Large Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease among Wedding Attendees, Jordan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2165-2167. doi: 10.3201/eid2609.201469. Epub 2020 May 20.

Abstract

In March 2020, a wedding in Jordan led to a large outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We collected data on 350 wedding attendees, 76 who of whom developed COVID-19. Our study shows high communicability of COVID-19 and the enormous risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus transmission during mass gatherings.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Jordan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; mass gatherings; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; weddings; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jordan / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • SARS-CoV-2