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. 2021 Mar 25;2021(3):CD013717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013717.pub2

Wong MC 2020.

Study characteristics
Study design Mathematical modelling study
Disease COVID‐19
Travel‐related control measure(s) Quarantine of travellers
  • Compulsory 14‐day quarantine at designated camps or at home of travellers crossing national borders


Date of implementation: 30 January ‐  4 February 2020: 1st wave; 25 February ‐ 25 March 2020: 2nd wave
Country implementing the measure(s) Country protected by the measure: China
Country restricted by the measure: Italy, Japan, Europe, all countries
Outcome(s) Shift in epidemic development 
  • Outcome: cumulative cases in the community

    • Follow‐up: 8 January  ‐ 25 February 2020: 1st wave; 26 February ‐ 24 April 2020: 2nd wave

Notes COI: “None declared.”
Funding: “The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not‐for‐profit sectors.”