New Delhi: From 14 days, the Health Ministry has revised to one week the quarantine period for doctors, nursing officers and other health workers with high-risk exposure to confirmed Covid-19 cases or respiratory specimens.
‘For doctors, nursing officers and other health workers with high-risk exposure, the quarantine period shall be initially for one week only,’ the updated advisory read.
After a week, such high-risk contacts shall be tested as per ICMR testing protocol, actively monitored for development of symptoms and managed as per laid-down protocol.
If they test positive but remain asymptomatic they will follow protocol for very mild, mild and pre-symptomatic cases.
If they test negative and remain asymptomatic, they should complete the 14-day quarantine and return to work. Should symptoms develop, mild cases can opt for home isolation while moderate cases that require oxygen therapy should be managed at a dedicated Covid-19 health centre and severe cases should be managed in a dedicated Covid hospital.
As for low-risk contacts, they shall continue to work. They will self-monitor their health for development of symptoms. In case symptoms develop, the guidance based on mild, moderate and severe cases should be followed.