Database of epidemic trends and control measures during the first wave of COVID-19 in mainland China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this data collation study, we aimed to provide a comprehensive database describing the epidemic trends and responses during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) throughout the main provinces in China.

Methods

From mid-January to March 2020, we extracted publicly available data regarding the spread and control of COVID-19 from 31 provincial health authorities and major media outlets in mainland China. Based on these data, we conducted descriptive analyses of the epidemic in the six most-affected provinces.

Results

School closures, travel restrictions, community-level lockdown, and contact tracing were introduced concurrently around late January but subsequent epidemic trends differed among provinces. Compared with Hubei, the other five mo

SUBMITTER: Fu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7603985 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature