Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children and staff in German daycare centres

In daycare centres, the close contact of children with other children and employees favours the transmission of infections. The majority of children vs. 5.1% with evidence of wild type). The household SAR was 53.3%. Exposed daycare children were less likely to get infected with SARS-CoV-2 than employees (7.7% vs. 15.5%). Containment measures in daycare programmes are critical to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially to avoid spread to associated households.