Reflections on the Cluster Epidemic of COVID-19; Lessons Learned from Wuhan’s Experience: A Brief Review

Reflections on the Cluster Epidemic of COVID-19; Lessons Learned from Wuhan’s Experience: A Brief Review

Quan ZHOU, Sufang HUANG, Yaru XIAO, Miqi LI, Zhiran GUO

At present, new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) is circulating worldwide. The pathogen of this coronavirus pneumonia is named SARS-CoV-2. The virus has a long incubation period and is highly contagious. There is currently no specific targeted drug treatment. The focus of anti-epidemic work should be more on prevention and control while cutting off the virus transmission route while treating infected patients, and protecting healthy people. In order to protect the safety and health of the Chinese citizens and to maintain the safety of world public health, the Chinese government and people have made unprecedented efforts to control the epidemic. Many people in the international community have joined in limiting the spread of COVID-19. This article combines the development of COVID-19 epidemic situation in Wuhan, the relevant prevention and control measures of the Wuhan government and local health authorities to share Wuhan’s experience on control the cluster epidemic and provide new suggestions and ideas for epidemic prevention and control.  

2020

China, covid-19, prevention and control measures, Cluster epidemic;

10.18502/ijph.v49iS1.3665

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Public aspects of medicine