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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 56890
Country China
Category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manuscript Type Opinion Review
Article Title Minimizing the risk of community spread of COVID-19 via institutional quarantine of high-risk travelers with serial viral RNA testing: A successful experience from Macao SAR, China
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Chon Fu Lio, Hou Hon Cheong, Chin Ion Lei, Iek Long Lo, Chong Lam and Iek Hou Leong
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Chin Ion Lei, MBBS, MSc, Chief Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário, Health Bureau, Estrada do Visconde de S. Januário, Macao SAR 999078, China. cilei@ssm.gov.mo
Key Words COVID-19; Macao; RNA test; Containment; Quarantine; Outbreak
Core Tip In this article, we elaborated on some reasons behind the successful quarantine policy to curb the local outbreak in Macao. To sum up, that would be the early implementation of combined containment approach, expansion of institutional quarantine capacity with serial viral RNA tests, latest information transparently delivered to the public to ensure sufficient communication between the government and the public, and an efficient authority coordinating different parties in the society to respond to the outbreak.
Citation Lio CF, Cheong HH, Lei CI, Lo IL, Lam C, Leong IH. Minimizing the risk of community spread of COVID-19 via institutional quarantine of high-risk travelers with serial viral RNA testing: A successful experience from Macao SAR, China. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(13): 2674-2678
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2020-05-19 16:20
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2020-05-19 16:20
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2020-06-04 19:57
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2020-06-09 15:01
Second Decision
2020-06-28 10:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief
2020-06-28 22:56
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2020-06-28 22:56
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ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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