The Ministry of health approved the recommendations for the rehabilitation of patients after COVID-19

The Ministry of health has developed and submitted to the regions temporary methodical recommendations on rehabilitation at COVID-19. The document takes into account the peculiarities of rehabilitation in the provision of specialized medical care for patients with novel coronavirus infection, the routing of patients with COVID-19 on the stages of rehabilitation, particularly rehabilitation of children, as well as measures to improve and restore the health employees of health organizations providing care to patients with COVID-19. Special attention is paid to the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular disease, according to the website of the Ministry.

According to the provisional recommendations, the referral of patients to medical organizations recommended by means of advanced remote consultation to determine the phase of medical rehabilitation.

Feature of patients with COVID-19 is the necessity of isolation for 14 days after discharge from the rehabilitation stage of specialized or hospital care. It is the optimum time for carrying out activities of medical rehabilitation remotely at home using telemedicine technologies.

For further rehabilitation upon completion of the period post-infection isolation of patients may be sent to the medical organization, including Spa, on the basis of regional road maps and routing

Guidelines intended for physicians of medical institutions infectious profile, as well as doctors offices intensive care the infectious diseases hospital and primary care physicians.