1. Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan.
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Yusef D, Hayajneh W, Awad S, Momany S, Khassawneh B, Samrah S, Obeidat B, Raffee L, Al-Faouri I, Issa AB, Al Zamel H, Bataineh E, and Qdaisat R
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- Adult, Aged, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections transmission, Female, Humans, Jordan epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral transmission, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology
- Abstract
In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.
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- 2020
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