Coping with COVID-19: Core Elements of Lockdown Wuhan City Policy.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
; 32(1): 373-385, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1120430
ABSTRACT
In order to describe the Chinese experience for the purposes of global epidemic control, the study analyzed the impact on the COVID-19 pandemic of policies adopted during the lockdown of Wuhan city. Descriptive analysis and stepwise regression analysis were performed using the official case data from January 10, 2020 to April 8, 2020. The results show that the prevention and control policies of Lockdown Wuhan City (LWC) has played a significant role in reducing new case numbers, improving COVID-19's cure rate and reducing mortality. Among the policies of LWC, stay at home, centralized isolation of convalescent patients, launching makeshift hospitals, and centralized isolation of "the four types of personnel" that play a decisive role. As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, this study provides valuable experience for other countries.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quarantine
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Communicable Disease Control
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Care Poor Underserved
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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