BENGALURU : More than 4,250 people have recovered from covid-19 since India reported its first case at the end of January.
But the fresh concern—based on the experience of China and South Korea—is that those who recover and test negative for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes covid-19, may later test positive again.
Doctors say India will need to do viral quantitative analysis to check the viral load in each positive case, closely monitor patients during the virus shedding or recovery stage, and compulsorily quarantine patients for two weeks even after full recovery to prevent this from happening. “We don’t know the exact cause yet as research is still underway, but there are three possible reasons why people experience a relapse," said Dr