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The actual implementation status of self-isolation among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Masaki MachidaItaru NakamuraReiko SaitoTomoki NakayaTomoya HanibuchiTomoko TakamiyaYuko OdagiriNoritoshi FukushimaHiroyuki KikuchiShiho AmagasaTakako KojimaHidehiro WatanabeShigeru Inoue
Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2020)
The prevalence of strict self-isolation among participants who experienced cold-like symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak was extremely low, and 62.2% of these participants went to work within 7 days after symptom onset. This study highlights the need for further public awareness regarding self-isolation and countermeasures against factors that obstruct it.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • risk factors