Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021

oleh: Eun-Young Kim, Young June Choe, Hanul Park, Hyoseon Jeong, Jae-Hwa Chung, Jeonghee Yu, Hwa-Pyeong Ko, Hyun Jeong Ahn, Mi-Young Go, Ju-Hyung Lee, Won Ick Kim, Bu Sim Lee, Sooyeon Kim, Mi Yu, Jia Kim, Hye Ryeon Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Ji Joo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Jong Mu Kim, Ji Hyun Choi, Sang Eun Lee, Il-Hwan Kim, Ae Kyung Park, Jee Eun Rhee, Eun-Jin Kim, Sangwon Lee, Young-Joon Park

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Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-04-01

Deskripsi

In South Korea, a November 2021 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant originated from 1 person with an imported case and spread to households, kindergartens, workplaces, restaurants, and hospitals, resulting in 11 clusters within 3 weeks. An epidemiologic curve indicated rapid community transmission of the Omicron variant.