High attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections during a bus tour in Japan.

The total number of people on the bus tour was 158 (146 participants and 12 staff members): 41 for Bus 1, 39 for Bus 2, 40 for Bus 3 and 38 for Bus 4. The bus tour is not just a means of transportation, but it is part of a leisure and passengers enjoyed the scenery, sightseeing spots and food while eating and drinking during tour. The bus tour related COVID-19 outbreak showed high AR in the bus. Keywords: COVID-19; population density; airborne transmission; indirect contact transmission; transportation; tourism; outbreak EN COVID-19 population density airborne transmission indirect contact transmission transportation tourism outbreak 1 4 4 01/05/22 20211201 NES 211201 It is critical to prevent and control tour-related coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks for the travel industry. [Extracted from the article]