Abstract
ObjectiveThe study analyzed the common points and discrepancies of COVID-19 control measures of the two countries in order to provide appropriate coping experiences for countries all over the world.MethodThis study examined the associations between the epidemic prevention and control policies adopted in the first 70 days after the outbreak and the number of confirmed cases in China and Singapore using the generalized linear model. Policy comparisons and disparities between the two countries were also discussed.ResultsThe regression models show that factors influencing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in China: Locking down epicenter; activating Level One public health emergency response in all localities; the central government set up a leading group; classified management of “four categories of personnel”; launching makeshift hospitals; digital management for a matrix of urban communities; counterpart assistance. The following four factors were the key influencing factors of the cumulative confirmed cases in Singapore: The National Centre for Infectious Diseases screening center opens; border control measures; surveillance measures; Public Health Preparedness Clinics launched.ConclusionsThrough analyzing the key epidemic prevention and control policies of the two countries, we found that the following factors are critical to combat COVID-19: active case detection, early detection of patients, timely isolation, and treatment, and increasing of medical capabilities. Countries should choose appropriate response strategies with health equity in mind to ultimately control effectively the spread of COVID-19 worldwide.
Highlights
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, and has rapidly spread throughout China in just several months [1]
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the epicenter of the outbreak was originally in China and had been transferred to European countries on 13 March 2020, and that label had shifted to New York [5]
Major prevention and control policies in China and Singapore The Chinese government has taken serious nationwide response measures which were shown in Fig. 1 to fight a COVID-19 outbreak, and we summarized them in the following major seven items (Table 1): locking down epicenter; activating Level One public health emergency response in all localities; the central government set up a leading group; classified management of “four categories of personnel”; launching makeshift hospitals; digital management for a matrix of urban communities; counterpart assistance
Summary
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, and has rapidly spread throughout China in just several months [1]. China is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.4 billion people living in a land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers (Sq. Km). The population density of China is 147.8 People Per Sq. Km and the average household size is 3.10 persons [2, 3]. Since mid-February, the daily number of new COVID-19 cases has been declining in China [4]. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the epicenter of the outbreak was originally in China and had been transferred to European countries on 13 March 2020, and that label had shifted to New York [5]
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