Social contact patterns among employees in 3 U.S. companies during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, April to June 2020
Moses C. Kiti, Obianuju Genevieve Aguolu, Carol Liu, Ana R. Mesa, Rachel Regina, Meaghan Woody, Kathryn Willebrand, Chandra Couzens, Tilman Bartelsmeyer, Kristin Nelson, Samuel M. Jenness, Steven Riley, Alessia Melegaro, Faruque Ahmed, Fauzia Malik, Ben Lopman, Saad B. Omer
Abstract
We measured contact patterns using online diaries for 304 employees of 3 U.S. companies working remotely. The median number of daily contacts was 2 (IQR 1-4); majority were conversation (55 %), occurred at home (64 %) and lasted >4 h (38 %). These data are crucial for modeling outbreak control among the workforces.
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