Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Adolescent
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus
/ isolation & purification
Coronavirus Infections
/ diagnosis
Germany
/ epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infection Control
Pandemics
/ prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral
/ diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Schools
Young Adult
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
school
transmission
Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
ISSN: 1560-7917
Titre abrégé: Euro Surveill
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 100887452
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
entrez:
11
9
2020
pubmed:
12
9
2020
medline:
22
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We investigated data from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected 0-19 year olds, who attended schools/childcare facilities, to assess their role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission after these establishments' reopening in May 2020 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Child-to-child transmission in schools/childcare facilities appeared very uncommon. We anticipate that, with face mask use and frequent ventilation of rooms, transmission rates in schools/childcare facilities would remain low in the next term, even if classes' group sizes were increased.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32914746
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001587
pmc: PMC7502898
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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