Abstract
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COVID-19 control measures taken by 5 Asian countries first hit by coronavirus.
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China took extremely aggressive measures of lockdowns and closing business.
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Singapore took proactive measures of border controls and extensive contact tracing.
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Taiwan-seized border control and strict home quarantine with the use of big data.
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South Korea executed widespread testing and contact tracing.
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Japan promoted measures of social distancing.
MeSH terms
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Asia / epidemiology
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Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
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COVID-19 / epidemiology*
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COVID-19 / prevention & control
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COVID-19 / transmission
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Communicable Disease Control / methods
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Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration*
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Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
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Coronavirus Infections / transmission
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Humans
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Information Dissemination / ethics
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Pandemics* / prevention & control
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Physical Distancing
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Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
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Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
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Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
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Quarantine / organization & administration*
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SARS-CoV-2
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United States / epidemiology