The patients will have to complete the remaining quarantine period at home, the notification by chief secretary Sanjay Kumar stated. The revised notification issued on Thursday has brought down the period to seven days, although hospitalisation for Covid-19-positive passengers remains intact. “On arrival, no RT-PCR test will be conducted for asymptomatic passengers who will be taken to a paid institutional quarantine facility [hotel]. Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients with will continue to be institutionally quarantine for 14 days,” the order stated. Meanwhile, Maharashtra continued to control its daily caseload as it has not crossed 5,000 for the past 20 days.

Source: Hindustan Times December 24, 2020 20:08 UTC