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  • Environmental Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Public Health Interventions

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted risks in indoor dining.
  • SARS-CoV-2 transmission in restaurants poses public health challenges.
  • Understanding transmission dynamics is crucial for control measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze human behaviors and transmission routes in restaurant outbreaks.
  • To quantify the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions in dining settings.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized surveillance videos from two COVID-19 restaurant outbreaks.
  • Developed a respiratory infectious disease transmission model.
  • Incorporated airborne (short/long-range), fomite, and large droplet routes.

Main Results:

  • Diners and staff spent significant time speaking and touching surfaces.
  • Short-range and long-range airborne transmission were primary routes.
  • Staff mask-wearing reduced infection risk by 12.8%-31.8%.

Conclusions:

  • Mandatory mask-wearing for staff and recommended for diners are essential.
  • An equivalent ventilation rate of 30.0 m³/(h·person) is suggested.
  • Findings support evidence-based non-pharmaceutical interventions for dining spaces.