When does the 14-day home quarantine start and end?

The quarantine time is generally calculated from the day after arriving at the quarantine destination, that is, from the date of control, that is, the day when the person officially enters home quarantine, and a 14-day quarantine observation period is implemented. . After the expiration of the period, if the body does not have any cough, fever or other respiratory infections, the isolation can be ended.

Article 39 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" When medical institutions discover Class A infectious diseases, they shall promptly take the following measures:?

1. Patients and pathogen carriers will be treated in isolation, and the isolation period will be determined based on the results of medical examinations.

2. Suspected patients should be isolated and treated in designated places before diagnosis.

3. Conduct medical observation and take other necessary preventive measures in designated places for patients, pathogen carriers, and close contacts of suspected patients in medical institutions. For those who refuse isolation treatment or leave isolation treatment without authorization before the isolation period is over, the public security organs may assist medical institutions in taking compulsory isolation treatment measures.

Importance of 14-day home quarantine:

Control the source of infection.

Home isolation is the most effective way to control the source of infection. Controlling the source of infection means controlling the source of infection within the epidemic range and preventing it from spreading to other areas. Sources of infection include patients with infectious diseases and people without infectious diseases. Clinical symptoms but carrier disease.

Cut off the transmission route.

The transmission route refers to the transmission process of pathogens from the source of infection to susceptible people. Cutting off the transmission route requires taking certain measures to block the transfer of pathogens from the source of infection to the susceptible host, so as to prevent the occurrence of the disease.