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
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.
Topics & Concepts
Transmissibility (structural dynamics)Transmission (telecommunications)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Psychological interventionMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakAirborne transmissionEnvironmental healthIntensive care medicineDiseaseVirologyInternal medicineComputer scienceOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Vibration isolationPsychiatryVibrationTelecommunicationsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts