Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia, 2020
Anthea L Katelaris, Jessica Wells, P M Clark, Sophie Norton, Rebecca J. Rockett, Alicia Arnott, Vitali Sintchenko, Stephen Corbett, Shopna Bag
Abstract
An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection occurred among church attendees after an infectious chorister sang at multiple services. We detected 12 secondary case-patients. Video recordings of the services showed that case-patients were seated in the same section, up to 15 m from the primary case-patient, without close physical contact, suggesting airborne transmission.
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