Bhubaneswar, Jan. 22 -- If a Covid-19 positive patient does not complain fever for three consecutive days during the seven days quarantine period, then the isolation will be deemed as complete, said Odisha Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra on Saturday.

Briefing about the present Covid-19 situation in the State, Mishra said, "During the early days of pandemic, the incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 was detected as 14 days and a positive person had the potential to infect another person within 10 days of incubation."

"But, recent scientific studies have now found the transmission capacity of the virus has reduced to around five to six days. So, we have reduced the isolation period to one week. However, the patient needs to remain under ...