Types of COVID-19 clusters and their relationship with social distancing in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea

Types of COVID-19 clusters and their relationship with social distancing in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea

Background: The complete contact tracing of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) cases in South Korea allows a unique opportunity to investigate cluster characteristics. This study aimed to investigate all reported COVID-19 clusters in the Seoul metropolitan area from January 23 to September 24, 2020....

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Main Authors:	Yoon-Jung Choi, Mi-jeong Park, Soo Jin Park, Dongui Hong, Sohyae Lee, Kyung-Shin Lee, Sungji Moon, Jinwoo Cho, Yoonyoung Jang, Dongwook Lee, Aesun Shin, Yun-Chul Hong, Jong-Koo Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	COVID-19 Cluster Type Contact tracing Social distancing Republic of Korea
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001442

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