COVID-19 infection among bartenders and waiters before and after pub lockdown.
Occup Environ Med
; 79(1): 46-48, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1403103
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess how different bans on serving alcohol in Norwegian bars and restaurants were related to the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in bartenders and waiters and in persons in any occupation.METHODS:
In 25 392 bartenders and waiters and 1 496 328 persons with other occupations (mean (SD) age 42.0 (12.9) years and 51.8% men), we examined the weekly rates of workers tested and detected with SARS-CoV-2, 1-10 weeks before and 1-5 weeks after implementation of different degrees of bans on serving alcohol in pubs and restaurants, across 102 Norwegian municipalities with (1) full blanket ban, (2) partial ban with hourly restrictions (eg, from 2200 hours) or (3) no ban, adjusted for age, sex, testing behaviour and population size.RESULTS:
By 4 weeks after the implementation of ban, COVID-19 infection among bartenders and waiters had been reduced by 60% (from 2.8 (95% CI 2.0 to 3.6) to 1.1 (95% CI 0.5 to 1.6) per 1000) in municipalities introducing full ban, and by almost 50% (from 2.5 (95% CI 1.5 to 3.5) to 1.3 (95% CI 0.4 to 2.2) per 1000) in municipalities introducing partial ban. A similar reduction within 4 weeks was also observed for workers in all occupations, both in municipalities with full (from 1.3 (95% CI 1.3 to 1.4) to 0.9 (95% CI 0.9 to 1.0)) and partial bans (from 1.2 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.3) to 0.5 (95% CI 0.5 to 0.6)).CONCLUSION:
Partial bans on serving alcohol in bars and restaurants may be similarly associated with declines in confirmed COVID-19 infection as full bans.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Restaurants
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Alcohol Drinking
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Workforce
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Health Policy
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Oemed-2021-107502
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