According to a new scientific study released on Thursday, the two-day international trade conference in Boston at the start of the epidemic was probably a super-spreader event involving as many as 300,000 coronavirus cases worldwide.
A study published in the Journal of Science by Jacob Lamiax, lead author of Massachusetts General Hospital Spital, found that the phenomenon has been responsible for about 1.6 percent of all cases in the United States since the beginning of the epidemic.
According to the Boston Globe, the Biogen Conference was held at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel from February 26-2-27 with approximately 175 participants.
Later attendees traveled abroad and to the U.S. Places boarded planes but many began to feel sick after days. The public health checkup with the search for contact identified about 100 cases directly related to the conference.
Overall, the conference linked the unique genetic signature associated with the spread of the virus to COVID-19 cases in 29 states and many countries, including Australia, Slovakia and Sweden.
Nov. By 1, it is estimated that 205,000-300,000 COVID-19 cases worldwide are directly connected to the convention.
While Massachusetts contributed to the initial coverage of the gathering, Florida was hit the hardest, with an estimated 1,450 cases reported back at the conference.
“The Kovid-1p epidemic has had a very direct and personal impact on the biogen community – as it has affected many communities in the country and around the world,” the biogen said in a statement obtained by The Globe. “Enormous strides have been made since the epidemic began in this novel to investigate the virus and its transmission, to develop a vaccine and to explore possible treatment options. As a company rooted in science, we understand the value of data from the first wave of epidemics in the Boston area, and we hope that the information from these data will help us continue to better understand the transmission of this virus. And efforts to prevent it. ”
“Conditions capable of making such large-scale super-spread events still exist are still with us,” infectious disease physician Lemieux said at the outlet.
“Even if we let our guards down, they are possible. They are possible even if infected but otherwise healthy people get confused and travel without any restrictions, ”he warned.
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