Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain
Abstract The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people’s quality of life and any country’s economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving...
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| author | Abdulkarim Abdulrahman Manaf AlSabbagh Abdulla AlAwadhi Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq Ali A. Rabaan Stephen Atkin Manaf AlQahtani |
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| description | Abstract The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people’s quality of life and any country’s economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving passengers. We report data about the incidence of COVID19 on arriving passengers at Bahrain International airport. Infection rates were reported on arrival, during quarantine and after leaving quarantine. Results showed that travelers had low incidence of COVID19 on arriving and during the quarantine period, while becoming at higher risk after leaving quarantine. We concluded that quarantine requirement maybe lifted for arriving travelers. Testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of transmission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-353baab679fd49b0bc25725c49aa70352022-12-21T23:19:31ZengBMCTropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines2055-09362021-01-01711310.1186/s40794-020-00128-wQuarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from BahrainAbdulkarim Abdulrahman0Manaf AlSabbagh1Abdulla AlAwadhi2Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq3Ali A. Rabaan4Stephen Atkin5Manaf AlQahtani6National Taskforce for Combating the Corona VirusPlanning and Economic Studies Directorate, Ministry of Finance and National EconomyNational Taskforce for Combating the Corona VirusInfectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco HealthcareInfectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco HealthcareRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland-BahrainNational Taskforce for Combating the Corona VirusAbstract The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people’s quality of life and any country’s economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving passengers. We report data about the incidence of COVID19 on arriving passengers at Bahrain International airport. Infection rates were reported on arrival, during quarantine and after leaving quarantine. Results showed that travelers had low incidence of COVID19 on arriving and during the quarantine period, while becoming at higher risk after leaving quarantine. We concluded that quarantine requirement maybe lifted for arriving travelers. Testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of transmission.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-020-00128-wTravelersQuarantineCOVID19SARS-CoV2Public health |
| spellingShingle | Abdulkarim Abdulrahman Manaf AlSabbagh Abdulla AlAwadhi Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq Ali A. Rabaan Stephen Atkin Manaf AlQahtani Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines Travelers Quarantine COVID19 SARS-CoV2 Public health |
| title | Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain |
| title_full | Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain |
| title_fullStr | Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain |
| title_short | Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain |
| title_sort | quarantining arriving travelers in the era of covid 19 balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from bahrain |
| topic | Travelers Quarantine COVID19 SARS-CoV2 Public health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w |
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