Amaravathi sources stated that as part of its fight against COVID-19, the andhra pradesh government on monday, July 14 issued fresh guidelines for quarantine of people coming into the state from various parts of the country and also abroad. Special Chief Secretary (Health) K S jawahar reddy, in the Covid Instant Order-64 told the district Collectors that all the persons coming from other states may be advised strict home quarantine for 14 days.
Although it categorized telangana and karnataka as "low-risk" states earlier, the two south indian states have been categorized as "high-risk" states. karnataka and telangana were categorized as low-risk but latest statistics indicated that the infection rate in the two neighboring states was on the rise. Moreover the order prescribed a uniform institutional quarantine of seven days for all foreign returnees. Admission in the quarantine centers may be strictly restricted to primary contacts of positive cases who cannot maintain home quarantine. Those primary contacts who can maintain home quarantine for 14 days may be permitted for the same based on the assessment of the facilities (at home) by the medical officer.
For the foreign returnees test might be conducted between the 5th and 7th day (upon arrival) and, based on the result, follow up action be initiated, he added. He said 10 per cent of people coming into the state by air, rail and road should be tested on a random basis. Meanwhile, the ap State Road Transport Corporation has announced it was cancelling over 150 inter-state services to bengaluru in view of the lockdown being imposed in the Garden City from July 15 to 23.
