Any person, who has come in contact with a Covid-19 infected patient, does not need to be tested unless the person is identified in the 'highrisk' category based on age or comorbidities, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said in its latest guideline.

In the advisory on the Purposive Testing Strategy for Covid-19, ICMR stated that people who need not be tested include "Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid-19 unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities."