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Park, Young Joon; Choe, Young June; Park, Ok; Park, Shin Young; Kim, Young-Man; Kim, Jieun; Kweon, Sanghui; Woo, Yeonhee; Gwack, Jin; Kim, Seong Sun; Lee, Jin; Hyun, Junghee; Ryu, Boyeong; Jang, Yoon Suk; Kim, Hwami; Shin, Seung Hwan; Yi, Seonju; Lee, Sangeun; Kim, Hee Kyoung; Lee, Hyeyoung; Jin, Yeowon; Park, Eunmi; Choi, Seung Woo; Kim, Miyoung; Song, Jeongsuk; Choi, Si Won; Kim, Dongwook; Jeon, Byoung-Hak; Yoo, Hyosoon; Jeong, Eun Kyeong
Emerging infectious diseases 26, Issue: 10Journal Article
We analyzed reports for 59,073 contacts of 5,706 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) index patients reported in South Korea during January 20-March 27, 2020. Of 10,592 household contacts, 11.8% had COVID-19. Of 48,481 nonhousehold contacts, 1.9% had COVID-19. Use of personal protective measures and social distancing reduces the likelihood of transmission.
