Abstract
ObjectiveTo provide experience for formulating prevention and control policies, this study analyzed the effectiveness of the Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) prevention and control policies, and evaluated health equity and epidemic cooperation among BRICS countries.MethodsThis study summarized the pandemic prevention and control policies in BRICS countries and evaluated the effectiveness of those policies by extracting COVID-19 related data from official websites.ResultAs of May 4, 2021, responding to COVID-19. China adopted containment strategies. China’s total confirmed cases (102,560) were stable, without a second pandemic peak, and the total deaths per million (3.37) were much lower than others. India and South Africa who adopted intermediate strategies have similar pandemic curves, total confirmed cases in India (20,664,979) surpassed South Africa (1,586,148) as the highest in five countries, but total deaths per million (163.90) lower than South Africa (919.11). Brazil and Russia adopted mitigation strategies. Total confirmed cases in Brazil (14,856,888) and Russia (4,784,497) continued to increase, and Brazil’s total deaths per million (1,936.34) is higher than Russia (751.50) and other countries.ConclusionThis study shows BRICS countries implemented different epidemic interventions. Containment strategy is more effective than intermediate strategy and mitigation strategy in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Especially when a strict containment strategy is implemented in an early stage, but premature relaxation of restrictions may lead to rebounding. It is a good choice to combat COVID-19 by improving the inclusiveness of intervention policies, deepening BRICS epidemic cooperation, and increasing health equities.
Highlights
In Dec 2019, the first Viral Pneumonia of Unknown Cause was reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China [1]
Containment strategy is more effective than intermediate strategy and mitigation strategy in limiting the spread of COVID-19
We studied COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control policies among BRICS countries, including China adhered to containment strategy, which focusing on the whole transmission process
Summary
In Dec 2019, the first Viral Pneumonia of Unknown Cause was reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China [1]. The pandemic rapidly spread worldwide, on Jan 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern [2]. Based on national health care system, population structure, and. We choose BRICS countries as our study subjects, which are made up of five major emerging countries with global influence [7], including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Their whole population is more than 3 billion. Their policies and effectiveness have influenced world COVID-19 pandemic. BRICS countries have been carrying out public health cooperation and making efforts for health equity
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