Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2196-x Published online 01 April 2020

In this Article, the text “For swab and sputum samples, interpolation based on a probit model was done to obtain laboratory-based infectivity criteria for the discharge of patients (Fig. 1e, f).” should have been updated when another panel was added to Fig. 1. The new Fig. 1f and g only contain data from sputum samples because their viral loads are relevant for the discharge decision. The sentence should read: “For sputum samples, interpolation based on a probit model was done to obtain laboratory-based infectivity criteria for the discharge of patients (Fig. 1f, g).” This error has been corrected online.