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. 2020 Sep;25(36):2001587.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.36.2001587.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

J Ehrhardt  1   2 , A Ekinci  1   2   3 , H Krehl  1   3 , M Meincke  1   4 , I Finci  1   5 , J Klein  1 , B Geisel  6 , C Wagner-Wiening  1 , M Eichner  7 , S O Brockmann  1
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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 0 to 19 years in childcare facilities and schools after their reopening in May 2020, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

J Ehrhardt et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

We investigated data from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected 0-19 year olds, who attended schools/childcare facilities, to assess their role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission after these establishments' reopening in May 2020 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Child-to-child transmission in schools/childcare facilities appeared very uncommon. We anticipate that, with face mask use and frequent ventilation of rooms, transmission rates in schools/childcare facilities would remain low in the next term, even if classes' group sizes were increased.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; school; transmission.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Daily number of notified COVID-19 cases in Baden-Württemberg, by date of reporting, Germany, 25 February–07 August 2020 (n = 37,752)
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Figure 2
Weekly number of notified SARS-CoV-2 infections in the age group 0–19 years by source of infection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 25 May–2 August 2020 (n = 453)
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