How common are high-risk coronavirus contacts? A video-observational analysis of outdoor public place behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
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How common are high-risk coronavirus contacts? A video-observational analysis of outdoor public place behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Appelman, Joska; Liebst, Lasse Suonperä; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz.
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T1 - How common are high-risk coronavirus contacts?
T2 - A video-observational analysis of outdoor public place behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Appelman, Joska
AU - Liebst, Lasse Suonperä
AU - Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Epidemiological evidence and recommendations from the World Health Organization suggest that close face-to-face interactions pose a particular coronavirus transmission risk. Thereal-life prevalence and nature of such high-risk contacts are understudied, however. Here,we video-observed high-risk contacts in outdoor public places in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that high-risk contacts were relativelyuncommon: Of the 7,813 individuals observed, only 20 (0.26%) displayed high-risk contacts.Further, we qualitatively examined the 20 high-risk contacts identified and found that theyoccurred disproportionally between affiliated persons engaged in affiliative behaviors. Wediscuss the potential public health implications of the relatively low incident rate of high-riskcontacts.
AB - Epidemiological evidence and recommendations from the World Health Organization suggest that close face-to-face interactions pose a particular coronavirus transmission risk. Thereal-life prevalence and nature of such high-risk contacts are understudied, however. Here,we video-observed high-risk contacts in outdoor public places in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that high-risk contacts were relativelyuncommon: Of the 7,813 individuals observed, only 20 (0.26%) displayed high-risk contacts.Further, we qualitatively examined the 20 high-risk contacts identified and found that theyoccurred disproportionally between affiliated persons engaged in affiliative behaviors. Wediscuss the potential public health implications of the relatively low incident rate of high-riskcontacts.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0265680
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0265680
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35298564
VL - 17
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 3
M1 - e0265680
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