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

Front Med. 2020 Apr;14(2):215-219. doi: 10.1007/s11684-020-0766-9. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: control measure; coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); public health response.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • China / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Public Health
  • SARS-CoV-2