Environmental contamination of a quarantine hotel via SARS-CoV-2 positive travellers

J Travel Med. 2021 Dec 29;28(8):taab148. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab148.

Authors

Xiaowen Hu¹, Ziran Liu¹, Jiwei Liang¹, Xin Song¹, Zhaoguo Wang¹, Ruqin Gao¹, Fachun Jiang¹

Affiliation

¹ Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao Institute of Prevention Medicine, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.

Abstract

We report on the extent of environmental contamination of a quarantine hotel in China via two SARS-CoV-2 VOCs positive travellers.

Keywords: Alpha variant; Beta variant; COVID-19; Isolation; SARS-CoV-2; international travel; quarantine; transmission.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Quarantine*
SARS-CoV-2
Travel