A Preventive and Control Strategy for COVID-19 Infection: An Experience From a Third-Tier Chinese City

Frontiers in Public Health

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Shushan Fan¹  Min Wu¹  Shengjun Ma²  Shouguo Zhao³ 

[1] Department of Healthcare Associated Infection Control, Liaocheng People's Hospital;Department of Cardiac Surgery, Liaocheng People's Hospital;Department of Urology, Liaocheng People's Hospital

关键词: COVID-19;    prevention and control;    first level response;    economy;    strategy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.562024

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading infectious disease that has led to a global pandemic. This study describes a novel strategy for preventing and controlling COVID-19 infection in the third-tier city of Liaocheng, China. The prevention and control measurements included city-wide orders to close workspaces, sanitize essential workspaces, quarantine individuals with a travel history to an epidemic area, and issue emergency medical responses to quarantine and treat COVID-19 patients using all necessary technologies, personnel, and resources. As a result, there were only 38 diagnosed COVID-19 cases in Liaocheng since the pandemic began in China in late 2019, including in the metropolitan area and six suburban counties, accounting for more than 6.39 millions residents living in a 8,715 km 2 area. There was no COVID-19-related fatality and no healthcare professional inter-transmission as of June 25, 2020. The strategies of this third-tier Chinese city provide useful insights into approaches to prevent and control COVID-19 spread in other Chinese cities and countries.

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