Here are the guidelines for a patient in home isolation:

(Source: Ministry of health and family welfare)

NEW DELHI: Ministry of health and family welfare issued additional guidelines on Monday for people who are in home quarantine after being clinically diagnosed with a very mild case of coronavirus.In order to break the chain of transmission, patients who have been clinically diagnosed as very mild or pre-symptomatic cases of Covid-19 are allowed to quarantine at home given they have pre-requisite facilities available.* Patient should at all times use triple layer medical mask. Discard mask after 8 hours of use orearlier if they become wet or visibly soiled.* Mask should be discarded only after disinfecting it with 1% Sodium Hypo-chlorite.* Patient must stay in the identified room and away from other people in home, especially elderliesand those with co-morbid conditions like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, renal disease etc.* Patient must take rest and drink lot of fluids to maintain adequate hydration* Follow respiratory etiquettes all the time.* Hands must be washed often with soap and water for at least 40 seconds or clean with alcoholbased sanitizer.* Don’t share personal items with other people.* Clean surfaces in the room that are touched often (tabletops, door knobs, handles, etc) with 1%hypochlorite solution.* The patient must strictly follow the physician’s instructions and medication advice.* The patient will self-monitor his/her health with daily temperature monitoring and report promptlyif develops any deterioration of symptom as detailed below.It is to be noted that as per existing guidelines, during the containment phase the patients clinically assigned as 'moderate or severe' are admitted to a covid care centre or a dedicated covid health centre or a dedicated covid hospital respectively. Only cases which have been clinically diagnosed as very mild or pre-symptomatic can quarantine themselves at home.