Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 14, 2020

Clusters of 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID‐19) Cases in Chinese Tour Groups

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  • A contact investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak involving 11 confirmed cases and 10 suspected cases among Chinese tour groups traveling in Europe in late January 2020 suggests that transmission may have occurred on outbound and inbound flights and in shopping venues in Europe. Initial transmission occurred in family groups and later transmission within and across tour groups. 

Kong et al. (July 13, 2020). Clusters of 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID‐19) Cases in Chinese Tour Groups. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13729