Socioeconomic Patterns of COVID-19 Clusters in Low-Incidence City, Hong Kong

Although coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks have been relatively well controlled in Hong Kong, containment remains challenging among socioeconomically disadvantaged persons. They are at higher risk for widespread COVID-19 transmission through sizable clustering, probably because of exposure to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2021-11, Vol.27 (11), p.2874-2877
Hauptverfasser:	Chung, Gary K K, Chan, Siu-Ming, Chan, Yat-Hang, Woo, Jean, Wong, Hung, Wong, Samuel Y, Yeoh, Eng Kiong, Marmot, Michael, Chung, Roger Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Censuses Community coronavirus disease Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 diagnostic tests Demographic aspects Disease transmission Dispatch Epidemics Health aspects Hong Kong Hong Kong - epidemiology Humans Incidence Infections Rentals respiratory infections Risk factors SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Socially handicapped Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic Patterns of COVID-19 Clusters in Low-Incidence City, Hong Kong Socioeconomics Statistics viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Although coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks have been relatively well controlled in Hong Kong, containment remains challenging among socioeconomically disadvantaged persons. They are at higher risk for widespread COVID-19 transmission through sizable clustering, probably because of exposure to social settings in which existing mitigation policies had differential socioeconomic effects.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2711.204840