We report an outbreak of coronavirus disease with 74 cases related to a nightclub in Germany in March 2020. Staff members were particularly affected (attack rate 56%) and likely caused sustained viral transmission after an event at the club. This outbreak illustrates the potential for superspreader events and corroborates current club closures.
Keywords: Berlin; COVID-19; Germany; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; contact tracing; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; diagnostic testing; disease outbreaks; infectious disease transmission; public health practice; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; superspreader event; viruses; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses.