https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/597786
Title: | Preparedness for containing COVID-19 outbreak in mass religious gathering with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) | Authors: | Hsu, Chen Yang YA-MEI CHEN Su, Chiu Wen Ku, Mei Sheng Kim, Yeol Jensen, Tim Luh, Dih Ling |
Keywords: | COVID-19 | Mass gathering | Non-pharmaceutical intervention | Religious activity;COVID-19; Mass gathering; Non-pharmaceutical intervention; Religious activity | Issue Date: | 1-Jun-2021 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER TAIWAN | Journal Volume: | 120 | Start page/Pages: | S57 | Source: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | Abstract: | Background: The COVID-19 outbreaks associated with mass religious gatherings which have the potential of invoking epidemics at large scale have been a great concern. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of outbreak in mass religious gathering and further to assess the preparedness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for preventing COVID-19 outbreak in this context. Methods: The risk of COVID-19 outbreak in mass religious gathering was evaluated by using secondary COVID-19 cases and reproductive numbers. The preparedness of a series of NPIs for preventing COVID-19 outbreak in mass religious gathering was then assessed by using a density-dependent model. This approach was first illustrated by the Mazu Pilgrimage in Taiwan and validated by using the COVID-19 outbreak in the Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ) religious gathering in South Korea. Results: Through the strict implementation of 80% NPIs in the Mazu Pilgrimage, the number of secondary cases can be substantially reduced from 1508 (95% CI: 900–2176) to 294 (95% CI: 169–420) with the reproductive number (R) significantly below one (0.54, 95% CI: 0.31–0.78), indicating an effective containment of outbreak. The expected number of secondary COVID-19 cases in the SCJ gathering was estimated as 232 (basic reproductive number (R0) = 6.02) and 579 (R0 = 2.50) for the first and second outbreak, respectively, with a total expected cases (833) close to the observed data on high infection of COVID-19 cases (887, R0 = 3.00). Conclusion: We provided the evidence on the preparedness of NPIs for preventing COVID-19 outbreak in the context of mass religious gathering by using a density-dependent model. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/597786 | ISSN: | 09296646 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.04.017 | SDG/Keyword: | Article; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; disaster preparedness; epidemic; human; major clinical study; religious group; risk assessment; social distancing; South Korea; Taiwan; virus transmission; epidemic; epidemiology; COVID-19; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Republic of Korea; SARS-CoV-2; Taiwan |
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