Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021
Eun Young Kim, Young June Choe, Hanul Park, Hyoseon Jeong, Jae-Hwa Chung, Jeonghee Yu, Hwa-Pyeong Ko, Hyun Jeong Ahn, Mi-Young Go, Ju-Hyung Lee, Won Ick Kim, Bu Sim Lee, Sooyeon Kim, Mi Yu, Jia Kim, Hye Ryeon Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Ji Joo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Jong-Mu Kim, Ji Hyun Choi, Sang‐Eun Lee, Il‐Hwan Kim, Ae Kyung Park, Jee Eun Rhee, Eun‐Jin Kim, Sangwon Lee, Young-Joon Park
Abstract
In South Korea, a November 2021 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant originated from 1 person with an imported case and spread to households, kindergartens, workplaces, restaurants, and hospitals, resulting in 11 clusters within 3 weeks. An epidemiologic curve indicated rapid community transmission of the Omicron variant.
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Transmission (telecommunications)OutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyCoronavirusMedicineEnvironmental healthGeographyDiseaseTelecommunicationsPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer scienceSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingRespiratory viral infections research