Reflections on the emergency management system implemented by the local government in response to the Covid-19: Evidence from Shijiazhuang City

Abstract

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 in late 2019, it has spread to the whole of China. Such public health events have the characteristics of sudden occurrence, rapid spread, and high lethality, which test the emergency management capabilities of various provinces and cities in China. Although China's social life has gradually returned to normal under the collective leadership of the Party Central Committee and the continuous efforts of the people, it is undeniable that there are still many deficiencies and problems in China's emergency management system. Based on this background, this paper takes the prevention and control process of local authority as the starting point, summarizes the policies from the three perspectives: party group form, policy implementation and people's participation, and conducts policy implementation feedback, prevention and control information release and policy implementation from three aspects. We should summarize the experience, and put forward countermeasures and suggestions at the end to provide supplements and references for Shijiazhuang City to establish a more complete epidemic prevention and control and emergency management system for health emergencies.