Coronavirus Disease Exposure and Spread from Nightclubs, South Korea

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kang, Cho Ryok ; Lee, Jin Yong ; Park, Yoojin ; Huh, In Sil ; Ham, Hyon Jeen ; Han, Jin Kyeong ; Kim, Jung Il ; Na, Baeg Ju
• Corporate Authors:
  Seoul Metropolitan Government COVID-19 ; Rapid Response Team (SCoRR Team)
• Description:
  At least 246 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been linked to nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea. During the April 30-May 5 holiday, young adults from across the country who visited nightclubs in Seoul contracted COVID-19 and spread it nationally. Nightclubs were temporarily closed to limit COVID-19 spread.
• Subjects:
  Betacoronavirus Contact Tracing Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Humans Incidence Leisure Activities Male Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Prevalence Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(10):2499-2501
• Pubmed ID:
  32633713
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7510694
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:128e72306a88609eaadbe8d1845529477537e8b5c85e7069c12190af729a4bc3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/94784/cdc_94784_DS1.pdf
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