3 statements from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee about COVID-19. On this page: The AHPPC was asked to review the advice on the 14-day quarantine period and to consider if testing protocols for SARS-CoV-2 could be used to reduce the 14-day quarantine period or to facilitate early release.
There is no new evidence that indicates the quarantine period should be reduced. The median incubation period for COVID-19 is 4.9 – 7 days, with a range of 1 – 14 days.
Most people who are infected will develop symptoms within 14 days of infection. Testing early in the incubation period before symptoms have developed may not detect infection, and a negative test result cannot be used to release individuals from quarantine prior to the