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CHINA CDC WEEKLY
卷 5, 期 5, 页码 113-+出版社
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2023.021
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This study aims to quantify the time-varying contact patterns by age in Chinese mainland in 2020 and evaluate their impact on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Diary-based contact surveys revealed that during the post-epidemic period, daily contacts resumed to a moderate level in most cities, suggesting a moderate risk of resurgence. Combining school closure with a reduction of contacts at the workplace could lead to a significant reduction in the attack rate.
Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated significant changes in social contacts during the first -wave coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Chinese mainland. The purpose of this study was to quantify the time-varying contact patterns by age in Chinese mainland in 2020 and evaluate their impact on the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods: Diary-based contact surveys were performed for four periods: baseline (prior to 2020), outbreak (February 2020), post-lockdown (March-May 2020), and post-epidemic (September-November 2020). We built a Susceptible -Infected-Recovered (SIR) model to evaluate the effect of reducing contacts on transmission.Results: During the post-epidemic period, daily contacts resumed to 26.7%, 14.8%, 46.8%, and 44.2% of the pre-COVID levels in Wuhan, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Changsha, respectively. This suggests a moderate risk of resurgence in Changsha, Shenzhen, and Wuhan, and a low risk in Shanghai. School closure alone was not enough to interrupt transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5, but with the addition of a 75% reduction of contacts at the workplace, it could lead to a 16.8% reduction of the attack rate. To control an outbreak, concerted strategies that target schools, workplaces, and community contacts are needed.Discussion: Monitoring contact patterns by age is key to quantifying the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and evaluating the impact of intervention strategies.
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