2020
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2020.20361
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Flattening the curve in 52 days: characterisation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Principality of Liechtenstein – an observational study

Abstract: BACKGROUND The principality of Liechtenstein had its first COVID-19 case at the beginning of March 2020. After exponential growth, the pandemic’s first wave was contained, with the last case being diagnosed 52 days after the initial occurrence. AIM To characterise the COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein. METHODS All patients diagnosed in Liechtenstein were followed up until recovery and again 6–8 weeks after symptom onset. The… Show more

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“…The first cohort (COVID-FL) consisted of individuals who were investigated for SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the pandemic, which lasted from 2 March until 23 April 2020, and who had follow-up samples for serological SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing available. A detailed description of the cohort is provided in [4,22]. In brief, this first cohort consisted of all of the country's COVID-19 cases, their household contacts, and their close working contacts (n = 261).…”
Section: Study Participantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The first cohort (COVID-FL) consisted of individuals who were investigated for SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the pandemic, which lasted from 2 March until 23 April 2020, and who had follow-up samples for serological SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing available. A detailed description of the cohort is provided in [4,22]. In brief, this first cohort consisted of all of the country's COVID-19 cases, their household contacts, and their close working contacts (n = 261).…”
Section: Study Participantsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patients from the COVID-FL cohort as well as their household and close working contacts were closely followed every two to three days by telephone until recovery, and demographic, anthropometric and clinical data were collected. The details of this cohort have been described in detail in [4]. The individuals of this cohort had venous blood drawn for serological analysis for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with different test formats.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
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“…This group was used for the determination of sensitivity. The method of RT-PCR measurement has been conducted as reported elsewhere [ 37 ]. The patients from Liechtenstein were prospectively and consecutively enrolled within a national COVID-19 cohort, whereas the Swiss patients consisted from a retrospectively assembled convenience sample, both detailed in references [ 37 , 38 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The method of RT-PCR measurement has been conducted as reported elsewhere [ 37 ]. The patients from Liechtenstein were prospectively and consecutively enrolled within a national COVID-19 cohort, whereas the Swiss patients consisted from a retrospectively assembled convenience sample, both detailed in references [ 37 , 38 ]. The second group of individuals was prospectively assembled and consisted of consecutive healthy blood donors from the Blutspendedienst Graubünden without clinical suspicion of COVID-19 providing blood for testing SARS-CoV2 antibodies from April 15th to May 4th, 2020 ( n = 191).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%