Coronavirus Disease Exposure and Spread from Nightclubs, South Korea

At least 246 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been linked to nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea. During the April 30-May 5 holiday, young adults from across the country who visited nightclubs in Seoul contracted COVID-19 and spread it nationally. Nightclubs were temporarily closed to limit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-10, Vol.26 (10), p.2499-2501
Hauptverfasser:	Kang, Cho Ryok, Lee, Jin Yong, Park, Yoojin, Huh, In Sil, Ham, Hyon Jeen, Han, Jin Kyeong, Kim, Jung Il, Na, Baeg Ju
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2019 novel coronavirus disease Betacoronavirus Cellular telephones Contact tracing Contact Tracing - methods Coronavirus Disease Exposure and Spread from Nightclubs, Seoul, South Korea Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease control Disease transmission Epidemics Female Gays & lesbians Health facilities Humans Immunology Incidence Infectious Diseases Information technology Leisure Activities Life Sciences & Biomedicine Male Nightclubs Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Prevalence Public health Republic of Korea - epidemiology Research Letter respiratory infections SARS SARS-CoV-2 Science & Technology severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	At least 246 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been linked to nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea. During the April 30-May 5 holiday, young adults from across the country who visited nightclubs in Seoul contracted COVID-19 and spread it nationally. Nightclubs were temporarily closed to limit COVID-19 spread.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2610.202573