RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Infection and transmission of COVID-19 among students and teachers in schools in Japan after the reopening in June 2020
JF BMJ Paediatrics Open
JO BMJ Paediatrics Open
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000854
DO 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000854
VO 4
IS 1
A1 Koji Wada
A1 Nobuhiko Okabe
A1 Yugo Shobugawa
YR 2020
UL http://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000854.abstract
AB We aimed to investigate the confirmed COVID-19 cases among students and teachers in elementary schools (ages 6–12 years) and junior high schools (ages 13–15 years) in Japan between 1 June and 31 July 2020. We requested all schools to provide reports when students or teachers tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 207 cases were reported among students. Household transmission was identified as the dominant transmission route, confirmed in 71.4% of elementary schools and 60.3% of junior high schools. A total of 39 cases were reported among teachers, of which transmission route was unknown in 72.4% of elementary schools and 90.0% of junior high schools.