What you need to know about home-based care for Covid-19
With the new system, treatment facilities will remain a preserve for the elderly and those with Covid-19 symptoms. People under 65 with no symptoms will be isolated in homes
![A health worker tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system, which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File. A health worker tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system, which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File.](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2020/08/28/a-health-worker-during-covid-19-random-testing-at-nyabugogo-market-last-week-dan-nsengiyumva.jpg)
A health worker tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system, which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File.
![A health work tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File. A health work tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File.](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2020/08/28/a-health-worker-during-covid-19-random-testing-at-nyabugogo-market-last-week-dan-nsengiyumva_0.jpg)
A health work tests a randomly selected person at Nyabugogo market last week. The home-based care system which was rolled out countrywide on Friday, August 28, will ensure majority of Covid-19 cases are isolated in their homes. / Photo: File.
![Health workers during random Covid 19 testing in Kigali. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva. Health workers during random Covid 19 testing in Kigali. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2020/08/28/rwanda-nsengiyumva.jpg)
Health workers during random Covid 19 testing in Kigali. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.