Children with COVID-19 after Reopening of Schools, South Korea

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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine Pub Date : 2020-06-03 DOI:10.14776/piv.2020.27.e23

Eun Young Kim, B. Ryu, Eun Kyoung Kim, Young-Joon Park, Y. Choe, H. Park, E. Jeong

引用次数: 14

Abstract

Purpose: To describe pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases after the reopening of schools in the Republic of Korea and their transmission routes Methods: All case report forms and epidemiologic investigation forms for children aged 3–18 years reported as COVID-19 cases to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System from May 1 to July 12, 2020, were reviewed Results: After the schools were reopened in May 2020, a total of 127 pediatric COVID-19 cases were confirmed until July 12 Of these, 59 children (46%) were exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 through family and relatives, followed by 18 children (14%) through cram schools or private lessons, 8 children (6%) through multi-use facilities, and 3 children (2%) through school Conclusions: The present data do not suggest an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission in the context of stringent school-based infection prevention measures introduced across the country © 2020 The Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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韩国，学校开学后感染COVID-19的儿童

目的:了解韩国复课后儿童新冠肺炎(COVID-19)病例及其传播途径。方法:对2020年5月1日至7月12日向国家法定疾病监测系统报告的3-18岁儿童新冠肺炎病例报告及流行病学调查表进行分析。自2020年5月学校复课以来，截至7月12日，共确诊儿童COVID-19病例127例，其中通过家庭和亲属接触到的儿童59例(46%)，其次是通过补习学校或私人课程接触到的儿童18例(14%)，通过多用途设施接触到的儿童8例(6%)，通过学校接触到的儿童3例(2%)。目前的数据并不表明在全国范围内采取严格的学校感染预防措施的情况下，COVID-19的传播风险会增加©2020韩国儿科传染病学会

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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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期刊介绍： Pediatric Infection and Vaccine is an official publication of the Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary journal directed to physicians and other health care professionals who manage infectious diseases of childhood. The editorial board calls for the articles that originate from worldwide research or clinical study groups and the publication is determined by the editors and reviewers who are the experts in the specific field of infectious diseases of childhood. The categories of manuscripts are original articles, case reports, reviews and rapid communication. The Journal is published triannually and distributed to members of the Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, medical schools, libraries and related institutes to persue the academic advancement in infectious diseases and to promote active communication between the members and international societies of pediatric infectious diseases. Eventually, the journal aims to contribute to the cure of infectious diseases of childhood and to the improvement of public health.