Wang Xiaolu Comment on How China Managed the COVID-19 Pandemic

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April 24 2021 Wang Xiaolu Comment on How China Managed the COVID-19 Pandemic Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2021 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2021American Society of Health Economists and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2021) 20 (1): 105–108. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00816 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Wang Xiaolu Comment on How China Managed the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asian Economic Papers 2021; 20 (1): 105–108. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00816 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Wang Xiaolu, National Economic Research Institute: This paper convincingly presents data to describe in detail the outbreak of COVID-19 in China in the first half of 2020, outlines the response measures taken by the government and the private sector, evaluates the effects of these measures, and explains how China quickly controlled the epidemic and achieved both economic and social recovery. Official statistics show that as of 31 October, there are a total of 91,931 confirmed COVID-19 patients nationwide, with 4,746 deaths, 86,671 recoveries, and only 514 patients who are still in hospital (CCTV News, 1 November 2020). Aside from minor outbreaks in Qingdao and Kashgar in October that were quickly contained, economic and social activities throughout the country have returned to normal since the third quarter of the year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's cumulative GDP in quarters 1--3 recorded a positive growth of 0.7 percent from... You do not currently have access to this content.