Lessons learned from the 2019-nCoV epidemic on prevention of future infectious diseases

Abstract

a b s t r a c tOnly a month after the outbreak of pneumonia caused by 2019-nCoV, more than forty-thousand people were infected. This put enormous pressure on the Chinese government, medical healthcare provider, and the general public, but also made the international community deeply nervous. On the 25th day after the outbreak, the Chinese government implemented strict traffic restrictions on the area where the 2019-nCoV had originateddHubei province, whose capital city is Wuhan. Ten days later, the rate of increase of cases in Hubei showed a significant difference (p ¼ 0.0001) compared with the total rate of increase in other provinces of China. These preliminary data suggest the effectiveness of a traffic restriction policy for this pandemic thus far. At the same time, solid financial support and improved research ability, along with network communication technology, also greatly facilitated the application of epidemic prevention measures. These measures were motivated by the need to provide effective treatment of patients, and involved consultation with three major groups in policy formulationdpublic health experts, the government, and the general public. It was also aided by media and information technology, as well as international cooperation. This experience will provide China and other countries with valuable lessons for quickly coordinating and coping with future public health emergencies.

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

“…According to the official website of the National Health Commission of China, there were 49824 confirmed cases (including 9915 severe cases) and 3434 suspected cases of COVID-19 in China as of 23 February 2020 (National Health Council, 2020). This large scale, infectious, public health event, imposed enormous pressure on the Chinese government, medical and healthcare providers, and the general public (Pan et al, 2020;. Thirty-one provinces in China initiated a Level-1 public health response (Deng et al, 2020).…”

Long-term survival of salmon-attached SARS-CoV-2 at 4°C as a potential source of transmission in seafood markets

“…Individual salmon cubes (5x5x5 mm) were placed in a 50 mL tube containing 13 mL liquid of SARS-CoV-2 at 3.16x10 6 TCID 50 /mL, and the tube was gently inverted 5 times. The salmon cubes were transferred into the 10 cm dish and incubated for 15 seconds at room temperature and then put on filter paper in another 10 cm dish to remove the excess virus liquid.…”

The Impact of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 Outbreak on Chinese Residents’ Mental Health

“…[5][6][7][8] In addition, to control the spread of the epidemic, the Chinese government has actively adopted a series of strict prevention and control measures, such as city lockdowns and restricting people from entering and leaving their communities. 9,10 These measures had achieved conspicuous results and were praised by the World Health Organization. 11 However, these measures inevitably restrict residents from certain social participation, which entails social psychological fragility that further affects their mental health.…”