Abstract
Official publication of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka and was established in 1995. Full text articles available.Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (JCCPSL) has been recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations. The journal is indexed in DOAJ.Manuscripts are only accepted online through the portal of the JCCPSL https://jccpsl.sljol.info/ . The prospective authors must read carefully the section on Author Guidelines and prepare their manuscript accordingly. To submit a manuscript or to check the status of a submission the authors must first be registered in the JCCPSL Editorial Management System using an existing or newly created username and password. Next, choose the ‘Start Submission’ link and follow the five-step article submission process which is a simple and self-guided process.
Highlights
The first case of Coronavirus disease – 2019 (COVID-19) outside China was reported in Thailand on 13 January 2020 (7)
On 11 March 2020, considering the alarming levels of spread and severity, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic (9). This narrative report highlights the public health measures taken at points of entry to prevent COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
Many public health measures were applied at points of entry
Summary
The news that an unknown virus is causing pneumonia in people in Wuhan City of China was circulated in media in late 2019 (1-3). The city of Wuhan was placed in quarantine on 23 January 2020. The quarantine was later extended to a further 17 cities in Hubei Province, affecting over 57 million people (5-6). The WHO declared novel coronavirus outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 (8). On 11 March 2020, considering the alarming levels of spread and severity, the WHO categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic (9). This narrative report highlights the public health measures taken at points of entry to prevent COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
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