As per the latest development, Karnataka brings back 7-day isolation for COVID-19 patients. Referring to this, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced that individuals testing positive for COVID-19 in the state would have to undergo a mandatory week-long home quarantine.
Following a Technical Advisory Committee meeting, he disclosed that 36 individuals had tested positive for the JN.1 variant of COVID-19, which contributed to the existing 436 active cases, and that they were all managed through home isolation, and closely monitored by health officials.
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Rao also asked those with COVID-19 to stay home for a week, while urging both government and private entities to grant leave to affected individuals unable to attend work.
The Minister further revealed that, out of 60 samples subjected to genome sequencing, 34 were identified as the JN.1 variant, along with another variant, JN.1.1. Assuring the…