Abstract

SCHMIDT, B; DAVIDS, E L  and  MALINGA, T. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: A rapid Cochrane review. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2020, vol.110, n.6, pp.1-2. ISSN 2078-5135.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14847.

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.

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