Home Management of COVID 19

Relax! Take a deep breath. You have a high probability of living to tell the tale!

• Rest!
• Maintain good hydration
• Vit D (Calciferol 50’000iu weekly or any Vit D 5’000iu daily for 5 days)
• Zinc 200mg daily for 5 days
• Nicotinamide (Vit B3) 100mg twice a day for 5 days
• Vit C 1000mg twice a day for 5 days
• Self isolate
• Wear a mask when you are around others
• Get support, especially emotional, & practical support
• Hot water steam 2-3 times per day. Put plain, boiling water from a kettle into a wide bowl, put your head over the bowl & cover your head with a towel, breathe mainly through your mouth
• Maintain excellent hygiene and good ventilation
• Tell anyone you have been in close contact with to contact their doctor for advice
• Get a pulse oximeter / Sats machine possible
• Monitor your fever, shortness of breath, Sats, pulse, respiratory rate (someone will have to do this for you)
• Contact your doctor if:
  • Sats drop (i.e. don’t rise above 91-92% despite sitting up straight & taking good deep breaths)
  • Increasing shortness of breath
  • Mucous becomes discoloured
  • Heart rate remains above 120
  • Respiratory rate remains above 25 breaths / minute
  • Fever rises above 39C
  • Not able to maintain hydration
  • Significantly compromised mental state
• You may well go through some hard times but you should get through this
• If in doubt, use your common-sense and ask for help!

If you are showing symptoms please call us on 011-7883404 or click here to make an appointment.