COVID-19's positive usually means novel coronavirus's nucleic acid is positive and novel coronavirus is infected, so you need to pay attention to life care, adjust your diet and take medicine if necessary. Because the virus at this stage does relatively little harm to the human body, so don't worry, you can actively follow the doctor's advice for symptomatic treatment.
First, life care:
Patients who are positive for novel coronavirus nucleic acid can be isolated at home by themselves. In order to avoid infecting family members, it is recommended to isolate them separately. Used items should be disinfected with alcohol to avoid virus residue as much as possible. At the same time, always open the window for ventilation to keep the air circulating. In addition, patients should pay attention to the improvement of lifestyle, such as increasing drinking water and avoiding staying up late, which will help improve the body's resistance.
Second, adjust the diet:
Under normal circumstances, it is recommended to give priority to a high-protein and low-fat diet, such as oatmeal and milk, with a balanced nutrient intake, such as fresh fruits, vegetables and red meat, but pay attention to the right amount. For people with gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, you can also use medicated diet, which can improve appetite and play an auxiliary role in the recovery of diseases, such as Poria, yam porridge and Chen Pizhou.
Third, drug treatment:
1. Adult: When the fever exceeds 38.5℃, acetaminophen tablets or ibuprofen tablets can be used in combination with lung-clearing drugs such as Lianhua Qingwen Capsule or Jinhua Qinggan Granule, and the drug can be stopped after the fever is reduced. For patients whose body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, physical methods are mainly used to lower their body temperature, such as warm water sitting bath and sticking antipyretic stickers. For patients with dry throat and sore throat, drugs such as Qingyan Dropping Pills and Shufeng Jiedu Capsules can be used. For patients with runny nose, chlorphenamine maleate tablets, loratadine tablets and other drugs can be used for treatment, and severe nasal congestion can be relieved by xylometazoline hydrochloride nasal drops;
2. Children: For children with fever over 38.5℃, ibuprofen suspension or acetaminophen tablets can be used for antipyretic treatment. If the temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, it is recommended to carry out the above physical cooling, or wipe the neck, armpit and other parts with a warm towel. For early dry cough, feilike mixture can be used to relieve it. For cases that seriously affect children's sleep, montelukast sodium chewable tablets (children over 2 years old) can be used before going to bed to reduce airway reaction.
In addition, pregnant women, lactating women and babies are advised to take medicine under the guidance of doctors. For people who still have no fever after 3 days of infection, or have chest pain, shortness of breath, wheezing and other symptoms due to severe cough, it is recommended to send them to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid serious damage to their health.