COVID-19 case findings and contact tracing in South German nursing homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The air borne SARS-CoV-2 poses a high threat to the elderly and people with underlying diseases. COVID-19 spread quickly in South German nursing homes and for this reason called for preventive measures by the German government. The aim of this paper is to showcase the testing strategies implemented by the Public Health Department Reutlingen to control the spread of COVID-19 in local nursing homes and to report the results thereof.

Methods

This study reports COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes in Reutlingen County and how they were dealt with through extensive testing, contact tracing, isolation and hygiene inspections. The testing strategy consisted of three phases: In phase 1 only suspected cases, in phase 2 all staff and residents, and in phase 3 all suspected c

SUBMITTER: Eichner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8961262 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature