Dr. Sudhir Mehta picks up a study from recent times and comments on the need of recommendations for quarantine. He also explains why it is important to work with public health colleagues to ensure that population-based interventions such as social distancing, quarantine, and isolation are prudent to flatten the epidemic curve.

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COVID-19 incubation period: An update*

Median and maximum incubation periods estimated from patients connected to the disease-origin province in China

Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appears to be highly contagious and is primarily spread by droplets. Containment efforts have emphasised quarantine during the incubation period as the most effective measure to limit spread. Because of the personal and economic toll of this measure and its implication for transmission, we need to maximise our understanding of the incubation period.