Occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity, the Netherlands, June to October 2020

High coronavirus incidence has prompted the Netherlands to implement a second lockdown. To elucidate the epidemic’s development preceding this second wave, we analysed weekly test positivity in public test locations by population subgroup between 1 June and 17 October 2020. Hospitality and public transport workers, driving instructors, hairdressers and aestheticians had higher test positivity compared with a reference group of individuals without a close-contact occupation. Workers in childcare, education and healthcare showed lower test positivity.

Source: Eurosurveillance - December 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Brechje de Gier, Priscila de Oliveira Bressane Lima, Rolina D van Gaalen, Pieter T de Boer, Jeroen Alblas, Marc Ruijten, Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Toos Waegemaekers, Anja Schreijer, Susan van den Hof and Susan JM Hahn é Source Type: research