Reducing quarantine for infected patients risky: doctors, nurses

Malta’s doctors and nurses believe reducing quarantine periods for infected patients could be risky, especially since the Omicron variant remains highly infectious and data is still considered limited. 
Various EU countries continue to slash their quarantine periods, including for those who test positive for the virus, especially as more people receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The UK, Ireland, Spain and Greece were among the first to reduce the mandatory isolation period at the beginning of the year, with other countries, like Italy and France, introducing similar rules soon after.

Amid mounting public frustration here, employers, especially those in the hospitality industry, are insisting a review of the strict quarantine rules.
Since December, tens of thousands of people have been forced to stay indoors either because they contracted the virus or because they came across COVID-positive people.
Malta’s quarantine rules were last revised in December.
Patients who test positive but who have had the booster dose must only quarantine for 10 days, down from 14.
Those who are considered primary contacts but who test negative for the virus must still isolate for seven days while...