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QUARANTINE Should I stay or should I go?

ELIFE (2021)

Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies

Chad R. Wells et al.

Summary: Testing can make shorter quarantines effective, especially when conducted on exit. Timely testing can prevent transmission events, reduce quarantine duration, and lessen the economic impacts of the pandemic.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Quarantine and testing strategies in contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study

Billy J. Quilty et al.

Summary: The study suggests that testing contacts and reducing quarantine duration can be effective in limiting onward transmission of COVID-19, with potential for substantial reduction in the length of quarantine with a small excess in transmission risk. Adherence to quarantine and self-isolation, along with decreasing test and trace delays, are key factors in improving the effectiveness of these strategies. Further research is needed to evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing such strategies as policy.

LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Biology

Quantifying the impact of quarantine duration on COVID-19 transmission

Peter Ashcroft et al.

Summary: 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.

ELIFE (2021)

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Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health