Table 1 The major epidemic prevention and control measures in China
SN | Strategy | Key elements |
|---|---|---|
1 | Classification of infectious diseases | On Jan 20, 2020, the COVID-19 included in category B infectious diseases, and adopted prevention and control measures for Category A infectious diseases. |
2 | Lockdown Wuhan city | On Jan 23, 2020, Chinese authorities adopted unprecedented measures to contain the virus, putting Wuhan city in lockdown. Flights and trains were suspended, and roads were closed. People were told to cannot to leave Wuhan and isolated at home. On April 8, Wuhan reopened. |
3 | Establishing the command system to prevent the COVID-19 | On Jan 25, a leading group was set up by the central government to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak and designated guidance groups to Hubei province and other hard-hit areas. |
4 | Centralized deployment of materials for epidemic prevention and control | (1) Mobilizing health care workers to support Hubei province and implementing the plan of “Pairing assistance”. As of March 8, there were 346 medical teams with 42,600 medical personnel, supporting Wuhan city and Hubei Province. (2) Establishing Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital with 1000 and 1600 beds respectively in a short time, and launching 16 Fangcang shelter hospitals, which treated more than 12,000 patients in Wuhan. (3) To ensure the normal operation of the society and implementation of quarantine measures, the government also mobilized more medical supplies and daily necessities to Hubei province. |
5 | Implementing massive public health measures throughout the entire country | (1) Raising the public health emergency response to the highest level in all localities. (2) Temperature screening point was established in various public places nationwide. (3) Implementing closed or grid management of communities nationwide. Residents were required to take body temperature when they went into communities; imposing extensive public education to residents: home isolation for 14 days after cross-regional travel, wore masks, observe social distancing, reduced public gathering. (4) Taking effective measures to avoid public gatherings and cross infection, such as extended Spring Festival holidays; closed entertainment venues, schools, and workplaces, banned public gatherings, and encouraged people to telecommute. Public service places that need to be open must take body temperature and wear masks. |
6 | Classifying management of “four categories of personnel” | Since Feb 2, Wuhan has implemented the classified management of “four categories of personnel”(confirmed cases, suspected cases, febrile patients who might be carriers, and close contacts classified management in designated facilities), ensuring that all of these patients were detected, treated and isolated. |
7 | “Four early’s” measures | (1) On Feb 3, President Xi Jinping said that need to further strengthen prevention and control, and strictly implement the “four early’s” measures of early detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment. (2) He also said that should be saving lives by improving admission and cure rate, and reducing infection and mortality rate. |
8 | Epidemic prevention and control enter into normal stage | Since April 29, China’s epidemic situation has been sporadic on the whole, with sporadic cases causing clusters in some areas. Imported cases transmission is almost brought under control, which means that China’s epidemic prevention and control entry into a normal stage. |