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COVID-19 research briefs: SR shows consistent benefit of quarantine measures to reduce the spread of an epidemic
Question clinique
Do quarantine measures reduce the spread of infection during a pandemic?
L’Essentiel
High-quality evidence shows that quarantine measures, particularly in conjuction with other public health measures, are consistently effective for reducing the spread of an epidemic. 2c
Référence
Plan de l'etude: Systematic review
Financement:
Cadre: Various (meta-analysis)
Sommaire
Research Brief #10: The Cochrane Collaboration published a Rapid Review on April 8, 2020, that evaluated 29 studies: 10 modelling studies of COVID-19, 4 observational studies, and 15 modelling studies of SARS or MERS. This review demonstrates that quarantine measures are consistently found to be effective in damping the spread of an epidemic. Quarantine is most effective when implemented early and in conjunction with other public health measures, such as closing schools, restricting travel, and social distancing. The Ohio Department of Health released this clever public service announcement illustrating why social distancing works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVxc6ccqtQ.
Reviewer
Henry C. Barry, MD, MS
Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI