Patient Characteristics and Public Health Office Factors Associated With Long Reporting Delay of COVID-19 Cases in Sapporo City, Japan

• Published in: Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 129 - 136
• Main Authors: Watanuki, Daichi, Tamakoshi, Akiko, Kimura, Takashi, Asakura, Toshiaki, Saijo, Masayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 05.03.2024
• Subjects: COVID-19; Original; patient characteristics; Public Health; Public Health Office; reporting delay; COVID-19; patient characteristics; Public Health Office; reporting delay

Background: For therapeutic efficacy, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir must be started to treat patients within 5 days of disease onset to treat patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, some patients spend more than 5 days from disease onset before reporting to the Pu...