Bhubaneswar, Jan. 15 -- A day after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 testing, the Director of Public Health Director, Odisha, Dr Niranjan Mishra on Saturday said people having no symptoms need not require tests unless they are having from co-morbid conditions.

On Friday, ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava had said that anyone having a contact history with a Covid-infected patient does not necessarily need to undergo the Covid-19 test unless the person is in the 'high-risk' category based on age or comorbidities.

Meanwhile, stating that the State Health Department has informed the district administrations regarding the ICMR's fresh guidelines on testing, Mishra said, "As per the Centre's guidel...