Okaz/Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — The Ministry of Health clarified that there is no need of a swab test for COVID-19 after completion of the quarantine period and disappearance of the systems of the virus.

Replying to queries about undergoing a swab test for the second time after the recovery from the coronavirus infection, the ministry said that the infected person could complete the medical isolation period and return to normal life if he had fulfilled the conditions of recovery.

“At the completion of the medical isolation period, achieving recovery through the disappearance of symptoms of infection or improving one’s condition is the best evidence of the immune system’s resistance to the virus and reaching a stage that is not pathogenic or infectious.

“After this, it does not require confirmation of the recovery through a second swab test,” the ministry said, adding that the person can then terminate the isolation period and return to normal life while continuing to apply general precautionary measures and preventive protocols.