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Covid-19: Quarantine rules set to change: Minister

Mangaluru, Jun 4(UNI) The Karnataka government is mulling relaxing quarantine rules by making people undergo home quarantine, state Minister for Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar has said.
“Institutional quarantine in hotels or government-owned buildings will soon be replaced by home quarantine. The guidelines for home quarantine are being drafted,” Dr Sudhakar told newsmen here on Wednesday.
He said the government will take a final decision on making institutional quarantine mandatory for people arriving from Maharashtra which has a heavy viral load. Those returning from foreign countries will have to undergo home quarantine if their throat swabs test negative or seven-day institutional quarantine if their samples test positive for Covid-19. The government is aware that home quarantine was found to be effective in other countries. The government will also consider suggestions on supplying essentials to those in home quarantine,” he added.
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