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. 2020 Dec;25(50):2001884.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.50.2001884.

Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020

Brechje de Gier  1 , Priscila de Oliveira Bressane Lima  1 , Rolina D van Gaalen  1 , Pieter T de Boer  1 , Jeroen Alblas  1 , Marc Ruijten  2 , Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber  1 , Toos Waegemaekers  1   3 , Anja Schreijer  4 , Susan van den Hof  1 , Susan Jm Hahné  1
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Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020

Brechje de Gier et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

High coronavirus incidence has prompted the Netherlands to implement a second lockdown. To elucidate the epidemic's development preceding this second wave, we analysed weekly test positivity in public test locations by population subgroup between 1 June and 17 October 2020. Hospitality and public transport workers, driving instructors, hairdressers and aestheticians had higher test positivity compared with a reference group of individuals without a close-contact occupation. Workers in childcare, education and healthcare showed lower test positivity.

Keywords: COVID-19; Netherlands; SARS-CoV-2; occupation.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Weekly number of new COVID-19 hospitalisations and ICU admissionsa, the Netherlands, March–October 2020
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Number and percentages of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive (A) children and young adults and (B) childcare and educational personnel, the Netherlands, week 23–42 2020
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Figure 3
Number and percentages of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive (A) healthcare workers, (B) close-contact professionals and (C) other professionals, the Netherlands, week 23–42 2020
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