Abdulrahman Abdulkarim, AlSabbagh Manaf, AlAwadhi Abdulla, Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Rabaan Ali A, Atkin Stephen, AlQahtani Manaf
National Taskforce for Combating the Corona Virus, Riffa, Bahrain.
Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre, Riffa, Bahrain.
Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. 2021 Jan 12;7(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w.
The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people's quality of life and any country's economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving passengers. We report data about the incidence of COVID19 on arriving passengers at Bahrain International airport. Infection rates were reported on arrival, during quarantine and after leaving quarantine. Results showed that travelers had low incidence of COVID19 on arriving and during the quarantine period, while becoming at higher risk after leaving quarantine. We concluded that quarantine requirement maybe lifted for arriving travelers. Testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of transmission.
由于新冠疫情，许多国家对旅行者实施的隔离期对任何旅行者来说都是一个主要障碍。取消隔离期可以显著改善人们的生活质量和任何国家的经济。巴林对抵达的乘客采用了两种隔离模式。我们报告了巴林国际机场抵达乘客中新冠病毒的感染率数据。报告了抵达时、隔离期间和解除隔离后的感染率。结果显示，旅行者在抵达和隔离期间新冠病毒感染率较低，而在解除隔离后风险升高。我们得出结论，对抵达的旅行者或许可以取消隔离要求。抵达时进行检测并实施公共卫生预防措施可以将传播风险降至最低。
