TY - JOUR AU - Abdulrahman, Abdulkarim AU - AlSabbagh, Manaf AU - AlAwadhi, Abdulla AU - Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. AU - Rabaan, Ali A. AU - Atkin, Stephen AU - AlQahtani, Manaf PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/12 TI - Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain JO - Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines SP - 1 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people’s quality of life and any country’s economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving passengers. We report data about the incidence of COVID19 on arriving passengers at Bahrain International airport. Infection rates were reported on arrival, during quarantine and after leaving quarantine. Results showed that travelers had low incidence of COVID19 on arriving and during the quarantine period, while becoming at higher risk after leaving quarantine. We concluded that quarantine requirement maybe lifted for arriving travelers. Testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of transmission. SN - 2055-0936 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w DO - 10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w ID - Abdulrahman2021 ER -