The diagnosis of “coronavirus infection” will now be made on the basis of a positive rapid test. The corresponding resolution of the chief sanitary doctor was signed on February 4.
It is no longer necessary to confirm the result of a rapid test with a PCR test. Previously, only the result of the PCR test was taken into account for the diagnosis.
In Russia there have been changes in terms of diagnosis, quarantine and discharge after COVID-19. Mandatory isolation of contacts with a coronavirus patient has been canceled, patients have been discharged without a control test if they have been ill for more than 7 days, quarantine in kindergartens and schools has been canceled if a child with covid is detected, except when more than 20 percent of children are sick.