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Quarantine
Eric A. Coomes, Jerome A. Leis and Wayne L. Gold
CMAJ March 30, 2020 192 (13) E338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200393
Eric A. Coomes
Division of Infectious Disease (Coomes, Leis, Gold), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Leis), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Medicine and Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Leis), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Leis), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
MDJerome A. Leis
Division of Infectious Disease (Coomes, Leis, Gold), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Leis), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Medicine and Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Leis), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Leis), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
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Division of Infectious Disease (Coomes, Leis, Gold), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Leis), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Department of Medicine and Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (Leis), and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Leis), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine (Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont
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Eric A. Coomes, Jerome A. Leis, Wayne L. Gold
CMAJ Mar 2020, 192 (13) E338; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200393
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- Quarantine is a strategy for containment of infectious diseases that differs from isolation
- Quarantine separates people exposed to a contagious disease and restricts their movement
- Quarantine originated in ancient times and has been employed in modern-day SARS and COVID-19 outbreaks
- Quarantines are enforceable under the Canadian Quarantine Act
- Quarantines may be necessary but can create hardship for individuals
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