NEW DELHI : Health authorities across the country have failed to evaluate the suitability of homes to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, though home quarantine remains the recommended first step for treating covid-19 patients.The majority of homes where patients are quarantined have never been visited by a healthcare worker, according to officials in the Union health ministry.India’s decision to focus on home quarantine was triggered by the paucity of healthcare providers, lack of infrastructure and resources, including hospital beds, and an unabated increase in covid-19 cases.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), home care may be considered for confirmed or suspected covid-19 case when inpatient care is unavailable or.