Telangana Extends Home Quarantine Period To 28 Days

As the number of Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state of Telangana, the government in Telangana has extended the home quarantine period from 14 days to 28 days.

Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued orders extending the home quarantine period to 28 days and that the ‘asymptomatic secondary contacts shall not be tested’.

This came after many asymptomatic cases were reported in the state where the patients did not show any positive symptoms of the fatal virus. The movement of the people before the completion of the quarantine period is strictly prohibited.

States like Odisha, Kerala, Assam and Jharkhand also extended the quarantine period to 28 days.

It is now clear that only the primary contacts of the positive cases should be brought to government identified centers and their samples collected for testing.

The toll of the positive cases in Telangana reached 928 with 9 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours. Out of the 928 patients, 194 were recovered and discharged accordingly while 23 have succumbed to the virus so far.