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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ryu, Sukhyun ; Ali, Seikh Taslim ; Jang, Cheolsun ; Kim, Baekjin ; Cowling, Benjamin J.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Betacoronavirus Child Child, Preschool Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Epidemics Female Health Policy Humans Infant Infectious Disease Incubation Period Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Quarantine Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(10):2406-2410
• Pubmed ID:
  32487283
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7510738
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3706a5f4471ee558ee033ec4f6dd3d3f4b16b53e0a05f0a921540ae1bc1ee682
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/94773/cdc_94773_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.50 MB ]