Repatriation operation in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial planning and preparedness

被引：2

作者：

Meena, Sonali ^{[1
]}

Chan, Joel ^{[2
]}

Phan, Tuong-Vi ^{[1
]}

Butenko, Samantha ^{[3
]}

Hurley, Jenny ^{[4
]}

McGowen, Paul ^{[5
]}

Kirkpatrick, Emily ^{[1
]}

Upton, Lisa ^{[3
]}

Rahim, Razlyn Abdul ^{[3
]}

McConnell, Matthew ^{[6
]}

Hall, Robert ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Govt South Australia, Dept Hlth & Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[2] Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[3] Govt South Australia, Communicable Dis Control Branch, Hlth Regulat & Protect, Dept Hlth & Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[4] Govt South Australia, Nursing & Midwifery Off, Clin Collaborat, Syst Leadership & Design,SA Hlth, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[5] Govt South Australia, State Control Ctr, Dept Hlth & Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA, Australia

[6] Govt South Australia, Rural Support Serv, Reg Local Hlth Networks, Adelaide, SA, Australia

来源：

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTELLIGENCE | 2021年 / 45卷

关键词：

COVID-19; hotel quarantine; infection control; isolation; Medi-Hotel; operational planning; pandemic; quarantine; repatriation; South Australia; QUARANTINE;

D O I：

10.33321/cdi.2021.45.29

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

With COVID-19 affecting millions of people around the globe, quarantine of international arrivals is a critical public health measure to prevent further disease transmission in local populations. This measure has also been applied in the repatriation of citizens, undertaken by several countries as an ethical obligation and legal responsibility. This article describes the process of planning and preparing for the repatriation operation in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interagency collaboration, development of a COVID-19 testing and quarantining protocol, implementing infection prevention and control, and building a specialised health care delivery model were essential aspects of the repatriation operational planning, with a focus on maintaining dignity and wellbeing of the passengers as well as on effective prevention of COVID-19 transmission. From April 2020 to mid-February 2021, more than 14,000 international arrivals travellers have been repatriated under the South Australian repatriation operations. This paper has implications to inform ongoing repatriation efforts in Australia and overseas in a pandemic situation.

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