Eurosurv. Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020

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Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020

• Brechje de Gier[SUP]1[/SUP], Priscila de Oliveira Bressane Lima[SUP]1[/SUP] , Rolina D van Gaalen[SUP]1[/SUP] , Pieter T de Boer[SUP]1[/SUP] , Jeroen Alblas[SUP]1[/SUP] , Marc Ruijten[SUP]2[/SUP] , Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber[SUP]1[/SUP] , Toos Waegemaekers[SUP]1,3[/SUP] , Anja Schreijer[SUP]4[/SUP] , Susan van den Hof[SUP]1[/SUP] , Susan JM Hahn?[SUP]1[/SUP]

High coronavirus incidence has prompted the Netherlands to implement a second lockdown. To elucidate the epidemic’s development preceding this second wave, we analysed weekly test positivity in public test locations by population subgroup between 1 June and 17 October 2020. Hospitality and public transport workers, driving instructors, hairdressers and aestheticians had higher test positivity compared with a reference group of individuals without a close-contact occupation. Workers in childcare, education and healthcare showed lower test positivity.

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https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.50.2001884#html_fulltext