Stepwise School Opening and an Impact on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Children
Yoonsun Yoon, Kyung-Ran Kim, Hwanhee Park, Soyoung Kim, Yae‐Jean Kim
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Data on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 transmission from a pediatric index patient to others at the school setting are limited. Epidemiological data on pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases after school opening are warranted. METHODS: We analyzed data of the pediatric patients with COVID-19 collected from the press release of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information on the school opening delay and re-opening policies were achieved from the press release of the Korean Ministry of Education. RESULTS: < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Korea had a successful transition from school closure to online and off-line school opening, which did not cause significant school-related outbreak among the pediatric population.