The additional district magistrate of South West Delhi on Sunday withdrew a September 21 order that mandated the isolation of coronavirus patients above 60 years at Covid-19 care facilities, NDTV reported.
The home isolation guidelines of the Delhi government, similar to the Centre’s guidelines, allow home isolation of people who either have mild symptoms of are asymptomatic if there is enough space for them at their residence, according to Hindustan Times.
No official reason has been given for the withdrawal of the order. However, unidentified officials said the September 21 order was revoked because it was not in accordance with the guidelines of the Delhi government or the Indian Council for Medical Research.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called home isolation, coupled with aggressive testing, the “most important strategy” for fighting the infection. After…