Occupational Characteristics and Management Measures of Sporadic COVID-19 Outbreaks From June 2020 to January 2021 in China: The Importance of Tracking Down “Patient Zero”

Frontiers in Public Health

Qiong Ling¹  Maohui Feng²  Weiguo Xu³  Jun Xiong⁴  Anne Manyande⁵  Boqi Xiang⁶ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China;Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Wuhan Peritoneal Cancer Clinical Medical Research Center, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, London, United Kingdom;School of Public Health, University of Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, United States;

关键词: COVID-19 disease;    severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;    patient zero;    sporadic cases;    occupational characteristics;    protective measures;    person-to-person transmission;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.670669

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

There are occupational disparities in the risk of contracting COVID-19. Occupational characteristics and work addresses play key roles in tracking down “patient zero.” The present descriptive analysis for occupational characteristics and management measures of sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks from June to December 2020 in China offers important new information to the international community at this stage of the pandemic. These data suggest that Chinese measures including tracking down “patient zero,” launching mass COVID-19 testing in the SARS-CoV-2-positive areas, designating a new high- or medium-risk area, locking down the corresponding community or neighborhood in response to new COVID-19 cases, and basing individual methods of protection on science are effective in reducing the transmission of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 across China.

【 授权许可】

CC BY