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When can we say that a Covid-19 patient is cured and can resume normal life?
Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay, Senior Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist, Director Medical Services, Apollo Hospitals, said if a Covid-19 patient has ILI (Influenza-like illness) symptoms, then within 10 days of onset of symptoms he becomes non-infectious. After 17 days from the onset of symptoms, he can resume normal activities while maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour. For SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) cases, the patient becomes non-infectious after 20 days and he/she can resume normal life depending on the extent of their lung damage and other issues, Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay told IndiaToday.in.