COVID-19 outbreak among physicians at a Canadian curling bonspiel: a descriptive observational study

Kelly W Burak1, Sampson Law2, Chris Rice2

  • 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Burak), Department of Medicine, and Physician Learning Program (Burak, Law, Rice), Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development, and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Hu); Department of Community Health Sciences (Hu), Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (Fung), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Orthopedic Surgery (Woo), Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Fonseca), Alberta Precision Laboratories; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (Fonseca), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Roy Romano Provincial Lab (Lang), Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, Sask.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Kanji), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta; Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Kanji), Alberta Precision Laboratories, Edmonton, Alta.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Meatherall), Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. kwburak@ucalgary.ca.

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|February 10, 2021
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