The government has tightened the discharge guidelines for patients with new coronary pneumonia.
The Joint Scientific Committee and the government expert advisory group reviewed the existing scientific evidence and announced today (6th) updated recommendations.
One of the conditions for discharge in the past was that the antibody test result changed from negative to positive, but now even if the antibody is positive, the Ct value of at least one polymerase chain reaction test result is 33 or above, which means that the virus load should drop to a very low level. .
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You can be discharged from the hospital if the result of the previous antibody test is positive
According to the discharge guidelines originally published on July 29, 2020, asymptomatic patients as long as the clinical condition improves and the fever disappears, and meets one of the laboratory conditions, that is, the virus antibody test result is positive, or twice 24 hours apart Similarly, the "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Nucleic Acid Test" was negative, and it has been more than 10 days since the onset of illness before being discharged from the hospital.
In addition, if the patient has tested positive for a stool sample, two stool samples taken 24 hours apart have been negative, and the patient has been sick for more than 10 days, they can also be discharged from the hospital.
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However, under the new regulations, even if the antibody test turns from negative to positive, there must be at least one polymerase chain reaction test with a Ct value of 33 or above.
In addition, if the patient has the same type of sample, received 3 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests within at least 24 hours apart, and has a Ct value of 33 or above, and has been sick for more than 10 days, they can also be discharged from the hospital.
As for the asymptomatic patients, the original condition is similar to that of the asymptomatic patients, but it is not that the onset of the disease lasts more than 10 days. It is the first time that the "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test" has been positive for the first time. 5 days.
However, under the new revision, it is necessary to be positive for more than 10 days; or in the antibody test, in addition to changing from negative to positive, there must be at least one polymerase chain reaction test result with a Ct value of 33 or above.
The higher the Ct value, the less the new crown virus in the patient. When several cases were found to be diagnosed recently, the Ct value was only about 10; the workers at the 43-year-old construction site in Sham Shui Po who were diagnosed a few days ago had a Ct value of more than 30 and were classified as Fuyang Case.
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