Apollo unveils Covid-19 Red Book

Hyderabad Apollo Hospitals Group has developed Red Book which summarises the guidelines for hospitals, nursing homes and healthcare workers to be followed during Covid-19. It supports big and small healthcare institutions in making quick and timely decisions for diagnosis, treatment and management of Covid and non-Covid cases during the pandemic. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group said, "The pandemic has led to a dynamic environment where understanding of the virus and mitigation factors are changing rapidly. The Red Book encapsulates a standard protocol of managing Covid-19, making these available for the benefit of everyone in solidarity of our fight against Covid."

The Red Book is part of Project Kavach, a comprehensive strategic approach to the Covid pandemic launched by the Apollo Hospitals Group. Project Kavach encompasses all aspects from information, screening and assessment, testing, to readying the infrastructure for quarantine for the asymptomatic positive cases and treatment facilities for the mild, moderate and severe cases. The Red Book includes detailed guidelines that encompass all aspects from outpatient screening and fever clinics, collection of specimens, non-clinical management protocols, best practices in infection prevention and control, process flows, patient admission, isolation protocols, staffing, prophylaxis for healthcare workers, psychological safety and mental well-being of patients and staff, medical record documentation.