| Literature DB >> 33602386 |
Brecht Ingelbeen1, Laurène Peckeu1, Marie Laga1, Ilona Hendrix2, Inge Neven2, Marianne Ab van der Sande1,3, Esther van Kleef1.
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of physical distancing and school reopening in Brussels between August and November 2020, we monitored changes in the number of reported contacts per SARS-CoV-2 case and associated SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The second COVID-19 pandemic wave in Brussels was the result of increased social contact across all ages following school reopening. Physical distancing measures including closure of bars and restaurants, and limiting close contacts, while primary and secondary schools remained open, reduced social mixing and controlled SARS-CoV-2 transmission.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections; Disease outbreak; Europe; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Reproduction number; SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; prevention and control
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33602386 PMCID: PMC7897911 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.7.2100065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X