MUMBAI : The Maharashtragovernment is awaiting fresh guidelines from the ICMR on reducing the 14-day institutional quarantine period, which is the current protocol for coronavirus patients and suspected cases, to seven days, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday.
He also cited a new study, as per which, the government can administer only one test instead of the two tests before discharging patients. "I am aware of a new study that suggests seven-day quarantine period for those who are kept in institutional facilities by the government," Tope told a Marathi news channel.
Stating that two tests have to be performed on patients in a gap of 24 hours before discharging them, the minister said, as per the new study, the government can