Wuhan novel coronavirus (COVID-19): why global control is challenging?

Lee, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2020.02.001

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“…Without adequate control measures, persistent and imperceptible virus importation via air travellers may cause large-scale community transmission. This could lead to an outbreak that may exceed the capacity of the healthcare system with disastrous results [10].…”

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Analysis of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study

Liu

Chen

Hwang

2020

IJERPH

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In the early stages of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, containment of disease importation from epidemic areas was essential for outbreak control. This study is based on publicly accessible data on confirmed COVID-19 cases in Taiwan extracted from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control website. We analysed the characteristics, infection source, symptom presentation, and route of identification of the 321 imported cases that were identified from 21 January to 6 April 2020. They were mostly returned Taiwanese citizens who had travelled to one or more of 37 countries for tourism, business, work, or study. Half of these cases developed symptoms before arrival, most of the remainder developed symptoms 1-13 days (mean 4.0 days) after arrival, and 3.4% never developed symptoms. Three-quarters of the cases had respiratory symptoms, 44.9% had fever, 13.1% lost smell or taste, and 7.2% had diarrhoea. Body temperature and symptom screening at airports identified 32.7% of the cases. Of the remainder, 27.7% were identified during home quarantining, 16.2% were identified via contact tracing, and 23.4% were reported by hospitals. Under the strict enforcement of these measures, the incidence of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Taiwan remains sporadic. In conclusion, proactive border control measures are effective for preventing community transmission of this disease.

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Analysis of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study

Liu

Chen

Hwang

2020

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“…The epidemic is characterized by human to human transmission [4], with high infectivity during incubation [5], so the prevention and control of the epidemic is facing more challenges [6]. At this stage, the global spread of COVID-19 continues to grow, and the full extent and severity of this outbreak remains to be seen [7]. Under this epidemic, health care workers are striving to ght for the COVID-19 and the epidemic could cause a parallel epidemic of fear, anxiety, and depression [8].…”

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A study on mental health status among the staff in a designated hospital for COVID- 19

Wang¹,

Sun²,

Gao³

et al. 2020

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Background: We investigate the mental health status of all the staff members who worked for the designated hospital during the initial stage of COVID-19, so as to understand the severity of mental health problems, and analyze the risk factors.Methods: Through the patients health questionnaire-9(PHQ-9) and panic disorder severity scales(PDSS), we surveyed the status of depression and panic disorder of the staff who participated in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in designated hospital in the early stage of epidemic. The data is described by the number of cases (percentage), median and interquartile range. The chi square test was used for categorical variables and the rank sum test was used for continuous variables. The risk factors of severe depression or panic disorder were analyzed by binary logistic regression test.Results: Totally 702 questionnaires were sent out and 694(98.9%) was received and qualified, the median score of PHQ-9 among all the staff was 1 (IQR,0-4), 143(20.6%) of them had depression, 39 (5.6%) had serious depression; the median score of PDSS was 2 (IQR,0-5), 81 (11.7%) of them had panic disorder and 47(6.7%) of them had severe panic disorder; Among the people in different work lines, the first-line staff scored the highest: PHQ-9 score was 4 (0-8); PDSS score was 4 (1-9), which were significantly higher than the second-line and third-line staff (P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the adjusted risk of severe depression in first-line staff was 6.63 fold(P < 0.001); the risk of severe panic disorder was 2.62 fold (P=0.003) higher than that of non-first line group.Conclusions: Many staff in the designated hospital for COVID-19 have mental health problems. Among them, first-line workers are a high-risk group with severe depression and panic disorder, and further psychological intervention is needed for them.

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“…Currently, we find ourselves with a serious public health problem and in a state of global emergency due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [ 1 , 2 ]. This virus first appeared in China at the end of 2019 and in just a few weeks had spread to many other countries around the globe [ 3 , 4 ]. It was responsible for a high number of deaths in the first months after its emergence [ 5 ].…”

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A Predictive Study of Resilience and Its Relationship with Academic and Work Dimensions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Román-Mata

Zurita-Ortega

Puertas-Molero

et al. 2020

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Background: The aim of the present study was to describe the resilience levels in a Spanish population during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to analyze the existing associations between high resilience and socio-demographic, work, and academic parameters. Method: 1176 individuals aged 18–67 years participated in a descriptive cross-sectional study. The participants were administered the 10-item resilience scale developed by Connor-Davidson (CD-RISC-10) and an ad-hoc questionnaire that collected information on socio-demographic, work, and academic variables. Basic descriptive data were used to statistically analyze the data, and a binary logistic regression model was developed incorporating the professional occupation, academic level, whether the respondent worked in emergency services, and whether the respondent had dependents. Results: Slightly more than a quarter of the participants showed low resilience, almost half reported moderate resilience, and slightly more than a quarter had high resilience. Those who were employed were 2.16-times more likely to have high resilience, whilst those with higher education were 1.57-times more likely. Those working in emergency services were 1.66-times more likely, and those with dependents were 1.58-times more likely to have high resilience. Conclusion: In addition to the relationships found, a need to improve the resilience levels in the population was found.

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Wuhan novel coronavirus (COVID-19): why global control is challenging?

Cited by 198 publications

References 13 publications

Analysis of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study

Analysis of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study

A study on mental health status among the staff in a designated hospital for COVID- 19

A Predictive Study of Resilience and Its Relationship with Academic and Work Dimensions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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