Abstract
During 24 days in Cheonan, South Korea, 112 persons were infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 associated with fitness dance classes at 12 sports facilities. Intense physical exercise in densely populated sports facilities could increase risk for infection. Vigorous exercise in confined spaces should be minimized during outbreaks.
Keywords:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Betacoronavirus / genetics
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Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Testing
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
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Contact Tracing / statistics & numerical data*
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
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Dancing
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Exercise
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Female
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Fitness Centers*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Middle Aged
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
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Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
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Quarantine / methods
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Republic of Korea / epidemiology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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SARS-CoV-2