My father is having persistent fever for five days with COVID-19 symptoms. Kindly help.

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Before proceeding to the treatment, I would like to know few details:

1. Is the oxygen saturation dropping from 98 or 99 to 96?
2. Is he having any other symptoms like loss of smell or taste, cough, or breathlessness?

Kindly get back to me with the above-asked details so that I can help you with your problem.

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Do not worry, and do not panic. Your father will be alright soon. Based on the symptoms, it is a respiratory infection due to some microbial etiology, which may also be due to COVID-19 (as we are in a COVID pandemic, we can not miss it). Kindly follow my advice:

1. Measure the body temperature and SpO2 once in six hours.
2. Keep your father in a positive and motivating ambience.
3. Good bed rest is mandatory now.
4. Tablet Azithromycin 500 mg one tablet in the morning after food for five days.
5. Tablet Combiflam (Ibuprofen 400 mg and Paracetamol 325 mg) one tablet in the morning, afternoon, and night after food for five days. (If your father is allergic to Ibuprofen, he can take tablet Paracetamol 650 mg instead of tablet Combiflam)
6. Tablet Montek LC 10 mg (Levocetirizine 5 mg and Montelukast 10 mg) one tablet in the morning and night after food for days.
7. Tablet Limcee 500 (Vitamin C) one tablet in the morning after food (chewable) for five days.
8. Tablet Nurokind D3 (Mecobalamin, Alpa lipoic acid, Vitamin D3, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, and Folic acid) one tablet in the afternoon after food for five days.
9. Syrup Ascoril LS (Ambroxol 30 mg/5 ml, Levosalbutamol 1 mg/5 ml, Guaifenesin 50 mg/ 5 ml) 5ml in the morning, afternoon, evening, and night for five days.
10. Tablet Pan 40 (Pantoprazole) one tablet in the morning, 30 minutes before food for five days.
11. Alex or Tusq-D (Amylmetacresol 0.5 mg, Dextromethorphan, Hydrobromide 5mg) lozenges. Sip five to six lozenges per day.
12. Keep tablet Dexamethasone 2 mg and Budecort 200 inhaler (Budesonide 200 mcg) ready to use if SpO2 becomes less than 90. (Do not use these two if SpO2 is above 90)
13. Give him food rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin D3. Include protein-rich food like egg, milk, dhal. Include flavonoids containing food like green tea. Give milk with turmeric, crushed pepper, and crushed ginger twice a day. All this food will help our body and immune system to recover from infections.
14. Measure the SpO2 even in the nighttime and while your father is sleeping. If it drops, make him sit and lean forward.

Breathing exercise four times a day.

Exercise 1 - Pursed lip breathing - Deep inhale through the nose and keep the mouth in the pouting position and exhale out slowly. Repeat the cycle for few times.

Exercise 2 - Buy a respirometer and use it. You need to inhale through the mouth part provided in the respirometer and inhale, such that the balls inside the respirometer will raise one by one.

Exercise 3 - Breath-holding exercise - Inhale for three seconds, hold the breath for four seconds and exhale for five seconds.

Give frequent warm water sips and keep him hydrated, and do not get stressed up. Your father will recover soon. Take care.