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Public Health Scotland used Scottish national contact tracing data to estimate the European football championship (EURO 2020) contributions to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections. From 11 June to 7 July 2021, 2,632 (4%) of 63,874 SARS-CoV-2 cases self-reported attending a EURO 2020 event; 90% were male, of whom 73% were 20–39-year-olds. Most cases attended unofficial gatherings and averaged more contacts than the general population. Targeted guidance on celebrating safely in closed spaces is key.

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Contributions of the EURO 2020 football championship events to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland, 11 June to 7 July 2021
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Kimberly+Marsh&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marsh Kimberly</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emily+Griffiths&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Griffiths Emily</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Johanna+J.+Young&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Young Johanna J.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carrie-Anne+Gibb&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gibb Carrie-Anne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jim+McMenamin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">McMenamin Jim</a></span>. Contributions of the EURO 2020 football championship events to a third wave of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland, 11 June to 7 July 2021. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(31):pii=2100707. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.31.2100707" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.31.2100707</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 15 Jul 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 03 Aug 2021 </span> </p>
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