TY - JOUR
AU - Patel, Jay
AU - Fernandes, Genevie
AU - Sridhar, Devi
PY - 2021
DA - March
TI - How can we improve self-isolation and quarantine for covid-19?
JO - The BMJ
VL - 372
IS - 8284
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n625
AB - A consistent lesson from the covid-19 pandemic is the importance of a functional test, trace, isolate, and support system.The ability of people to isolate is foundational to this multipronged strategy, as it breaks chains of transmission and reduces infection rates in a population. Even the most effective mass testing and intense contact tracing systems have only marginal value if people who test positive and their close contacts are unable or unwilling to self-isolate. Given the global rise in cases of covid-19 and emergence of new variants effective isolation remains critical to controlling the pandemic. We examined the approaches to supporting and monitoring isolation in countries with available data to help understand what works. Data sources included government reports and websites, peer reviewed articles, preprints, and news media reports.
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/bbdefa5e-096f-467b-adc4-14e27cef71a0
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER