SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021

To investigate a superspreading event at a fitness center in Hong Kong, China, we used genomic sequencing to analyze 102 reverse transcription PCR–confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Our finding highlights the risk for virus transmission in confined spaces...

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Main Authors:	Daniel K.W. Chu, Haogao Gu, Lydia D.J. Chang, Sammi S.Y. Cheuk, Shreya Gurung, Pavithra Krishnan, Daisy Y.M. Ng, Gigi Y.Z. Liu, Carrie K.C. Wan, Dominic N.C. Tsang, Malik Peiris, Leo L.M. Poon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-08-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/21-0833_article

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title	SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021
title_short	SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021
title_full	SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021
title_fullStr	SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021
title_full_unstemmed	SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021
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publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
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description	To investigate a superspreading event at a fitness center in Hong Kong, China, we used genomic sequencing to analyze 102 reverse transcription PCR–confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Our finding highlights the risk for virus transmission in confined spaces with poor ventilation and limited public health interventions.
topic	2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/21-0833_article
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SARS-CoV-2 Superspread in Fitness Center, Hong Kong, China, March 2021

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