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Utilization of the Unlinked Case Proportion to Control COVID-19: A Focus on the Non-pharmaceutical Interventional Policies of the Korea and Japan

황승식|조성일|Yeri Jeong|Sanggu Kang|Boeun Kim|Gil Yong Jin
대한예방의학회 (The Korean Society For Preventive Medicine)|2023.08|예방의학회지 (Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health)|제56권 제4호|pp. 377-383|DOI 10.3961/jpmph.23.056

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COVID-19QuarantineContact tracingCOVID-19 testingUnlinked case
주제분류예방의학/직업환경의학

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Objectives: Korea and Japan have managed the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using markedly different policies, referred to as the “3T” and “3C” strategies, respectively. This study examined these differences to assess the roles of active testing and contact tracing as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). We compared the proportion of unlinked cases (UCs) and test positivity rate (TPR) as indicators of tracing and testing capacities.Methods: We outlined the evolution of NPI policies and investigated temporal trends in their correlations with UCs, confirmed cases, and TPR prior to the Omicron peak. Spearman correlation coefficients were reported between the proportion of UCs, confirmed cases, and TPR. The Fisher <i>r</i>-to-<i>z</i> transformation was employed to examine the significance of differences between correlation coefficients.Results: The proportion of UCs was significantly correlated with confirmed cases (<i>r</i>=0.995, <i>p</i><0.001) and TPR (<i>r</i>=0.659, <i>p</i><0.001) in Korea and with confirmed cases (<i>r</i>=0.437, <i>p</i><0.001) and TPR (<i>r</i>=0.429, <i>p</i><0.001) in Japan. The Fisher <i>r</i>-to-<i>z</i> test revealed significant differences in correlation coefficients between the proportion of UCs and confirmed cases (<i>z</i>=16.07, <i>p</i><0.001) and between the proportion of UCs and TPR (<i>z</i>=2.12, <i>p</i>=0.034) in Korea and Japan.Conclusions: Higher UCs were associated with increases in confirmed cases and TPR, indicating the importance of combining testing and contact tracing in controlling COVID-19. The implementation of stricter policies led to stronger correlations between these indicators. The proportion of UCs and TPR effectively indicated the effectiveness of NPIs. If the proportion of UCs shows an upward trend, more testing and contact tracing may be required.

Abstract

Objectives: Korea and Japan have managed the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using markedly different policies, referred to as the “3T” and “3C” strategies, respectively. This study examined these differences to assess the roles of active testing and contact tracing as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). We compared the proportion of unlinked cases (UCs) and test positivity rate (TPR) as indicators of tracing and testing capacities.Methods: We outlined the evolution of NPI policies and investigated temporal trends in their correlations with UCs, confirmed cases, and TPR prior to the Omicron peak. Spearman correlation coefficients were reported between the proportion of UCs, confirmed cases, and TPR. The Fisher <i>r</i>-to-<i>z</i> transformation was employed to examine the significance of differences between correlation coefficients.Results: The proportion of UCs was significantly correlated with confirmed cases (<i>r</i>=0.995, <i>p</i><0.001) and TPR (<i>r</i>=0.659, <i>p</i><0.001) in Korea and with confirmed cases (<i>r</i>=0.437, <i>p</i><0.001) and TPR (<i>r</i>=0.429, <i>p</i><0.001) in Japan. The Fisher <i>r</i>-to-<i>z</i> test revealed significant differences in correlation coefficients between the proportion of UCs and confirmed cases (<i>z</i>=16.07, <i>p</i><0.001) and between the proportion of UCs and TPR (<i>z</i>=2.12, <i>p</i>=0.034) in Korea and Japan.Conclusions: Higher UCs were associated with increases in confirmed cases and TPR, indicating the importance of combining testing and contact tracing in controlling COVID-19. The implementation of stricter policies led to stronger correlations between these indicators. The proportion of UCs and TPR effectively indicated the effectiveness of NPIs. If the proportion of UCs shows an upward trend, more testing and contact tracing may be required.

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