Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures
March 16, 2020
Pung R, Chiew CJ, Young BE, et al.
The Lancet
Three clusters of COVID-19, a Chinese tour group, a company conference and a church, were studied on the transmission of this disease in Singapore. The findings mainly showed that human-to-human direct or prolonged close contact was common in affected patients. Incubation period ranged from 3 to 8 days with a median incubation period of 4 days. The study recommended improvements in detection of COVID-19 through both active and passive surveillance.
Pung R, Chiew CJ, Young BE, et al. Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures. Lancet (London, England) 2020. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30528-6.