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Editor, Senior Moderator
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
. 2020 Aug;11(4):259-264.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.16.
Early Intervention Reduces the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities in the Republic of Korea
Shin Young Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gawon Choi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hyeyoung Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Na-Young Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seon-Young Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kyungnam Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Soyoung Shin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Eunsu Jang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], YoungSin Moon[SUP] 4 [/SUP], KwangHwan Oh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], JaeRin Choi[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Sangeun Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young-Man Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jieun Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seonju Yi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jin Gwack[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ok Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young Joon Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on reported cases from long-term care facilities. As of April 20[SUP]th[/SUP], 2020, 3 long-term care facilities in a metropolitan area of South Korea had reported cases of COVID-19. These facilities' employees were presumed to be the sources of infection. There were 2 nursing hospitals that did not report any additional cases. One nursing home had a total of 25 cases, with an attack rate of 51.4% (95% CI 35.6-67.0), and a fatality rate of 38.9% (95% CI 20.3-61.4) among residents. The results from this study suggest that early detection and maintenance of infection control minimizes the risk of rapid transmission.
Keywords: COVID-19; housing for the elderly; long-term care.
. 2020 Aug;11(4):259-264.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.16.
Early Intervention Reduces the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities in the Republic of Korea
Shin Young Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gawon Choi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hyeyoung Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Na-Young Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seon-Young Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kyungnam Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Soyoung Shin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Eunsu Jang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], YoungSin Moon[SUP] 4 [/SUP], KwangHwan Oh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], JaeRin Choi[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Sangeun Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young-Man Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jieun Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seonju Yi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jin Gwack[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ok Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Young Joon Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32864318
- PMCID: PMC7442447
- DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.16
Abstract
This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on reported cases from long-term care facilities. As of April 20[SUP]th[/SUP], 2020, 3 long-term care facilities in a metropolitan area of South Korea had reported cases of COVID-19. These facilities' employees were presumed to be the sources of infection. There were 2 nursing hospitals that did not report any additional cases. One nursing home had a total of 25 cases, with an attack rate of 51.4% (95% CI 35.6-67.0), and a fatality rate of 38.9% (95% CI 20.3-61.4) among residents. The results from this study suggest that early detection and maintenance of infection control minimizes the risk of rapid transmission.
Keywords: COVID-19; housing for the elderly; long-term care.