COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020

Lu, Jianyun; Gu, Jieni; Li, Kuibiao; Xu, Conghui; Su, Wenzhe; Lai, Zhisheng; Zhou, Deqian; Yu, Chao; Xu, Bin; Yang, Zhicong

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COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020

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April 02 2020
By Lu, Jianyun ; Gu, Jieni ; Li, Kuibiao ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lu, Jianyun ; Gu, Jieni ; Li, Kuibiao ; Xu, Conghui ; Su, Wenzhe ; Lai, Zhisheng ; Zhou, Deqian ; Yu, Chao ; Xu, Bin ; Yang, Zhicong
Description:

During January 26-February 10, 2020, an outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in an air-conditioned restaurant in Guangzhou, China, involved 3 family clusters. The airflow direction was consistent with droplet transmission. To prevent the spread of the virus in restaurants, we recommend increasing the distance between tables and improving ventilation.
Subjects:

Air Conditioning Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Disease Outbreaks Family Humans Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Sars-Cov-2
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(7):1628-1631
Pubmed ID:

32240078
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7323555
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

China
Location:

Asia
Volume:

26
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:71cdfb96961a9d1390011e49528b7ddfc9b7bdbaef27ac4c890894f7ec0ebf68
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