Portugal cuts COVID 19 isolation from 10 days to seven – The Peninsula Qatar

  • Date: 30-Dec-2021
  • Source: The Peninsula Qatar
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Qatar
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Portugal cuts COVID 19 isolation from 10 days to seven – The Peninsula Qatar

LISBON - Portugal on Thursday cut the mandatory isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic from 10 days to seven, even as new infections hit record highs.

The move, which also applies to high-risk contacts, came after health experts urged the government to rethink its policy amid concerns that the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant and lengthy quarantines could paralyse the country.