Delhi: Five-days institutional quarantine made mandatory for all COVID-19 patients

Delhi Lt Goverr Anil Baijal on Friday passed an order putting a stay on home quarantine and making 5-days institutional quarantine mandatory for all COVID-19 patients in national capital. 

coronavirus pandemic has spread in threatening proportions in national capital region and refore government has decided to stop home quarantine for all COVID-19 patients to prevent spread of deadly infection in national capital, order said.

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L-G in his order said after 5-day institutional-quarantine, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will be sent for home-isolation. "Five days institutional quarantine of each case under home-quarantine is to be made mandatory and, reafter, ( patient) will be sent for home-isolation, except in cases where symptoms require furr hospitalization," order added.

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In  order, Anil Baijal said it was observed that home isolation without physical monitoring of COVID-19 patient may be one of reasons for spike in spread of coronavirus infection in Delhi. To limit spread of COVID-19 in national capital, it was felt that mandatory physical verification of each case under home isolation needs to be carried out by district surveillance officers.

According to government, re are around 8,500 COVID-19 patients in home isolation in Delhi, who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. 

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