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. 2021 Jan 12;7:1. doi: 10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w

Table 1.

Summary of the returning travelers in quarantine with percent of positive SARS-CoV-2 test

Study Period Days of Quarantine Number of travelers SARS-CoV-2 positive on arrivals SARS-CoV-2 positive during the quarantine period SARS-CoV-2 positive due to local transmission
May 15–June 30, 2020 14 10,784 335 (3.1%) 63 (0.6%) 276 (2.6%)
July 1–August 16, 2020 10 15,070 178 (1.2%) 28 (0.2%) 312 (2.1%)

With the 14 days quarantine, 2.6% were infected after the quarantine period and 0.6% within the quarantine period. With the 10-day quarantine, 2.1% were infected after the quarantine period and 0.2% within the quarantine period. There was no difference in these two quarantine strategies employed for the travelers