Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 9, 2020

Transmission of corona virus disease 2019 during the incubation period may lead to a quarantine loophole

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  • Xia et al report that transmission of COVID-9 may occur among close contacts during the incubation period, which may lead to a quarantine loophole. They suggest strong and effective countermeasures be implemented to prevent or mitigate asymptomatic transmission during the incubation period in populations at high risk. 

Li et al. (Mar 8, 2020). Transmission of corona virus disease 2019 during the incubation period may lead to a quarantine loophole. Pre-print downloaded Mar 9 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.06.20031955