Community Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Shenzhen, China, 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;26(6):1320-1323. doi: 10.3201/eid2606.200239. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Abstract

Since early January 2020, after the outbreak of coronavirus infection in Wuhan, China, ≈365 confirmed cases have been reported in Shenzhen, China. The mode of community and intrafamily transmission is threatening residents in Shenzhen. Strategies to strengthen prevention and interruption of these transmissions should be urgently addressed.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19; China; SARS-CoV-2; Shenzhen; community transmission; coronavirus; epidemiologic; respiratory infections; severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Incubation Period
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Young Adult