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KMID : 1040320200270030180
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Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
2020 Volume.27 No. 3 p.180 ~ p.183
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Children with COVID-19 after Reopening of Schools, South Korea
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Kim Eun-Young
Ryu Bo-Yeong
Kim Eun-Kyoung
Park Young-Joon
Choe Young-June
Park Hye-Kyung
Jeong Eun-Kyeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: To describe pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases after the reopening of schools in the Republic of Korea and their transmission routes.
Methods: All case report forms and epidemiologic investigation forms for children aged 3?18 years reported as COVID-19 cases to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System from May 1 to July 12, 2020, were reviewed.
Results: After the schools were reopened in May 2020, a total of 127 pediatric COVID-19 cases were confirmed until July 12. Of these, 59 children (46%) were exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 through family and relatives, followed by 18 children (14%) through cram schools or private lessons, 8 children (6%) through multi-use facilities, and 3 children (2%) through school.
Conclusions: The present data do not suggest an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission in the context of stringent school-based infection prevention measures introduced across the country.
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KEYWORD
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Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Child, Schools
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