A Debate on Public Health Responses to COVID-19: Focused Protection versus Sustained Suppression.
J Korean Med Sci
; 35(49): e433, 2020 Dec 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-993334
ABSTRACT
With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic persisting for a long time, there have been debates about the public health response strategies. We conducted a survey of adult infectious disease specialists on public health responses to COVID-19. Most responded that regulations on multi-use facilities should be maintained or strengthened, but schools should not be closed, except in cases where an outbreak occurs within the school. A slightly higher percentage of experts supported focused protection rather than sustained suppression. While the focused protection strategy might suffice in low-level epidemic situations, social distancing should be reinforced by shifting to a strategy closer to sustained suppression in the eventuality of rapid spread of outbreaks.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Policy
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Communicable Disease Control
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Disease Outbreaks
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Physical Distancing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Korean Med Sci
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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