A new model for COVID-19 control and its implementation in the city of Honghu, China: a case report.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
; 10(1): 42, 2021 02 25.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105743
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Novel coronavirus pneumonia has been the most serious worldwide public health emergency since being identified in December 2019. The rapid spread of the pandemic and the strong human to human infection rate of COVID-19 poses a great prevention challenge. There has been an explosion in the number of confirmed cases in several cities near Wuhan, including the highest in Honghu, Jinzhou. Owing to the limited admission capacity and medical resources, increasing numbers of suspected cases of COVID-19 infection were difficult to confirm or treat. CASE PRESENTATION Following the arrival of the Guangdong medical aid team on 11 February, 2020, COVID-19 care in Honghu saw changes after a series of solutions were implemented based on the 'Four-Early' and 'Four-centralization' management measures. The 'Four-Early' measures are early detection, early reporting, early quarantine, and early treatment for meeting an urgent need like the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Four-centralization' refers to the way in which recruited medical teams can make full use of medical resources to give patients the best treatment. These solutions successfully increased the recovery rate and reduced mortality among patients with COVID-19 in Honghu.CONCLUSIONS:
This management strategy is called the 'Honghu Model' which can be generalized to enable the prevention and management of COVID-19 worldwide.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13756-021-00899-7
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