A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021.

Lluís Forcadell-DíezCristina RiusRaúl SalobralNacho Sánchez-ValdiviaJacobo MendiorozPere GodoyElisabet Badiella JarqueDavid Ferrandiz-MontDaniel Moreno CerveraBerta Jordan SuriñachAlba Vilalta-CarreraVíctor Guadalupe-FernándezJulia Mateo BasilioSergi Farràs TapiolGloria Pérez

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The outbreak is related with young people from socioeconomic favoured areas who travelled to Menorca in summer 2021. Failure to comply with preventive measures in binge-drinking events and during holidays may have favoured SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The interauthority coordination and establishment of a clear line of leadership allowed continuous communication between institutions, which were key to managing this complex COVID-19 outbreak.

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