Control of COVID-19 in Australia through quarantine: the role of special health accommodation (SHA) in New South Wales, Australia

• Main Authors: Penelope Fotheringham (Author), Teresa Anderson (Author), Miranda Shaw (Author), Joseph Jewitt (Author), Hannah Storey (Author), Owen Hutchings (Author), Jason Cartwright (Author), Leena Gupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Australia on 25 January 2020. Initial epidiemiology showed that the majority of cases were in returned travellers from overseas. One aspect of Public Health response was to introduce compulsory 14 day quarantine for all travellers return...