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."