Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020
Open Access
- 17 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) in Eurosurveillance
- Vol. 25 (50), 7-14
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.50.2001884
Abstract
High coronavirus incidence has prompted the Netherlands to implement a second lockdown. To elucidate the epidemic's development preceding this second wave, we analysed weekly test positivity in public test locations by population subgroup between 1 June and 17 October 2020. Hospitality and public transport workers, driving instructors, hairdressers and aestheticians had higher test positivity compared with a reference group of individuals without a close-contact occupation. Workers in childcare, education and healthcare showed lower test positivity.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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