| 1. |
National guidelines for infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities (264 page) |
National Centre for Disease Control |
January 2020 |
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• Preparing Health Care Facility for Epidemic
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• Preventing spread of infection trough health care workers
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• Minimizing the harm to Health care workers and support staffs
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• Quality Assurance Cell/ SRU may be helpful in expediting the compliance across the state
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| 2. |
Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Guidelines on rational use of Personal Protective Equipment(11 page) |
MoHFW/ DGHS |
March 2020 |
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• Protective gears designed to safeguard the health of workers by minimizing the exposure to a biological agent
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• Coping with limited stock and global shortage of PPE
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• Better understanding of indications when Triple layer mask can be adequate or and circumstances when N-95 use is mandatory
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| 3. |
Advisory on Social Distancing Measure in view of spread of COVID-19 disease (2 pages) |
Government of India |
March 2020 |
• As per address by Hon’ble Prime Minister these will be applicable till 14th April instead of 31.03.2020
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| 4. |
Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by Private Institutions (3 page) |
Government of India |
March 2020 |
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• COVID-19 Case Definitions (Very Important and needs to be well understood among frontline workers and surveillance team at block, district and state.
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• Now legal obligation to follow after Epidemic act enforcement
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• Enforcement with help of WHO-NPSP network
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| 5. |
Advisory on the use of hydroxy- chloroquine as prophylaxis for SAARS-CoV-2 Infection (3 page) |
Government of India |
March 2020 |
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• After recommendation of National Taskforce for COVID-19 for the use of Hydroxy Chloroquine as prophylaxis.
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• This supersedes the earlier recommendation date 21.02.2020
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| 6. |
Standard Operating Procedure for Passenger Movement post Disembarkation(2 page) |
Government of India |
January 2020 |
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• Requires to be reviewed and updated in context to the stage of Epidemic
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| 7. |
Containment Plan: Novel Corona Virus Disease(18 page) |
Government of India |
March 2020 |
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• To be used as reference document of priority action points
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• May not be easy to understand by frontline teams unless simplified and translated in Hindi
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| 8. |
Advisory for Hospitals and Medical Education Institutions(3 pages) |
Government of India |
March 2020 |
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• Higher authorities to review the compliance of advisory by medical colleges, and whether all departments are aware of this even
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• The superintendents & Principal should be “on board”
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| 9. |
Guideline Home Quarantine (Bihar)(4 pages) |
State Health Society SHSB/GA/Legal/4660/2020Memo No. 9624 |
25.03.2020 |
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• In Hindi, and better drafted
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• Need to develop a SOP for monitoring and reporting at block, district, and state level
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| 10. |
Linking districts with Medical Colleges & Hospitals for sample collection (2 pages) |
State Health Society SHSB/GA/IDSP/1495/2015/ Part-II Memo No. 7925 |
27.01.202 |
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• Linking of Medical College and districts
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• Directive to keep logistic and make available for collection and transportation of sample
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• HOD Microbiology are nodal officer.
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• Lack of clarity on how the samples would be transported and where?
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• WHO/RMRI/IGIMS and require to review and prepare revised letter as per agreed policy by PS/ ED Sir.
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| 11. |
Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-1 9) (3 pages) |
F. No. 11013/9/2014-Estt.A. Ill Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training) |
17th March 2020 |
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• Precautionary measures to be taken by all the employees and the Ministries/ Departments in context to (COVID-1 9)
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• All employees who are at higher risk i.e. older employees, pregnant employees and employees who have underlying medical conditions, to take extra precautions.
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• The Ministries/ Departments may take care not to expose such employees to any front-line work requiring direct contact with the public.
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| 12. |
Guideline for role of different departments(5 pages) |
GoI, Cabinet Secy, D.O.272/2/1/2020/Cab.III |
8.03.2020 |
- AWW, LS, CDPO may be engaged for defined role say Contact tracing or share the responsibilities e.g. follow up of patients discharged after Facility _Quarantine/ Isolation ward etc. After initial orientation.
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| 13. |
Regarding inter-sectoral coordination for prevention of outbreak due to novel Corona Virus to Patna & Gaya Airports(2 pages) |
Letter No.-SHSB/GA/IDSP/ 1495/2015/ l Part 2 No. 7928 |
27.01.2020 |
- Actions points for Airports- Gaya & Patna
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| 14. |
Minutes of COVD-19 meeting (16.03.2019) held under chairmanship of Chief Secy, Bihar (in Hindi) (5 pages) |
108 (HS) Health Department |
19.03.2020 |
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• Very Important Letter, and
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• Actions taken to be reviewed and enforced
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| 15. |
Constitution of State Coordination Committee(Page 1) |
SHSB/ GA/IDSP/1495/2015/Part-2 No. 7928/27.01.2020 |
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- • Important Letter
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• Compliance to be reviewed
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| 16. |
Constitution of District Coordination Committee (Page 1) |
SHSB/ GA/IDSP/1495/ 2015/ 9186 |
09.03.2020 |
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• Letter from Chief Secretary, Bihar Government to constitute DCC/ DTF for COVID-19
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• ToR ias not annexed for role and responsibility of different department
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| 17. |
Establishment of Quarantine Centres in Patna, Gaya (500-2000)(Pages 4) |
SHSB/ GA/IDSP/1495/ 2015/ 9248 |
14.03.2020 |
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• Establishment of Quarantine Centres in Patna & Gaya (5000), and in other districts at least 500 beds to be earmarked
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• No clarity on provision of food and other needs of admitted ones.
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| 18. |
Annexure to MoHA (GoI)(6 Pages) |
Order No 40-3/2020-D Government of India |
24.03.202 |
- • Regarding Lockdown till 31.03.2020
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• Exceptions, Penal Provisions
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• To facilitate the movement of people and essential services
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• All places of worship will be closed for public
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| 19. |
W.H.O. Guideline Sample Collection (COVID-19) (7 pages) |
WHO/2019-nCoV/laboratory/2020.3 |
17.01.2020 |
- • Laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human cases Interim guidance 17th Jan 2020
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| 20. |
Specimen Collection, Packaging and Transport Guidelines for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)(2 pages) |
ICMR-NIV/2019-nCoV/Specimens_01 |
20.01.2020 |
- • Comprehensive guideline on indication as per Updated case definition of Suspect as determined by MoHFW (GoI)
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• Essential logistic and
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• Safety practices while collecting and transporting specimen
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| 21. |
2019-Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Specimen Collection Kit Instructions(4 pages) |
Courtesy Rhode Island Health Department |
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- • The document based on CDC guidelines
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• Serves additional information
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| 22. |
BMW Guidelines in Context to COVID-19(15 pages) |
B-3101/BMW (94) 2020/WM-1 |
25.03.2020 |
- • Comprehensive updated guidelines in special context of COVID-19
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• Applicable to all quarantine Centre, Isolation wards, Specimen Collection Centres and testing Laboratories
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| 23. |
ICMR Revised Testing Strategy of COVID-19(page 1) |
Version 3 ICMR |
20.03.2020 |
- 1. All asymptomatic individuals who have undertaken international travel in the last 14 days:
o They should stay in home quarantine for 14 days.
o They should be tested only if they become symptomatic (fever, cough, difficulty in breathing)
o All family members living with a confirmed case should be home quarantined
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2. All symptomatic contacts of laboratory confirmed cases.
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3. All symptomatic health care workers.
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4. All hospitalized patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (fever AND cough and/or shortness of breath).
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5. Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case should be tested once between day 5 and day 14 of coming in his/her contact.
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| 24. |
Guidelines for Quarantine Facilities COVID-19 (pages 41) |
National Centre for Disease Control ( DGHS) Government of India |
March 2020 |
- Interim Guidance for setting up Quarantine Facilities
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| 25. |
WHO Operational Guidance for maintaining essential health services during an outbreak (Pages 41) |
World Health Organization |
25 March 2020 |
- • W.H.O. Interim Guidance
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• To minimize the disruption of essential health care due to shift in focus and priorities on outbreak.
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| 26. |
Revised Testing Strategy for Covid-19(Page-1) |
DO. No R15013/01/2020-HR-VRDL |
21.03.2020 |
- • Asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case should be tested once between day 5 and day 14 of coming in his/her contact.
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• Those who live in the same household with a confirmed case and
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• Health care workers who examined confirmed case without adequate protection as per WHO recommendations.
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| 27. |
Gazette Notification Inclusion of Hydroxy-chloroquin in list of Schedule H1 drug(Pages-2) |
The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26032020-218927 |
26.03.2020 |
- • The demand of Hydroxy Chloroquine is increased due to pandemic COVID-19
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• It is necessary and expedient to regulate and restrict the sale and distribution of the drug and preventing misuse
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• Included in Schedule H1 to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945
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| 28. |
Covid-19 Testing for people coming from foreign countries after 10.03.2020(Pages-2) |
08(Addl Secy Cell)Bihar Government |
28.03.2020 |
- • Specimen of Covid -19 would be tested at district level
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• All the persons who have entered after 10.03.20 into districts of Bihar, would be screened and if found symptomatic specimen will be collected and sent for COVID-19 test, to contain the further spread.
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• Letter no 6/ Addl Secy Cell, dated 27.03 2020 is declared nullified.
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| 29. |
Covid-19 Specimen Collection at DH and SDH and testing at RMRI_IGIMS_DMCH(Pages-7) |
SHSB/GA/IDSP1495/15-Part-2 /9700 |
28.03.2020 |
- • Important letter
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• Decentralization of specimen collection from Medical colleges to DH and SDH level
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• Engaging competent Laboratory technicians and Rapid Response team
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• Districts have been linked to 3 Laboratories – RMRI, IGIMS and DMCH
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