Karnataka: No test if you are in institutional isolation for 7 days and show no symptoms

BENGALURU: Karnataka will allow home quarantine without a Covid-19 test for asymptomatic people who have completed seven days of institutional quarantine. Health department in its latest circular has made this provision in an attempt to reduce the burden on testing resources.

Any person who has completed seven days of institutional quarantine will undergo a medical check-up and will be sent for seven days of home quarantine. “If the person develops symptoms during home quarantine, health department staff will guide her to the hospital,” education minister S Suresh Kumar said in Covid-19 briefing on Thursday.

Over the past few days Karnataka has relaxed institutional quarantine norms for international and inter-state travelers from 14 days to seven days. The state reported 115 new positive cases on Thursday taking the total infection to 2,533.

The number of discharges is 53 taking the total discharges to 834. Most cases were reported in Udupi (29), and Dakshina Kannada (24).

The state reported 115 new positive cases on Thursday taking the total infection to 2,533