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. 2020 Sep 14;2020(9):CD013574. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013574.pub2

Lee 2020.

Study characteristics
Study design Cohort study (single‐arm, not controlled)
Objectives To show that Singapore’s strategy of using a comprehensive surveillance system has been effective in containing spread of COVID‐19
Study details Singapore, n = 4000
Interventions
  • Isolation of suspected and confirmed cases in hospital

  • Contact tracing

  • Close contacts were placed under mandatory quarantine (14 days)

  • Lower‐risk contacts were put on phone surveillance

  • Additionally: several health care, border control and social measures

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