Effect of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, South Korea, 2020

We analyzed transmission of coronavirus disease outside of the Daegu-Gyeongsangbuk provincial region in South Korea. We estimated that nonpharmaceutical measures reduced transmissibility by a maximum of 34% without resorting to a strict lockdown strategy. To optimize epidemic control, continuous eff...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 2406 - 2410
Main Authors:	Ryu, Sukhyun, Ali, Seikh Taslim, Jang, Cheolsun, Kim, Baekjin, Cowling, Benjamin J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-10-2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	2019 novel coronavirus disease Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Betacoronavirus Case management Child Child, Preschool Communicable diseases coronavirus disease Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease control Disease transmission Dispatch Effect of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, South Korea, 2020 Epidemics Epidemics - prevention & control Epidemics - statistics & numerical data Epidemiology Female Health aspects Health care Health Policy Humans Illnesses Infant Infections Infectious Disease Incubation Period Infectious diseases Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Normal distribution Pandemics - prevention & control Patients Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Public health Quarantine Republic of Korea SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Social distancing viruses Young Adult Republic of Korea South Korea COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 South Korea viruses severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmissibility zoonoses 2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease public health measures respiratory infections
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Summary:	We analyzed transmission of coronavirus disease outside of the Daegu-Gyeongsangbuk provincial region in South Korea. We estimated that nonpharmaceutical measures reduced transmissibility by a maximum of 34% without resorting to a strict lockdown strategy. To optimize epidemic control, continuous efforts to monitor the transmissibility are needed.
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2610.201886