Meghalaya: COVID-19 patients can now end isolation after 10 days

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 20, 2020

COVID-19 patients can now end their isolation period after 10 days following the state government’s decision to amend the quarantine norms on Thursday.

“We have decided to amend the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and protocols laid down right from the first day of the COVID-19 based on the latest guidelines from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters after a review meeting.

Earlier, patients are allowed to come out of isolation only after 14 days of being tested positive for coronavirus.

With the revised quarantine norms in place, Tynsong said, “Those tested positive for COVID-19 at the entry point to the state, the protocol is that we will immediately take them to the corona care centre for further investigation but they only need to isolate for 10 days.”

Similarly, he said returnees who are tested negative for the virus, will also require undergoing home isolation for 10 days.

“The moment they (returnees) landed in Guwahati, they have to register at the entry points for rapid antigen test and if found negative, they will be allowed to go straight away to their respective houses and do home isolation for ten days,” he added.

Tynsong informed that the amended protocols will immediately take effect from tomorrow.