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| + | * The ability to limit and control local #COVID19 transmission after importation depends on the application and execution of strict measures of detection, prevention, and control. These measures include heightened surveillance and rapid identification of suspected cases, followed by patient transfer and isolation, rapid diagnosis, tracing, and follow-up of potential contacts.<ref name="Gilbert2020"/> | ||
| + | * The application of such a vast technical and operational set of interventions depends on each country’s public health and laboratory infrastructures and resources. <ref name="Gilbert2020">Gilbert, M., Pullano, G., Pinotti, F., Valdano, E., Poletto, C., Boëlle, P. Y., ... & Gutierrez, B. (2020). Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study. The Lancet, 395(10227), 871-877.</ref> | ||
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What is already known
- The ability to limit and control local #COVID19 transmission after importation depends on the application and execution of strict measures of detection, prevention, and control. These measures include heightened surveillance and rapid identification of suspected cases, followed by patient transfer and isolation, rapid diagnosis, tracing, and follow-up of potential contacts.[1]
- The application of such a vast technical and operational set of interventions depends on each country’s public health and laboratory infrastructures and resources. [1]
