In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Karnataka government has started mandatory screening of all international passengers for the disease and has extended the quarantine period of suspected patients from 14 to 28 days, said medical education minister K Sudhakar, here on Wednesday.
Responding to queries in the Legislative Council regarding the concerns raised over the disease, he said that as many as 60,000 international travellers were screened at Bengaluru and Mangaluru international airports and all necessary protocols were in place to quarantine any suspected patients.
The government has increased the quarantine period to ensure that patients are completely cured of the disease before they are discharged, he said.
