Employees who wore masks spared Covid-19 outbreak in South Korean Starbucks cafe

A Starbucks cafe that has been closed temporarily due to the coronavirus in Paju, South Korea, on Aug18, 2020. - Reuters

SEOUL (Bloomberg): After a woman with the coronavirus visited a Starbucks cafe north of Seoul this month, more than two dozen patrons tested positive days later. But the four face mask-wearing employees escaped infection.

The Aug 8 outbreak in the South Korean city of Paju is another example of how rapidly the SARS-CoV-2 virus can spread in confined, indoor spaces -- as well as ways to minimise transmission.