Contact Tracing during Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, South Korea, 2020

2020545 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Young-Joon Park · Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Young June Choe · Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Ok Park · Hallym University

Shin Young Park · Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Young‐Man Kim · Hallym University

Jieun Kim · Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Sanghui Kweon

Abstract

We analyzed reports for 59,073 contacts of 5,706 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) index patients reported in South Korea during January 20-March 27, 2020. Of 10,592 household contacts, 11.8% had COVID-19. Of 48,481 nonhousehold contacts, 1.9% had COVID-19. Use of personal protective measures and social distancing reduces the likelihood of transmission.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 epidemiological studies COVID-19 and Mental Health COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 26, Issue 10, pp. 2465-2468

DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.201315

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