Results of the enhanced COVID-19 surveillance during UEFA EURO 2020 in Germany
Epidemiology and Infection·
- DOI
- 10.1017/s0950268822000449
- PMID
- 35236530
- PMCID
- PMC8924559
- OpenAlex
- W4220978566
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The findings suggest that mass gathering events can be conducted with limited COVID-19 transmission when health measures for attendees and restrictions on large public viewing are in place. The results underscore the importance of surveillance and public health regulations during mass gatherings.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study assessed whether the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament had a measurable impact on COVID-19 transmission in Germany through enhanced surveillance of match attendees and public viewing participants.
Study design
Enhanced surveillance was conducted using the routine surveillance system in collaboration with the regional public health authority of Bavaria during the tournament period. Cases associated with stadium attendance and public viewing events were identified and tracked.
Population and setting
The surveillance targeted individuals in Germany who attended football matches at the Munich stadium, matches in stadiums outside Germany, or public viewing events during UEFA EURO 2020.
Main findings
Enhanced surveillance identified five cases linked to Munich stadium attendance, nine cases associated with matches attended outside Germany, and 123 cases connected to public viewing events. The tournament appeared to have minimal impact on COVID-19 pandemic trends in Germany.
Public-health relevance
The findings suggest that mass gathering events can be conducted with limited COVID-19 transmission when health measures for attendees and restrictions on large public viewing are in place. The results underscore the importance of surveillance and public health regulations during mass gatherings.
Important limitations
This summary relies on the supplied single-article abstract and metadata. The original paper is required for decision-grade interpretation, including details on surveillance sensitivity, case ascertainment methods, and potential underdetection.
GIDS interpretation
This article is discoverable in GIDS through COVID-19 disease classification, Germany country tag, and surveillance topic indexing. It provides context on mass gathering risk assessment during the pandemic but does not constitute evidence of an active epidemiological signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 9 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.