The risk of indoor sports and culture events for the transmission of COVID-19

Stefan Moritz; Cornelia Gottschick; Johannes Horn; Mario Popp; Susan Langer; Bianca Klee; Oliver Purschke; Michael Gekle; Angelika Ihling; Frank D. L. Zimmermann; Rafael Mikolajczyk

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25317-9

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

The risk of indoor sports and culture events for the transmission of COVID-19

Stefan Moritz,
Cornelia Gottschick,
Johannes Horn,
Mario Popp,
Susan Langer,
Bianca Klee,
Oliver Purschke,
Michael Gekle,
Angelika Ihling,
Frank D. L. Zimmermann,
Rafael Mikolajczyk

Affiliations

Stefan Moritz: Section of Clinical Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Halle (Saale)
Cornelia Gottschick: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Johannes Horn: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Mario Popp: Section of Clinical Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Halle (Saale)
Susan Langer: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Bianca Klee: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Oliver Purschke: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Michael Gekle: Julius Bernstein-Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Angelika Ihling: Section of Clinical Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Halle (Saale)
Frank D. L. Zimmermann: Zimmermann and Becker GmbH, Consulting Engineers, Dieselstr. 11
Rafael Mikolajczyk: Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, PZG, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25317-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Mass gathering events represent a risk for transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Here, the authors describe an experimental indoor test event in which individual contacts were measured and use aerosol and epidemiological modelling to evaluate transmission risks of different types of restrictions in the arena.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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