COVID-19 pandemic in China: Context, experience and lessons.

ABSTRACT: The first cluster of COVID-19 cases was reported in Wuhan, China on December 29th, 2019. Since then, China has experienced a pandemic of COVID-19.

Objective

This study aims to present the context in which the pandemic has evolved, the government's response and the pandemic's impact on public health and national economy.

Methods

A review was conducted to collect relevant data from press releases and government reports.

Results

COVID-19 poses a major public health threat on China with a cumulative number of cases over 89,000 (data cut-off date: August 9th, 2020). Between January and February 2020, China implemented a series of escalating policies (including a stringent nation-wide lockdown) to combat the pandemic. Therefore, it has been to a large extent limited to the W

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451009 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature