ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore the epidemiological survey and coping strategies for Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19) outbreak and pandemic. METHODS: The practical experience of the epidemiological survey of COVID-19 was analyzed, and the coping strategies were put forward under the circumstances of the pandemic abroad. RESULTS: The key points for the epidemiological survey and prevention and control of COVID-19 included the epidemiological evidence and chain of evidence, determination of sources of the epidemic, control of sources of infection, cutting off transmission routes and classification of high risk populations. The coping strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic such as strengthening the frontier health quarantine, enhancing the information collection and sharing, boosting the active monitoring, conducting the case-focused lead tracking and accelerating the development of vaccine were put forward. CONCLUSION: Adjusting and perfecting the coping strategies in a timely manner is crucial to the further improvement in the prevention and control of COVID-19.