Bengaluru: Karnataka health department has issued fresh guidelines in the wake of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru since June 10. This follows a missive from the Centre expressing concern over the rising number of cases.
The new recommendations have been issued as per the advice by the state-appointed Technical Advisory Committee and these include testing, isolation, treatment, and quarantine for clusters in apartment buildings, offices, and educational institutions other than schools up to Class 12.
In case of small clusters (three to five cases), all symptomatic patients in the apartment block on the floor have to be tested by Rapid Antigen Test. In cases of large clusters or more than or equal to five Covid-19 cases, all symptomatic people in the apartment of the block or tower will have to get tested for Covid-19. And in the case of an outbreak where more than or equal to 15 cases are reported, all symptomatic residents in the apartment complex will have to take a test for Covid-19.
Those who test positive are to be isolated and managed as per state guidelines, which include home isolation/Covid Care Centre/hospitalisation depending on the medical condition of the patient.
