Guwahati: The Government of Assam has decided to reduce the period of home quarantine for the discharged COVID-19 patients from 14 days to 7 days.
On the other hand, the health and family welfare department also decided to provide the essential items worth Rs 2 thousand to the quarantined families who are only under below poverty line (BPL).
Taking to Twitter, Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote,”With the evolving situation, Govt of Assam has decided to reduce the home quarantine period after discharge from hospital to 7 days. As such we will not provide essential items worth Rs 2000/ except to the families living under BPL, elderly people, ailing and to Divyangjan.”
An official order in this regard has also been issued by Samir K. Sinha, the principal secretary to the health and family welfare department.
The official order stated,”Whereas, among many things, the State Government has taken note of the difficulties that a household in quarantine faces and has therefore provided essential items worth Rs 2000/- each to more than 1.12 Lakhs families across the state so far.”
The order further stated,”Whereas, with the evolving situation and with new findings about the COVID 19 disease, the Health & Family Welfare Department ment has decided to reduce the number of days of period of home quarantine from 14 days to 7 days.”
