Kindergartens Reopening in the Period of Regular Epidemic Prevention and Control, Benefitial or Harmful?
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Kindergartens Reopening in the Period of Regular Epidemic Prevention and Control, Benefitial or Harmful?* Qiao-qiao DONG1†, Li-ru QIU1†, Li-ming CHENG2, Sai-nan SHU1, Yu CHEN1, Yue ZHAO1, Yan HAO1, Huan SHI1, Xiao-ping LUO1# 1 Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China 2 Department of Laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2020
Summary: In the period of regular epidemic prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in our country, work resumption has been fully advanced. But there are still new sporadic local cases and imported cases across the country. In this situation, whether kindergartens reopening will increase the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread still remains uncertain. We reviewed two pediatric patients with moderate COVID-19, collected the epidemiologic information and monitored the cycle threshold value of rectal specimen and the viral loads, and discussed the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric patients and the virulence of feces in children with moderate COVID-19, in order to analyze the risk of kindergartens reopening. Key words: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 transmission; children; viral load
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic[1, 2]. Adult-to-adult and adult-to-child transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from patients or asymptomatic carriers has been confirmed[3–5]. As of September 11, 2020, more than 7 million people had been reported to be infected worldwide, and the total number of confirmed infected people is up to more than 28 million. In our country, after the 76-day lockdown of Wuhan and several months of regular epidemic prevention and control, the epidemic has basically been brought under control. Even so, there are still new sporadic cases, imported cases and asymptomatic carriers that have been found every day. At present, the staged results of epidemic prevention and control in our country have been further consolidated, important progress has been made in work resumption, and the restoration of economic and social order has accelerated. In these circumstances, Qiao-qiao DONG, E-mail: [email protected]; Liru QIU, E-mail: [email protected] † The authors contributed equally to this study. # Corresponding author, E-mail: [email protected] * This study was supported by funds from Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (No. XXGZBDYJ005) and Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau (No. 2020020601012228).
primary and secondary schools and kindergartens across the country have started one after another. It has been proved that children are also susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and most pediatric patients are diagnosed with asymptomatic, mild or moderate disease[6–10], and th
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