Contact tracing: Unearthing key epidemiological features of COVID-19. (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ish, Pranav; Agrawal, Sumita; Goel, Akhil Dhanesh; Gupta, Nitesh
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 8(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- contact tracing -- prevention -- screening; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X20933483
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

COVID-19 is an emerging global pandemic with a steady rise in both morbidity and mortality over the past few months. Contact tracing of COVID-19 patients is an essential task to mitigate the spread. The following case was one of the initial patients reported from India and details the importance of contact tracing, timely testing and adequate quarantine/isolation in disease control.