GUWAHATI: The Assam health department has decided to reduce the period of quarantine for passengers arriving from outside the state from existing protocol of 14 days to a total period of 10 days, inclusive of days spent in institutional/ hotel quarantine as well as home quarantine.
“For instance, if a passenger spends initial 2 days in a hotel / institutional quarantine, then he/she shall have to spend the remaining duration of 8 days in home quarantine. Similarly, if any passenger directly proceeds for home quarantine, the he/she shall spend 10 days in home quarantine. However, if the RT-PCR test result of such passengers turns out positive in the interim, steps will be taken as per standard procedure,” stated in an order issued by Samir K Sinha, principal secretary to the health and family welfare department.
