Changes in Numbers of COVID-19 Cases among Residents of Tourist Resort Areas before and during the "Go To Travel" Campaign: Descriptive Epidemiology in Gunma Prefecture.
Jpn J Infect Dis
; 74(6): 554-559, 2021 Nov 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1529027
ABSTRACT
The "Go To Travel" campaign in Japan, which encouraged people to travel throughout the country, was implemented in July 2020 to revitalize economic activity that was sluggish due to COVID-19. Although the risk of the spread of infection has been reported for tourists crossing prefectural borders, the spread of infection among residents living in tourist areas is unclear. The present study evaluated the number of COVID-19 cases among residents of tourist resort areas in Gunma Prefecture using a descriptive epidemiological method. Data regarding infected individuals were obtained from public data available on the prefecture's official homepage. Evaluation of epidemic curves showed that the number of cases increased slightly after the start of the campaign, with numbers affected by the occurrence of clusters. Toward the end of 2020, the number of cases increased in both resort and non-resort areas, although the increase was smaller in resort areas. Thus, the increased transmission of cases during the campaign suggested a need to take additional preventive measures, more-so for tourists than for resort area residents.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Travel
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Tourism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Jpn J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Yoken.JJID.2021.122
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