Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan
Dawood Yusef, Wail Hayajneh, Samah Awad, Suleiman Momany, Basheer Khassawneh, Shaher Samrah, Basil Obeidat, Liqaa Raffee, Ibrahim Al‐Faouri, Ali Bani Issa, Heba Al Zamel, Enas Bataineh, Reem Qdaisat
Abstract
In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.
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OutbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusTransmission (telecommunications)VirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusDiseaseMedicineMiddle East respiratory syndromeGeographyEnvironmental healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsCOVID-19 and Mental Health