Is home isolation appropriate for preventing the spread of COVID-19?

Feng, Zhan-hui; Cheng, Yong-ran; Ye, Lan; Zhou, Meng-Yun; Wang, Ming-Wei; Chen, Juan

Abstract Objectives At the end of 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic broke out in Wuhan, China. On January 20, 2020, Chinese expert group confirmed that the spread of the virus is characterized by human-to-human transmission. Study Design It is difficult for the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by only wearing masks, and the most important measureto take is to cut off the route of transmission; otherwise, there is noway to control the disease. Methods The Wuhan Municipal Governmentannounced the control of the migration of the population in Wuhan, and population migration in Hubei Province also continues to be monitored after the confirmation of human-to-human transmission.Unfortunately, some problems remain. Results At the beginning of the epidemic breakout, there were not enough hospital beds for the patients in Wuhan, and a large number of patients were required to self-solate at home. Therefore, home isolation poses significant risks. Conclusions The patient will transmit the virus to other people in the houseif a patient has been confirmed to have the virus and is under home isolation.This can lead to the infection of the patient's entire family.