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Contact tracing, isolation have impact, study shows

Publish date:: April 29, 2020

Key clinical point: Rigorous surveillance reduced community exposure of individuals infected with COVID-19.

Major finding: Time from diagnosis to isolation went from of 4.6 to 2.7 days.

Study details: Tracking of 391 COVID-19 cases and 1,286 close contacts from Jan. 14 to Feb. 12, 2020.

Disclosures: The authors had no financial relationships to disclose.

Citation:

Bi Q et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 27. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30287-5.

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