Taiwan's COVID-19 response: Timely case detection and quarantine, January to June 2020.
J Formos Med Assoc
; 120(6): 1400-1404, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1265753
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become severe threats to economic, societal, and healthcare systems. To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan and evaluate the key interventions, we conducted a retrospective cohort study during January 17-June 30, 2020. As of June 30, the COVID-19 outbreak, including 447 laboratory-confirmed cases, was eliminated by mixed approaches border control, enhanced surveillance, case detection with contact tracing, quarantine, and population-based interventions like face mask use. The improvement of median time from disease onset to notification (5 days [range -3 to 27] before March 1 to 1 day [range -8 to 22] after March 1) suggested the timeliness and comprehensiveness of surveillance and contact tracing. Travel restrictions with quarantine, resulting in fewer clusters, were also complementary to minimize disease spread. Under combined interventions, Taiwan successfully contained the COVID-19 spread within the country and minimized its impact on the society.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quarantine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Formos Med Assoc
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jfma.2020.10.023
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