[To take the initiative in the prevention and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in the changing and unchanged strategies].

ABSTRACT

In early 2020, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic happened in China. In the following three months, 42 600 medical personnels and more than 9 000 public health employees were "rushed out" of their own position and onto Wuhan and other areas in Hubei Province. They helped to strengthen the treatment of severe cases and the isolation of mild cases, and actively carried out community screenings, and eventually won victory in the defense of Wuhan. During the normalization stage of prevention and control of the epidemic of COVID-19, China adopted the expanded preventive strategy by focusing on widely implement PCR testing, and integrate general and emergency departments to improve the performance of public health system. In this stage, China put out the cluster of epidemics that have occurred in several places one after another, and effectively controlled the spread of the epidemic in 2 to 3 incubation periods. In the stage of "dynamic zeroing", China emphasized the strategy of "grasping early, grasping the basics", focused on specific measures such as precise prevention in key areas. The rule of golden 24 hours was used to control the spread of the epidemic within one incubation period. During the epidemic, China continues to adopt active prevention and control strategies. This self-confidence and determination depends on adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the distinct essence of medical and health services, and significant advantages of social governance on health.