Characteristics of COVID-19 outbreaks and risk factors for transmission at an army training center in South Korea from June to August 2021

Cho, U Jin; Wang, Seongjin; Yi, Seonju; Choi, Yeonhwa; Kim, Eun-Young; Kim, Jin A; Bae, Sanghwan; Yu, Jungyeon; Choi, Jangkyu; Park, Young-Joon

doi:10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0149

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“…There are 40 support centers for foreign residents in South Korea, shown in Table 3 . These centers provide a range of cultural programs that help aid the social integration of foreigners into Korea, including cultural events, providing a platform to meet and interact with local residents, and various sports and leisure programs ( 21 ). However, it is rather difficult for non-professional foreign workers to access the support centers because they usually live at accommodations provided by their employer, and their workplaces are often located far away in more suburban or rural areas due to the nature of their industry ( 22 ).…”

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The dual nature of constraints on foreign worker participation in sports and physical activity in South Korea during COVID-19

Park

2023

Front. Sports Act. Living

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This study provides a different understanding of the constraints imposed by the pandemic and the official and unofficial restrictions that accompanied it. It is an empirical effort demonstrating that the pandemic's effects are not purely negative, but rather, also helped to produce positive and productive practices that draw upon both the inhibiting and enabling features of the constraints it triggered. Engaging with “productive power” in Foucault by considering constraints as practices that both inhibit and enable, the empirical goal of this paper is to explore how pandemic-related constraints on sports and physical activity prohibit foreign worker participation in sports and physical activity. It also examines how the constraints encourage them to pursue an active life in new and unique ways. To achieve this goal, the paper examines the South Korean context, particularly unskilled foreign workers with E-9 visas for non-professional employment in the fishing, farming, and manufacturing industries and their involvement in sports and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings address three “inhibitors” that specifically prevented foreign workers from getting actively involved, then demonstrate that explicit restrictions on sports and physical activity can be transformed into four “enablers” that encouraged foreign workers to participate. The conclusion offers critical reflections on Foucault's “ethical subject,” followed by the limitations and implications of the study.

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The dual nature of constraints on foreign worker participation in sports and physical activity in South Korea during COVID-19

Park

2023

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“…In particular, religious practices such as group prayers, religious education attendance, and sharing a meal may increasingly influence the spread of COVID-19 [ 9 – 11 ]. Approximately 48% of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia were related to religious events [ 12 ]. In addition, the possibility of widespread transmission within religious groups has been demonstrated in the United States [ 11 ].…”

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COVID-19 outbreak in a religious village community in Republic of Korea and risk factors for transmission

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Kim

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Objectives: This study aimed to assess the scale and transmission patterns of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a religious village community in South Korea, to determine the risk factors of transmission, and to evaluate vaccine effectiveness.Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted, and data were collected and analyzed from 602 villagers in the religious village community. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for COVID-19 transmission and to evaluate vaccine effectiveness.Results: The outbreak attack rate was 72.1% (434/602). The attack rate was high among women in their 60s, the unemployed, residents living near religious facility (<500 m), and the unvaccinated. Age, the distance between religious facility and residences, and the absence of vaccination were identified as risk factors for transmission. Vaccine effectiveness was 49.0%, and the highest effectiveness was seen in the age group of 59 years or younger (65.8%).Conclusion: This village community was isolated, with little communication with the outside world. However, the frequency of close contact between residents was relatively high, contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in the village even with relatively short exposure. Vaccination rates in the village community were also lower than those in the general public. Public health authorities should consider the potential impact of cultural factors, including religion, that could lead to the exponential spread of COVID-19 in closed village communities.

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“…Following the first confirmed COVID-19 case in South Korea, the alert level for the infectious disease crisis was escalated to “caution”, then “warning” on 27 January 2020, and finally to “severe”, the highest level, on 23 February 2020 [ 6 , 7 ]. Despite vaccination efforts that commenced in 2021 [ 8 ], preventive strategies remain essential until vaccines or treatments become universally accessible.…”

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Epidemiological Characteristics of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a Psychiatric Hospital in Chung-buk

Jang,

Park,

Lee

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This study investigated the causes and risks for infection spread in three psychiatric hospitals in Chung-buk, South Korea, to strategize measures to block transmission and prevent a large-scale epidemic. From December 2020 to January 2021, 358 inpatients of Psychiatric Hospitals A, B, and C were enrolled to identify the epidemiological characteristics of confirmed patients. Epidemic curves and propagation relationships were constructed and a genotype analysis was conducted. The index case inpatient from Hospital A transmitted the infection to patients in Hospitals B and C; the infection was confirmed in 47, 193, and 118 patients in Hospitals A, B, and C, respectively. The patient characteristics hampered communication and the close identification of symptom onset. The incidence rate was 10 (2.9%) among employees and 348 (35.8%) among inpatients. The relative risk was 12.1 (95% CI: 6.6–22.5) times higher among inpatients than employees. Next-generation sequencing confirmed the probable infection source as a genotype identical to that of two different outbreaks, although the infection spread was undetermined. Direct risk factors emerged from patient characteristics, wherein cohort isolation was meaningless due to uncontrolled communication. Indirect risk factors included hospital-specific problems due to external factors (non-patient system deficiencies or employee negligence). Prior inspections, a confirmation of non-infection, and institutional emergent measures are needed.

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Characteristics of COVID-19 outbreaks and risk factors for transmission at an army training center in South Korea from June to August 2021

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The dual nature of constraints on foreign worker participation in sports and physical activity in South Korea during COVID-19

The dual nature of constraints on foreign worker participation in sports and physical activity in South Korea during COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreak in a religious village community in Republic of Korea and risk factors for transmission

Epidemiological Characteristics of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a Psychiatric Hospital in Chung-buk

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