection, has a clear cleaning process and disinfects after each use.

In case the hospital has characteristics such as large scale, large premises or other specific reasons, the hospital can set up and organize patient screening at the hospital gate or at some departments/centers. , hospital block according to the general principles.

Therefore, people have signs of cough, fever, loss of smell, and chest tightness Covid-19 need to go to the areas with signs for people showing signs of cough and fever… for timely examination and diagnosis, do not go into the areas of other patients.

Testing people suspected of having Covid-19

The Ministry of Health stipulates that medical facilities, perform SARS-CoV-2 test (by techniques to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection) for people who come to the hospital for examination, Inpatients, medical staff if suspected of having Covid-19 such as cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of taste, smell and other symptoms. Other related abnormalities after Covid-19 screening.

The hospital focuses on risk assessment and detecting suspicious signs of Covid-19 to order tests for patients before surgery, patients in high-risk departments such as intensive care, sudden stroke, dialysis (artificial kidney), postoperative and other patients according to professional requirements on the principle of protecting high-risk subjects, minimizing infection.

Other subjects such as: people who take care of the sick, people who provide services to the hospital, people who come to work or work with the hospital, students, and visitors if there are signs of suspicion of Covid-19 as above. It is necessary to proactively go to the Covid-19 screening area and follow the instructions and instructions of medical staff.

Hospitals need to organize separate Covid-19 treatment areas

Regarding how to organize the treatment area for Covid-19 patients, the guidance of the Ministry of Health states: The Covid-19 treatment area is held at one of the locations such as the infectious disease department; or arrange Covid-19 wards or treatment areas in clinical or inter-clinical departments; or set up a Covid-19 Treatment Area in a medical facility.

At the Intensive Care Unit: arrange a ward or area for emergency and treatment of severe and critical Covid-19 patients.

Heads of medical examination and treatment establishments shall, based on physical facilities, departments and rooms in medical examination and treatment establishments, arrange Covid-19 treatment areas for patients infected with Covid-19 upon arrival. or during medical examination and treatment at the facility…

To transfer patients with severe and critical Covid-19 patients when they exceed the professional capacity of medical examination and treatment establishments according to current regulations or under the guidance of the Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities.