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COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020

Emerging infectious diseases · 2020 · Vol. 26(7) · pp. 1628–1631

Jianyun Lu✉(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Jieni Gu(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Kuibiao Li(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Conghui Xu(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Wenzhe Su(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Zhisheng Lai(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Zhou DeQian(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Yu Chao(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Bin Xu(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)Zhicong Yang(Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Abstract

During January 26-February 10, 2020, an outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in an air-conditioned restaurant in Guangzhou, China, involved 3 family clusters. The airflow direction was consistent with droplet transmission. To prevent the spread of the virus in restaurants, we recommend increasing the distance between tables and improving ventilation.

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