Home-based Care and Hand Hygiene Interventions in Honduras

This study aims to enroll patients with acute infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who do not meet criteria for hospital admission according to protocols developed by the Honduras Ministry of Health (MOH). Patients who are triaged to home must also be over the age of 60 years or have one high risk comorbidity and be over 45 years in order to meet inclusion criteria. These patients will be randomly assigned to one of four home-based care strategies, which may or may not include regular blood oxygenation monitoring and provision of alcohol-based hand-rub. Patients will be followed until resolution of their acute illness, and data will be collected on feasibility, impact and acceptance of the intervention. Some patients will be followed for up to one year to monitor for post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms.