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Quantifying the impact of quarantine duration on COVID-19 transmission

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ELIFE
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -

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eLIFE SCIENCES PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.63704

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  1. H2020 European Research Council [EpiPose 101003688]
  2. Swiss National Science Foundation [176233, 176401]

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This study quantifies the impact of quarantine duration on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by considering factors such as incubation period, infectivity, and generation time. The findings suggest that quarantine strategies based on a test-and-release protocol perform almost as well as a 10-day quarantine in terms of epidemiological effectiveness, with fewer person-days spent in quarantine.
The large number of individuals placed into quarantine because of possible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) exposure has high societal and economic costs. There is ongoing debate about the appropriate duration of quarantine, particularly since the fraction of individuals who eventually test positive is perceived as being low. We use empirically determined distributions of incubation period, infectivity, and generation time to quantify how the duration of quarantine affects onward transmission from traced contacts of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases and from returning travellers. We also consider the roles of testing followed by release if negative (test-and-release), reinforced hygiene, adherence, and symptoms in calculating quarantine efficacy. We show that there are quarantine strategies based on a test-and-release protocol that, from an epidemiological viewpoint, perform almost as well as a 10-day quarantine, but with fewer person-days spent in quarantine. The findings apply to both travellers and contacts, but the specifics depend on the context.

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