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.