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. 2021 Dec 1:375:e066121.
doi: 10.1136/BMJ-2021-066121.

Effectiveness of 14 day quarantine strategy: Chinese experience of prevention and control

Hongwei Tu  1 , Keqi Hu  2 , Meng Zhang  1 , Yali Zhuang  1 , Tie Song  3
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Effectiveness of 14 day quarantine strategy: Chinese experience of prevention and control

Hongwei Tu et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Tie Song and colleagues argue that a 14 day quarantine of inbound passengers is an effective and proportionate measure to control imported covid-19

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.

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