Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
November 9, 2020
The Prevalence of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID19 Disease in a Cohort of Quarantined Subjects
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting
Keywords (Tags): asymptomatic infection, non-pharm interventions
In a cohort of 2,714 travelers returning to Bahrain by air between February 25th and March 14th, 2020, 136 were SARS-CoV-2 positive on arrival, 68% of whom were asymptomatic. A further 52 became SARS-CoV-2 positive during the mandatory 14-day quarantine following arrival, 46% of whom remained asymptomatic until viral clearance.
Al-Qahtani et al. (Nov 2, 2020). The Prevalence of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID19 Disease in a Cohort of Quarantined Subjects. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.091