Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 3, 2021

Limited Benefit of Facility Isolation and the Rationale for Home Care in Children with Mild COVID-19

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A study conducted in South Korea of 53 children with COVID-19 found that the risk of virus transmission to their caregivers was low, with no caregivers (n=15) in the study becoming ill when they used facemasks and practiced hand hygiene in an isolation unit. COVID-19 policies in South Korea require infected individuals to be admitted to isolation units in hospitals and residential treatment centers. The study found that most children were already symptomatic by the time they entered the isolation period, and had a mild clinical course of illness, leading the authors to suggest that children with COVID-19 can be cared for at home.

Yun et al. (Feb 2021). Limited Benefit of Facility Isolation and the Rationale for Home Care in Children with Mild COVID-19. Journal of Korean Medical Science. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e45