Centralized medical quarantine for imported COVID-19 in Shanghai, China

J Travel Med. 2020 Aug 20;27(5):taaa109. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa109.

Abstract

A mandatory 14-day ‘centralized medical quarantine’ has been instituted in Shanghai, China, to prevent secondary transmission of imported COVID-19. Here, we summarize our experiences and describe the work flow and disinfection measures in our quarantine centre.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; air passengers; air travel; asymptomatic; importation; pandemic; quarantine.

MeSH terms

  • Air Travel*
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • China
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Quarantine / methods*
  • SARS-CoV-2