id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-268809-plgip4h6 Bielecki, Michel Social distancing alters the clinical course of COVID-19 in young adults: A comparative cohort study 2020-06-29 .txt text/plain 2609 170 56 We followed the number of infections in two spatially separated cohorts with almost identical baseline characteristics with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) before and after implementation of stringent social distancing. To our knowledge, it is unknown if lowering the viral inoculum during infection with SARS-CoV-2 or altering the mode of infection by physical means can affect the clinical course of the disease. Here, we present an outbreak at a Swiss Army Base with two very similar groups infected prior and after the implementation of stringent social distancing and hygiene A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t measures (SDHMs). We describe an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infections in young, healthy soldiers in two spatially separated groups with almost identical baseline characteristics but different clinical courses. ./cache/cord-268809-plgip4h6.txt ./txt/cord-268809-plgip4h6.txt