COVID-19: Karnataka makes 7-day institutional quarantine MUST for those coming from Kerala

Such travellers undergoing institutional quarantine will be tested on the sixth day and if the report comes out negative for COVID-19 on the seventh day, they will be allowed to go.

NEW DELHI: People entering Karnataka from neighbouring Kerala will have to remain in institutional quarantine for a week even if they are vaccinated and carry a negative RT-PCR test report, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has said. The measure is also applicable to air passengers from Kerala and they can choose a hotel of their choice, which has been designated for institutional quarantine. Such travellers undergoing institutional quarantine will be tested on the sixth day and if the report comes out negative for COVID-19 on the seventh day, they will be allowed to go.