Table 1.
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 |
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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