Detection of imported COVID-19 cases worldwide: early assessment of airport entry screening, 24 January until 17 February 2020

Detection of imported COVID-19 cases worldwide: early assessment of airport entry screening, 24 January until 17 February 2020

Abstract The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of entry screening measures applied at airports in response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide. Between 24 January and 17 February 2020, 5.2% (95% CI 3.1–8.5) of the 271 total imported COVID-19 cases worldwide (excluding imported cases ar...

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Main Authors: Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Zacharoula Bogogiannidou, Martin Dirksen-Fischer, Sotirios Tsiodras, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
Entry screening
Airports
Airplane
Traveler
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00260-5

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