The Discovery Health Medical Scheme is offering ‘isolation hotels’ to help members infected with the coronavirus to recover in solitude.<\/p>\n
The scheme said that most\u00a0people with Covid-19 are expected to experience mild illness and can recover at home. However, because Covid-19 is highly contagious, complete isolation is necessary to avoid putting family members at risk of contracting the disease, it said.<\/p>\n
“To give members diagnosed with Covid-19 the option of isolating away from home, Discovery has partnered with hotel providers to create specifically managed isolation facilities.<\/p>\n
“The first hotel group offering this service is The Capital Hotels and Apartments. This benefit assists members of Discovery Medical Health Scheme (DHMS) who have Covid-19 to self-isolate in one of these dedicated isolation facilities.”<\/p>\n
Discovery said that members will get a significantly reduced rate of about 60% off the daily rate when staying at these hotels as an alternative to home-based isolation.<\/p>\n
Members will also have access to tailored medical support including nursing care, supportive over-the-counter medicine and online doctor consultations, as required, it said.<\/p>\n
“Discovery Health Medical Scheme will make 24-hour nursing care available at the hotel,” it said.<\/p>\n
“Nurses are registered with Discovery Home Care and will provide telephonic consultation and supportive over-the-counter medicine when needed.<\/p>\n
“While this option is mainly for someone with mild to no symptoms of Covid-19, nurses will also make referrals for online doctor consultations or medical transport to nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n
“The scheme will fund online doctor consultations and medicine from day-to-day benefits where available and the DHMS WHO Global Outbreak Benefit as specified on the benefit letter.”<\/p>\n
Below the group outlined how members will qualify to stay in one of these hotels. Discovery said that members can access this benefit while waiting for their Covid-19 test results (two days) or after a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19.<\/p>\n
When you have been diagnosed with Covid-19 (positive test results)<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are waiting for Covid-19 test results<\/strong><\/p>\n If your doctor suspects that you have COVID-19 and you are waiting for test results, you are eligible for this reduced rate at one of the hotels for\u00a0two days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “When you get a negative test result for Covid-19, the reduced rate will no longer apply and you will receive a refund of the payment you made for the additional days,” said Discovery.<\/p>\n “With a test result confirming that you have Covid-19, the authorisation for isolation at the hotel will be extended as part of the DHMS WHO Global Outbreak Benefit<\/a>.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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