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Quarantine period for Covid-19 reduced from 14 to 10 days, says Mkhize

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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the department has considered advice that quarantine periods could be as short as eight days, but this is still under consideration.

The recommended quarantine isolation period for patients with Covid-19 has been reduced from 14 to 10 days, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday evening.

He said the department has considered advice that quarantine periods could be as short as eight days, but this is still under consideration. "In general, patients with severe disease may continue to share the virus at higher levels for longer periods than patients with mild diseases. "If a patient was admiited and placed on oxygen, we advise that when oxygen supplementations are discontinued, the patient must remain in isolation for another 10 days. This continued isolation provides clinical comfort until the patient is no longer infectious."

 

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