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Review
. 2023 Feb;64(1):1-16.
doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08900-2. Epub 2021 Sep 18.

Public Health Measures and the Control of COVID-19 in China

Zhangkai Jason Cheng #  1 , Zhiqing Zhan #  1   2 , Mingshan Xue #  1 , Peiyan Zheng  1 , Jiali Lyu  1 , Jing Ma  1 , Xiaohua Douglas Zhang  3 , Wenting Luo  1 , Huimin Huang  1 , Yong Zhang  1 , Hongman Wang  4 , Nanshan Zhong  5 , Baoqing Sun  6
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Review

Public Health Measures and the Control of COVID-19 in China

Zhangkai Jason Cheng et al. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

In December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly spread throughout China and beyond, posing enormous global challenges. With prompt, vigorous, and coordinated control measures, mainland China contained the spread of the epidemic within two months and halted the epidemic in three months. Aggressive containment strategy, hierarchical management, rational reallocation of resources, efficient contact tracing, and voluntary cooperation of Chinese citizens contributed to the rapid and efficient control of the epidemic, thus promoting the rapid recovery of the Chinese economy. This review summarizes China's prevention and control strategies and other public health measures, which may provide a reference for the epidemic control in other countries.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; China; Infection control and management; Public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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The information collected by health QR codes
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The generation process of a health QR code
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The screenshots of the health QR code and its application interface
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