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Seven-day home isolation must for COVID-19 patients; doctors to visit houses of infected

Following the detection of 34 JN.1 cases, including three deaths, the State Cabinet sub-committee on COVID-19 has decided to impose mandatory seven-day home isolation for infected patients and monitor those in ICUs through Tele ICU. Besides, sewage surveillance will be continued in Bengaluru and Mangaluru to track the spread.

Announcing this after chairing the first Cabinet sub-committee meeting on Tuesday (Dec. 26), Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said doctors and health staff will visit the houses of the infected to monitor their health.

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