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- The first documented case of COVID-19 transmission in a gym in Australia occurred in 2020, highlighting the risk of virus spread in fitness environments.
- A study identified five COVID-19 cases linked to a gym in Western Sydney, revealing that one person transmitted the virus to four others in an enclosed space on July 7, 2020.
- The findings suggest gyms are high-risk venues for COVID-19 transmission, recommending improved ventilation and more space to mitigate the spread of the virus, especially with severe variants.
Article Abstract
Background: Transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been demonstrated in fitness settings internationally. We report the first documented case of transmission of COVID-19 in a gymnasium in Australia in 2020.
Methods: Case finding and case interviews were conducted among attendees in a Western Sydney gymnasium, Australia. Whole genome sequencing using an amplicon-based approach was performed on all SARS CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction positive samples detected through surveillance.
Results: We show that five cases of COVID-19 were linked to the gymnasium, with transmission occurring on 7 July 2020, when the index case transmitted the infection to four other gymnasium attendees through the sharing of an enclosed space.
Conclusions: There is an ongoing risk of transmission of COVID-19 within gymnasium environments and they are justifiably classified as a 'high-risk' venue. There may be a need to expand ventilation and space requirements to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in such settings in the context of severe COVID-19 variants or to prevent respiratory disease transmission in general.
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