Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma

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Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma

Brian McCloskey¹, Alimuddin Zumla², Giuseppe Ippolito³, Lucille Blumberg⁴, Paul Arbon⁵, Anita Cicero⁶, Tina Endericks⁷, Poh Lian Lim⁸, Maya Borodina⁹; WHO Novel Coronavirus-19 Mass Gatherings Expert Group

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¹ Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London SW1Y 4LE, UK. Electronic address: bmccloskey@chathamhouse.org.
² Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ National Institute for Infectious Diseases-Lazzaro Spallanzani-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁴ National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁶ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁷ Public Health England, London, UK.
⁸ National Centre for Infectious Diseases and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
⁹ Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

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PMCID: PMC7138150
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4

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Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma

Brian McCloskey et al. Lancet. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 4;395(10230):1096-1099.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

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¹ Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London SW1Y 4LE, UK. Electronic address: bmccloskey@chathamhouse.org.
² Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ National Institute for Infectious Diseases-Lazzaro Spallanzani-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁴ National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁶ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁷ Public Health England, London, UK.
⁸ National Centre for Infectious Diseases and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
⁹ Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 32203693
PMCID: PMC7138150
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4

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[1] WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. 2020. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

[2] WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. 2020. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

[3] WHO Public health for mass gatherings: key considerations. 2015. https://www.who.int/ihr/publications/WHO_HSE_GCR_2015.5/en/

[4] WHO Public health for mass gatherings: key considerations. 2015. https://www.who.int/ihr/publications/WHO_HSE_GCR_2015.5/en/

[5] Memish ZA, Steffen R, White P, et al. Mass gatherings medicine: public health issues arising from mass gathering religious and sporting events. Lancet. 2019;393:2073–2084. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Memish ZA, Steffen R, White P, et al. Mass gatherings medicine: public health issues arising from mass gathering religious and sporting events. Lancet. 2019;393:2073–2084. - PMC - PubMed

[7] WHO Global mass gatherings: implications and opportunities for global health security. 2011. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/23751 - PubMed

[8] WHO Global mass gatherings: implications and opportunities for global health security. 2011. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/23751 - PubMed

[9] Memish ZA, Zumla A, McCloskey B, et al. Mass gatherings medicine: international cooperation and progress. Lancet. 2014;383:2030–2032. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Memish ZA, Zumla A, McCloskey B, et al. Mass gatherings medicine: international cooperation and progress. Lancet. 2014;383:2030–2032. - PMC - PubMed

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