A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China
The world has been suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic since late 2019. In this study, we compared various types of infection locations in which COVID-19 cases clustered, based on the data from three adjacent provinces in Northeast China. The collected data include all officially reported cases in...
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doaj-8409296c5e8741e99dbd08dfb832b2122020-11-25T03:20:37ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-06-01173955395510.3390/ijerph17113955A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast ChinaPengcheng Zhao0Nan Zhang1Yuguo Li2Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaThe world has been suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic since late 2019. In this study, we compared various types of infection locations in which COVID-19 cases clustered, based on the data from three adjacent provinces in Northeast China. The collected data include all officially reported cases in this area until 8 March 2020. We explored the associations between the cases and the frequency of infection locations. The COVID-19 epidemic situation was worse in Heilongjiang Province than in Liaoning and Jilin Provinces. Most clustered cases occurred in individual families and/or between relatives. The transmission in public venues served as a hub for transmitting the disease to other families and results in new clusters. The public transport spread the infection over long distances by transporting infected individuals, and most infections did not seem to occur within vehicles. This field study shows the effect of indoor environments on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and our data may be useful in developing guidance for future disease prevention and control.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3955case reportclusterinfection locationCOVID-19Northeast China |
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A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China |
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A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China |
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A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China |
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A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China |
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A Comparison of Infection Venues of COVID-19 Case Clusters in Northeast China |
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comparison of infection venues of covid-19 case clusters in northeast china |
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The world has been suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic since late 2019. In this study, we compared various types of infection locations in which COVID-19 cases clustered, based on the data from three adjacent provinces in Northeast China. The collected data include all officially reported cases in this area until 8 March 2020. We explored the associations between the cases and the frequency of infection locations. The COVID-19 epidemic situation was worse in Heilongjiang Province than in Liaoning and Jilin Provinces. Most clustered cases occurred in individual families and/or between relatives. The transmission in public venues served as a hub for transmitting the disease to other families and results in new clusters. The public transport spread the infection over long distances by transporting infected individuals, and most infections did not seem to occur within vehicles. This field study shows the effect of indoor environments on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and our data may be useful in developing guidance for future disease prevention and control. |
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