Quarantine Vehicle Scheduling for Transferring High-Risk Individuals in Epidemic Areas

Zhang, Min Xia; Yan, Hong Fan; Wu, Jiayu; Zheng, Yu-Jun

doi:10.3390/ijerph17072275

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“…Logistical challenges increase in providing food, sanitation, transport(51) and care for individuals living in the restricted zone, especially if the epidemic rises to regional or national level. (28)…”

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A rapid systematic review and case study on test, contact tracing, testing, and isolation policies for Covid-19 prevention and control

Chung

Marlow

Tobias

et al. 2020

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Objectives To conduct a rapid review on the efficacy and policy of contact tracing, testing, and isolation (TTI) in Covid-19 prevention and control, including a case study for their delivery. Method Research articles and reviews on the use of contact tracing, testing, self-isolation and quarantine for Covid-19 management published in English within 1 year (2019 to 28th May, 2020) were eligible to the review. We searched MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, SCOPUS and JSTOR with search terms included "contact tracing" or "testing" or "self-isolation" or "quarantine" in the title in combination with "Covid-19" or "COVID-19" or "coronavirus" in the title or abstract. Studies not associated with TTI or Covid-19 or being solely commentary were excluded. A narrative synthesis with a tabulation system was used to analyse studies for their diverse research designs, methods, and implications. Information for the case study was obtained from the Centers for Disease Control Taiwan. Results Among the 160 initial publications, 30 eligible studies are included in the review. Included studies applied various designs: experiments, clinical studies, Government Documents, systematic reviews, observational studies, surveys, practice guidelines, technical reports. A case study on TTI delivery is summarised based on policy and procedures in Taiwan. Conclusions The information included in the review may inform the TTI program in the UK.

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A rapid systematic review and case study on test, contact tracing, testing, and isolation policies for Covid-19 prevention and control

Chung

Marlow

Tobias

et al. 2020

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“…Therefore, our ongoing study is to incorporate mathematical models (e.g., [ 36 , 37 ]) in order to predict the spread of the epidemic and consequent supply demands in a more accurate manner. Our future work will also integrate the scheduling of vehicle for supply delivery [ 38 ] and the scheduling of supply production [ 2 ] into our approach in order to provide a more comprehensive decision support for epidemic prevention and control.…”

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Multi-Objective Optimization of Integrated Civilian-Military Scheduling of Medical Supplies for Epidemic Prevention and Control

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Jiang³

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In a large-scale epidemic, such as the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), there is huge demand for a variety of medical supplies, such as medical masks, ventilators, and sickbeds. Resources from civilian medical services are often not sufficient for fully satisfying all of these demands. Resources from military medical services, which are normally reserved for military use, can be an effective supplement to these demands. In this paper, we formulate a problem of integrated civilian-military scheduling of medical supplies for epidemic prevention and control, the aim of which is to simultaneously maximize the overall satisfaction rate of the medical supplies and minimize the total scheduling cost, while keeping a minimum ratio of medical supplies reservation for military use. We propose a multi-objective water wave optimization (WWO) algorithm in order to efficiently solve this problem. Computational results on a set of problem instances constructed based on real COVID-19 data demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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“…104 It is essential that outbreak control teams cater to their needs and those of community volunteers, such as the NHS volunteer responders in the UK. 80 Isolation Logistic challenges arise in providing food, sanitation, transport 105 and care for individuals living in a restricted zone, especially if this covers a large area. 78…”

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Lessons from countries implementing find, test, trace, isolation and support policies in the rapid response of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

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ObjectiveTo systematically learn lessons from the experiences of countries implementing find, test, trace, isolate, support (FTTIS) in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design, data sources and eligibility criteriaWe searched MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, SCOPUS and JSTOR, initially between 31 May 2019 and 21 January 2021. Research articles and reviews on the use of contact tracing, testing, self-isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 management were included in the review.Data extraction and synthesisWe extracted information including study objective, design, methods, main findings and implications. These were tabulated and a narrative synthesis was undertaken given the diverse research designs, methods and implications.ResultsWe identified and included 118 eligible studies. We identified the core elements of an effective find, test, trace, isolate, support (FTTIS) system needed to interrupt the spread of a novel infectious disease, where treatment or vaccination was not yet available, as pertained in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We report methods used to shorten case finding time, improve accuracy and efficiency of tests, coordinate stakeholders and actors involved in an FTTIS system, support individuals isolating and make appropriate use of digital tools.ConclusionsWe identified in our systematic review the key components of an FTTIS system. These include border controls, restricted entry, inbound traveller quarantine and comprehensive case finding; repeated testing to minimise false diagnoses and pooled testing in resource-limited circumstances; extended quarantine period and the use of digital tools for contact tracing and self-isolation. Support for mental or physical health and livelihoods is needed for individuals undergoing self-isolation/quarantine. An integrated system with rolling-wave planning can best use effective FTTIS tools to respond to the fast-changing COVID-19 pandemic. Results of the review may inform countries considering implementing these measures.

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Quarantine Vehicle Scheduling for Transferring High-Risk Individuals in Epidemic Areas

Cited by 23 publications

References 49 publications

A rapid systematic review and case study on test, contact tracing, testing, and isolation policies for Covid-19 prevention and control

A rapid systematic review and case study on test, contact tracing, testing, and isolation policies for Covid-19 prevention and control

Multi-Objective Optimization of Integrated Civilian-Military Scheduling of Medical Supplies for Epidemic Prevention and Control

Lessons from countries implementing find, test, trace, isolation and support policies in the rapid response of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

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