Abstract
COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading infectious disease that has led to a global pandemic. This study describes a novel strategy for preventing and controlling COVID-19 infection in the third-tier city of Liaocheng, China. The prevention and control measurements included city-wide orders to close workspaces, sanitize essential workspaces, quarantine individuals with a travel history to an epidemic area, and issue emergency medical responses to quarantine and treat COVID-19 patients using all necessary technologies, personnel, and resources. As a result, there were only 38 diagnosed COVID-19 cases in Liaocheng since the pandemic began in China in late 2019, including in the metropolitan area and six suburban counties, accounting for more than 6.39 millions residents living in a 8,715 km2 area. There was no COVID-19-related fatality and no healthcare professional inter-transmission as of June 25, 2020. The strategies of this third-tier Chinese city provide useful insights into approaches to prevent and control COVID-19 spread in other Chinese cities and countries.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading infectious disease that has led to global pandemic (1–4)
On March 10, 2020, Liaocheng was further categorized as a low risk area of COVID-19 infection
We summarized our implementation of various strategies and measurements to prevent and control COVID-19 infection in Liaocheng, a third-tier Chinese city
Summary
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading infectious disease that has led to global pandemic (1–4). The most common symptom of COVID-19 is fever, followed by cough, loss of appetite, fatigue, shortness of breath, sputum, and muscle and joint pains (8, 9), while other symptoms, like nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea can occur (10, 11); common flu symptoms, such as sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, and skin lesions, are less common in COVID-19 patients [World Health Organization (WHO)]. Novel and Strategy for COVID-19 Infection effective preventive and control strategies for COVID-19 infection are crucial to ending this ongoing global pandemic. We describe our experiences and implementation of strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in a third-tier Chinese city with a population of 6.39 million residents. Our findings will hopefully provide insight for preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in other Chinese cities and countries
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