The evidence of indirect transmission of SARS-CoV-2 reported in Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 2 months have passed since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first emerged in Wuhan, China. With the migration of people, the epidemic has rapidly spread within China and throughout the world. Due to the severity of the epidemic, undiscovered transmission of COVID-19 deserves further investigation. The aim of our study hypothesized possible modes of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how the virus may have spread between two family clusters within a residential building in Guangzhou, China.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, we monitored and traced confirmed patients and their close contacts from January 11 to February 5, 2020 in Guangzhou, China, including 2 family cluster cases and 61 residents within one residential building. The environmental s

SUBMITTER: Xie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7403788 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature