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Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries
The types of workplaces and occupations with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) clusters vary between countries and periods. We aimed to characterize major occupational groups with mass outbreaks of COVID-19 infections in several Asia-Pacific countries. Data on the major occupations or workplaces reporting...
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35022363 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0227 |
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author | TEJAMAYA, Mila PHANPRSIT, Wantanee KIM, Jiwon TSAI, Feng-Jen MUTO, Go MILLER, Derek REGINALD, Alex GRANADILLOS, Nelia CAPULE, Carmela ZAINAL FARID, Marina Bt LIN, Yu-wen PARK, Jihoon CHEN, Ruey-Yu LEE, Kyong Hui PARK, Jeongim HASHIMOTO, Haruo KWON, Haesong YOON, Chungsik PADUNGTOD, Chantana SAFIRA, Elsye As PARK, Dong-Uk |
author_facet | TEJAMAYA, Mila PHANPRSIT, Wantanee KIM, Jiwon TSAI, Feng-Jen MUTO, Go MILLER, Derek REGINALD, Alex GRANADILLOS, Nelia CAPULE, Carmela ZAINAL FARID, Marina Bt LIN, Yu-wen PARK, Jihoon CHEN, Ruey-Yu LEE, Kyong Hui PARK, Jeongim HASHIMOTO, Haruo KWON, Haesong YOON, Chungsik PADUNGTOD, Chantana SAFIRA, Elsye As PARK, Dong-Uk |
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description | The types of workplaces and occupations with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) clusters vary between countries and periods. We aimed to characterize major occupational groups with mass outbreaks of COVID-19 infections in several Asia-Pacific countries. Data on the major occupations or workplaces reporting COVID-19 cases in workplaces from January 2020 to July 2021 was collected from industrial hygiene professionals in nine countries. The proportion of workers accounted for 39.1 to 56.6% of the population in each country. The number of workers covered in the national statistics varies among nations based on their definition of a worker. None of the countries examined here have systematically collected occupational data on COVID-19 illnesses and deaths classified by type of industry, occupation, or job. Most countries experienced COVID-19 clusters among health and social care workers (HSCW) in hospitals or long-term care facilities. The types of occupations or workplaces with virus clusters in some participating countries included prisons, call centers, workplaces employing immigrants, garment facilities, grocery stores, and the military, which differed among countries, except for a few common occupations such as HSCW and those populated by immigrants. Further study is necessary in order to seek ways to control infection risks, including revisions to industrial-health-related laws. |
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spelling | pubmed-97266122022-12-07 Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries TEJAMAYA, Mila PHANPRSIT, Wantanee KIM, Jiwon TSAI, Feng-Jen MUTO, Go MILLER, Derek REGINALD, Alex GRANADILLOS, Nelia CAPULE, Carmela ZAINAL FARID, Marina Bt LIN, Yu-wen PARK, Jihoon CHEN, Ruey-Yu LEE, Kyong Hui PARK, Jeongim HASHIMOTO, Haruo KWON, Haesong YOON, Chungsik PADUNGTOD, Chantana SAFIRA, Elsye As PARK, Dong-Uk Ind Health Country Report The types of workplaces and occupations with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) clusters vary between countries and periods. We aimed to characterize major occupational groups with mass outbreaks of COVID-19 infections in several Asia-Pacific countries. Data on the major occupations or workplaces reporting COVID-19 cases in workplaces from January 2020 to July 2021 was collected from industrial hygiene professionals in nine countries. The proportion of workers accounted for 39.1 to 56.6% of the population in each country. The number of workers covered in the national statistics varies among nations based on their definition of a worker. None of the countries examined here have systematically collected occupational data on COVID-19 illnesses and deaths classified by type of industry, occupation, or job. Most countries experienced COVID-19 clusters among health and social care workers (HSCW) in hospitals or long-term care facilities. The types of occupations or workplaces with virus clusters in some participating countries included prisons, call centers, workplaces employing immigrants, garment facilities, grocery stores, and the military, which differed among countries, except for a few common occupations such as HSCW and those populated by immigrants. Further study is necessary in order to seek ways to control infection risks, including revisions to industrial-health-related laws. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2022-01-12 2022-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9726612/ /pubmed/35022363 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0227 Text en ©2022 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Country Report TEJAMAYA, Mila PHANPRSIT, Wantanee KIM, Jiwon TSAI, Feng-Jen MUTO, Go MILLER, Derek REGINALD, Alex GRANADILLOS, Nelia CAPULE, Carmela ZAINAL FARID, Marina Bt LIN, Yu-wen PARK, Jihoon CHEN, Ruey-Yu LEE, Kyong Hui PARK, Jeongim HASHIMOTO, Haruo KWON, Haesong YOON, Chungsik PADUNGTOD, Chantana SAFIRA, Elsye As PARK, Dong-Uk Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title | Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title_full | Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title_fullStr | Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title_short | Characteristics of COVID-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several Asia-Pacific countries |
title_sort | characteristics of covid-19 infection clusters occurring among workers in several asia-pacific countries |
topic | Country Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35022363 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2021-0227 |
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