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. 2021 Aug;26(31):2100707.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.31.2100707.

Contributions of the EURO 2020 football championship events to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland, 11 June to 7 July 2021

Kimberly Marsh  1 , Emily Griffiths  1 , Johanna J Young  1 , Carrie-Anne Gibb  1 , Jim McMenamin  1
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Contributions of the EURO 2020 football championship events to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland, 11 June to 7 July 2021

Kimberly Marsh et al. Euro Surveill. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Public Health Scotland used Scottish national contact tracing data to estimate the European football championship (EURO 2020) contributions to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections. From 11 June to 7 July 2021, 2,632 (4%) of 63,874 SARS-CoV-2 cases self-reported attending a EURO 2020 event; 90% were male, of whom 73% were 20-39-year-olds. Most cases attended unofficial gatherings and averaged more contacts than the general population. Targeted guidance on celebrating safely in closed spaces is key.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; mass gatherings; sporting events, public health response; surveillance.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Number of SARS-CoV-2-positive cases by specimen or contact date, Scotland, 11 June–7 July 2021 (n = 63,874)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Wave dynamics of SARS-CoV-2-positive cases, 7-day rolling average incidence rate per 100,000 for all ages and ages 20–39 years, by sex, Scotland, 12 February 2020–14 July 2021(n = 323,933 cumulative SARS-CoV-2-positive cases)
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