Estimation of the incubation period of COVID-19 in Vietnam.
Long Viet BuiHa T NguyenHagai LevineHa N NguyenThu-Anh NguyenThuy P NguyenTruong T NguyenToan T T DoNgoc T PhamMy Hanh BuiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
This analysis provides evidence for an average incubation period for COVID-19 of approximately 6.4 days. Our findings support existing guidelines for 14 days of quarantine of persons potentially exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Although for extreme cases, the quarantine period should be extended up to three weeks.