Chapter 11 Discharge Standards and Precautions after Discharge

A Discharge Standards.

1. Body temperature returned to normal for more than 3 days;
2. Significant improvement in respiratory symptoms;
3. Pulmonary imaging showed significant improvement in acute exudative lesions;
4. Two consecutive sputum, nasopharyngeal swabs, and other respiratory specimens were negative for nucleic acid testing (sampling time interval of at least 24 hours). Those who meet the above conditions can be discharged.

B Precautions After Discharge.

1. The designated hospitals should make good contact with the primary medical institutions where the patients live, share medical records, and promptly push the discharged patients’ information to the patient’s jurisdiction or residential committees and primary medical and health institutions.
2. After the patient is discharged from the hospital, it is recommended to continue the isolation management and health monitoring for 14 days, wear a mask, and live in a well-ventilated single room conditionally, reduce close contact with family members, share meals, and perform hand hygiene. Avoid going out.
3. It is recommended to follow up and return to the hospital in the 2nd and 4th week after discharge.