A person at home with enough food and toilet paper to last a couple of weeks might have fewer contacts with other people over that period than a person who is s

A person at home with enough food and toilet paper to last a couple of weeks might have fewer contacts with other people over that period than a person who is stuck in a hotel in another city and constantly needs to have things delivered to, and taken away from, their room by other people. If the difference is large enough, it makes sense to send that person home.