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

Sukhyun Ryu; Seikh Taslim Ali; Cheolsun Jang; Baekjin Kim; Benjamin J. Cowling

doi:10.3201/eid2610.201886

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

Sukhyun Ryu
, Seikh Taslim Ali
, Cheolsun Jang
, Baekjin Kim
, Benjamin J. Cowling

Department of Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2406-2410
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.201886
State	Published - 1 Oct 2020

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2019 novel coronavirus disease
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
public health measures
respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
South Korea
transmissibility
viruses
zoonoses

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