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Taipei''s Xinyi District has become one of the latest places to trial home isolation as an option for confirmed COVID cases with mild symptoms. Patients with COVID must stay one to a room, separate from uninfected members in their household. All in the family must be aged 64 or below, with no pregnant women or dialysis patients.

Taipei’s Xinyi District on Monday launched a trial of home isolation for COVID patients with mild or no symptoms. But not just anyone can stay at home. There are many rules to follow.

Confirmed COVID cases and their cohabitants must all be aged 64 or under. Patients must stay in a room of their own, and ideally use a bathroom separate to everyone else in the household. If there are several COVID cases in one household, those with COVID can stay in the same room. If the bathroom must be shared, the infected resident must disinfect the room thoroughly after each use, and open any windows to ensure good ventilation.

Patients with mild symptoms are advised to prepare over-the-counter medicines for headaches, fever, runny noses and sneezing. If feeling unwell, they may also schedule a telemedicine appointment to speak with a doctor. But should they develop shortness of breath, breathing difficulties or continued chest pain, they should immediately call 119 or the 1922 hotline.

Taipei City has set up a care center to help patients isolating at home with matters such as waste collection, pet care, medicine delivery and accommodation arrangements. Authorities hope that allowing home isolation as an option for mild COVID cases can reduce the burden on Taiwan’s healthcare system.