Open Access BASE2020

Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: A rapid Cochrane review

Schmidt, B; Davids, E L; Malinga, T

Open Access

Abstract

In March 2020, the South African government implemented various non-pharmacological prevention and control measures (e.g. isolation, social distancing and quarantine) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We summarise evidence from a rapid Cochrane review on the effect of quarantine alone v. quarantine plus combination measures to prevent transmission of and mortality caused by COVID-19. The findings show that when started earlier, quarantine combined with other prevention and control measures can be more effective than quarantine alone, and cost less.

Subjects

COVID-19QuarantineSocial distancingIsolation

Languages

English

Publisher

South African Medical Association

DOI

10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14847

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