[Current status of COVID-19 pandemic and progress in response strategy]

As the approaching of autumn and winter in northern hemisphere, COVID-19, mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and close contact, has posed new challenge to the countries across the world. This paper summarizes the current status of COVID-19 pandemic and related responses performed in terms of the variation of SARS-CoV-2, global situation reports, herd immunity and the influence of asymptomatic infection on COVID-19 prevention and control in China, as well as vaccine development progress and case treatment for the purpose of providing reference to further improve the COVID-19 prevention and control strategy in China.