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Contact Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Novel Investigation Techniques for Tracing Contacts

Journal

OSONG PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 60-63

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KOREA DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION AGENCY
DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.1.09

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contact tracing; global positioning system; infectious disease; medical records; 2019 novel coronavirus infection

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In the epidemiological investigation of an infectious disease, investigating, classifying, tracking, and managing contacts by identifying the patient's route are important for preventing further transmission of the disease. However, omissions and errors in previous activities can occur when the investigation is performed through only a proxy interview with the patient. To overcome these limitations, methods that can objectively verify the patient's claims (medical facility records, Global Positioning System, card transactions, and closed-circuit television) were used for the recent ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 contact investigations in South Korea. (c) 2020 Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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