COVID-19 isolation strategies: What have we learned

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, infection prevention and control policies have significantly differed between different public health organization and have been complicated by the emergence of new data on Variants of Concern (VOC). Here, we try to highlight the different strategies for isolating patients with COVID-19 and point-out the evolution of such strategies over time, mainly for mildly or moderately severe SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been significant differences in infection prevention and control policies among different public health organizations, which have been further complicated by the emergence of data on Variants of Concern (VOC). This article aims to highlight the diverse strategies for isolating COVID-19 patients and discuss the evolution of these strategies over time, particularly for mildly to moderately severe cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection.