Use of US public health travel restrictions during COVID-19 outbreak on diamond princess ship, Japan, February–April 2020

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Abstract

Public health travel restrictions (PHTR) are crucial measures during communicable disease outbreaks to prevent transmission during commercial airline travel and mitigate cross-border importation and spread. We evaluated PHTR implementation for US citizens on the Diamond Princess during its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan in February 2020 to explore how PHTR reduced importation of COVID-19 to the United States during the early phase of disease containment. Using PHTR required substantial collaboration among the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other US government agencies, the cruise line, and public health authorities in Japan. Original US PHTR removal criteria were modified to reflect international testing protocols and enable removal of PHTR for persons who recovered from illness. The impact of PHTR on epidemic trajectory depends on the risk for transmission during travel and geographic spread of disease. Lessons learned from the Diamond Princess outbreak provide critical information for future PHTR use.

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Medley, A. M., Marston, B. J., Toda, M., Kobayashi, M., Weinberg, M., Moriarty, L. F., … Cetron, M. (2021). Use of US public health travel restrictions during COVID-19 outbreak on diamond princess ship, Japan, February–April 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27(3), 710–718. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203820

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