Facility-specific epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 clusters across SARS-CoV-2 variant waves in South Korea
Viral characteristics shape early outbreaks, whereas facility-specific structural vulnerabilities sustain prolonged transmission. An effective response should combine variant-informed early interventions with structural and operational infection-control measures in high-risk settings.
Authors
- Jin Lee
- Hee Kyoung Kim
- Young-Man Kim
- Yeowon Jin
- Sang-Eun Lee
- Byung Chul Chun
Institutions
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KR)
- Korea University (JP)
- Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108450
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00