COVID-19 containment: China provides important lessons for global response

The world must act fast to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of COVID-19 now. The unprecedented public health efforts in China have contained the spread of this new virus. Measures taken in China are currently proven to reduce human-to-human transmission successfully. We summarized...

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Published in:Frontiers of medicine 2020-04, Vol.14 (2), p.215-219
Main Authors: Zhang, Shuxian, Wang, Zezhou, Chang, Ruijie, Wang, Huwen, Xu, Chen, Yu, Xiaoyue, Tsamlag, Lhakpa, Dong, Yinqiao, Wang, Hui, Cai, Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
China - epidemiology
Commentary
control measure
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Public Health
public health response
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:The world must act fast to contain wider international spread of the epidemic of COVID-19 now. The unprecedented public health efforts in China have contained the spread of this new virus. Measures taken in China are currently proven to reduce human-to-human transmission successfully. We summarized the effective intervention and prevention measures in the fields of public health response, clinical management, and research development in China, which may provide vital lessons for the global response. It is really important to take collaborative actions now to save more lives from the pandemic of COVID-19.
ISSN:2095-0217
2095-0225
DOI:10.1007/s11684-020-0766-9