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MASS QUARANTINE EXPERIENCE AFTER UMRAH VISIT.
Burak Bekgöz1, İshak Şan1, Eren Usul2
1University of Health Sciences, Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Acta Clinica Croatica
|October 6, 2025
Summary
Quarantining travelers returning from religious pilgrimages helped isolate potential COVID-19 cases. This public health measure identified 10% positivity, with no significant risk factors differentiating symptomatic from asymptomatic individuals.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- Travel Medicine
Background:
- Mass gatherings and international travel pose risks for infectious disease transmission.
- The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid public health interventions, including quarantine measures.
- Understanding disease characteristics in quarantined populations is crucial for outbreak management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze demographic profiles of individuals quarantined after international travel.
- To determine the COVID-19 positivity rate within this quarantined group.
- To identify potential risk factors associated with symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19 infection.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 2941 individuals quarantined after returning from Saudi Arabia.
- Demographic data collection (age, gender) and comorbidity assessment.
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 and symptom monitoring.
Main Results:
- A total of 2941 individuals were quarantined; 62.2% were women.
- COVID-19 positivity rate was 10% (295 individuals), with 66.4% of positive cases being women.
- No significant differences in age, gender, or comorbidity were found between symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
Conclusions:
- Quarantine effectively isolates individuals arriving from high-risk areas, preventing community spread.
- Early identification of infected individuals through quarantine is vital for disease control.
- Demographic factors and comorbidities did not significantly predict symptomatic disease in this cohort.
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