Overview
- The Ministry of Health’s standard lays out a multidisciplinary diagnostic pathway that includes consultations across seven specialties and 27 laboratory methods.
- Required testing spans CRP, procalcitonin, cerebrospinal fluid microscopy, chest radiography, pulse oximetry, and multiplex PCR panels that include seasonal coronaviruses 229E, OC43, NL63 and HKU1.
- Inpatient management calls for round‑the‑clock anesthesiology‑intensive care oversight with daily reviews by an infectious disease physician and a therapist.
- The drug formulary lists more than 25 medicines with dosing guidance, including neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir, zanamivir), baloxavir marboxil, umifenovir, kagocel, immunomodulators such as azoximer bromide, and symptomatic agents like paracetamol, ibuprofen, mucolytics and expectorants.
- Rospotrebnadzor advises preventive steps such as wearing masks in crowded settings, frequent handwashing, nasal irrigation after returning home, disinfecting devices and staying home when ill while seeking timely medical evaluation.