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Yogi Adityanath tests Covid-19, self isolates

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.

COVID-19 positive patients should be 'mandatorily' brought to hospitals: WB Govt clarifies

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee on Monday purportedly said 'home quarantine' for Coronavirus patients is the ideal situation presently, the West Bengal Health Department has clarified in an order that COVID-19 positive cases have to be 'mandatorily' brought to designated hospitals while the primary and secondary contacts can be in home isolation.

Home quarantine is ideal model for COVID-19, govt has limited facilities: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said 'home quarantine'  for COVID-19 patients is the ideal situation presently for those with space at home to isolate themselves, and the world is following the same 'model.' However, there is a confusion on whether she meant the Covid-19 positives or those in their families or in close contact in the same house. But later a Health department order said home quarintine is for the primary and secondary contacts of the Covid-19 positive person and not the patient himself.