Possible indirect transmission of COVID-19 at a squash court, Slovenia, March 2020: case report
Aljaž Brlek, Š Vidovič, S. Vuzem, K Türk, Zoran Simonović
Abstract
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an ongoing debate and research regarding the possible ways of virus transmission. We conducted an epidemiological investigation which revealed a cluster of five COVID-19 cases, linked to playing squash at a sports venue in Maribor, Slovenia. Acquired data raises possibility that the transmission occurred indirectly through contaminated objects in changing room or squash hall or via aerosolisation in squash hall.
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SquashCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Transmission (telecommunications)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEpidemiologyGeographyVirologyMedicineOutbreakTelecommunicationsComputer scienceDiseasePathologyArchaeologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Infection Control and VentilationTravel-related health issuesClimate Change and Health Impacts