Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases at Universities and Colleges in Seoul Metropolitan Area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To facilitate evidence-based policy-making on safe reopening of higher education facilities, there is an urgent need to assess baseline profile of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidents within the university/college settings. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in universities/colleges in Seoul Metropolitan Area during COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods

Among the 38 universities in Seoul, 23 have agreed to participate in the study. Confirmed COVID-19 cases were identified from individual-level case reports submitted to the universities and to the health authorities from February 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Through the linkage with the Central Disease Control Headquarters' database, number of secondary infected cases (both within and outside of t

SUBMITTER: Choe YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608926 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature